Principal Systems Engineer

Power3 Solutions and Partnering Companies; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to tackle complex challenges in a dynamic environment. This role involves analyzing user requirements, leading design activities, and providing technical leadership to ensure the integrity of systems engineering efforts. With a focus on innovative solutions, you will guide the integration of requirements and technology, while also developing crucial documentation. Join a forward-thinking company that values your expertise and offers competitive benefits, including generous time off and career development opportunities. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a collaborative setting, this position is for you.

Benefits

100% paid health, dental, and vision premiums

6% 401k contribution

10 standard holidays

25 days of PTO

Career counseling and development plans

Employee referral bonuses

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or 5+ years of SE experience.
• 20 years of experience in similar programs required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements and develop system specifications.
• Provide technical leadership for integration of requirements and design.
• Develop system architecture and design documentation.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Technical Leadership

Requirements Analysis

Cloud Security

Business System Interoperability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering or related discipline

20 years of experience as a Systems Engineer

Tools

CAMEO

DoDAF Architecture

Job description

We solve difficult business, IT, and analytic problems by addressing the whole problem – not just the symptoms – using interdisciplinary approaches that are both practical and innovative. We provide fresh alternatives to ordinary, mainstream consulting firms through small, highly skilled, and hand-picked teams that can meet clients' needs in any industry. Our broad interdisciplinary understanding allows us to provide the right solution, even if it is from outside the industry or traditionally defined problem space. We bring Public and Private, Civilian and Military expertise to every case.

We are hiring a Principal Systems Engineer to work in the Fort Meade, MD vicinity. Position location is subject to change based on central MD client's needs.

Required: TS/SCI with a full scope poly.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzes user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
• Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities.
• Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies.
• Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology.
• Incorporates new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations.
• Develops technical documentation.
• Develops system Architecture and system design documentation.
• Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans.
• Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.
• Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility.
• Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

Knowledge and Capabilities:

• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) ± Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc.
• Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
• Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
• Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination.
• Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations.
• Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Twenty (20) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.
• Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required.
• CAMEO experience needed.
• Cloud security background.
• Business system interoperability.
• DoDAF architecture.

We have all the PERKS!

You are our most valuable resource — your ambition, your knowledge, your creativity. We offer an industry-leading set of benefits to supplement your normal salary compensation. We have you covered with flexible ways to balance work and home life, full health benefit premium coverage, and generous contributions toward your retirement.

• Competitive health, dental, and vision plans with 100% paid premiums.
• 401k: We contribute 6% even if you don't!
• Time Off: 10 standard holidays, and 25 days of PTO.
• Career Development: Get career counseling and individualized career development plans, including education and training.
• Employee referral bonuses for successful hires.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.