Principal Systems Engineer-Control Systems

Leonardo DRS; Bridgeton (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo DRS Land Systems is seeking a full-time experienced Principal Systems Engineer. The successful candidate will lead technical activities for electro-mechanical systems, ensuring contract performance requirements and customer expectations are met. This role involves mentoring engineers, managing program risks, and integrating systems engineering processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance, if required.

Responsibilities

• Direct technical activities of engineers to develop stabilized pointing and tracking system.
• Lead efforts to identify, mitigate, and resolve program risks.
• Support acquisition of hardware, software, and services.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office products

Job description

Principal Systems Engineer-Control Systems

The Leonardo DRS Land Systems business is a recognized leader in the design and integration of complex technologies into new and legacy systems and platforms for global military and commercial customers.

Job Summary

Leonardo DRS Land Systems is seeking a full-time experienced Systems Engineer responsible for directing the technical activities for the analysis, modeling, simulation, and control of electro-mechanical systems. This candidate would be responsible for meeting the corresponding contract technical performance requirements and be able to execute an interdisciplinary, systems engineering process to ensure that the customer and stakeholders’ needs are satisfied in a high quality, trustworthy, cost efficient, and schedule compliant manner throughout a system’s entire life cycle. In addition, the candidate would be able to demonstrate consistently good judgment combined with technical expertise and to communicate effectively with engineering and management stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for becoming knowledgeable of and fully understanding the requirements, specifications, and customer’s expectations of a stabilized pointing and tracking system.
• Responsible for directing the technical activities of electrical, mechanical, and software engineers to develop and deliver a stabilized pointing and tracking system that fully meets the system requirements and customer’s expectations.
• Lead efforts to ensure the team identifies, mitigates, and resolves program risks and issues starting early in the development cycle.
• May use computer-aided design or other engineering/analysis software in the performance of assignments.
• Responsible for completion of activities on time and budget
• Mentor and coach other engineers.
• Perform critical trade studies.
• Lead major problem resolution efforts and support regaining or attaining customer confidence.
• Provide technical knowledge and assistance to other engineers and support personnel.
• Responsibilities include architectural design, requirements engineering, SE documentation, risk management, and verification and validation.
• Support acquisition of hardware and software (or subcontractor services as needed).
• Study alternative concepts and use of simulations to predict system performance.
• Enforce the systems engineering process and integrate into program plans.
• Responsible for leading group of engineers on a technical activity and completion of activity on time and budget.

Job Responsibilities Part II

• Be proactive in continuously improving processes and efficiency.
• Provide labor estimates and schedule input for design assignments.
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems, and services.
• Drive the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements.
• Participate in the preparation of highly technical proposals.
• Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values, and culture of the organization. #LSY

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (M.S. or PhD preferred) in Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must possess excellent analytical and communication skills, written and oral.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
• Ability to travel occasionally in CONUS and OCONUS, if required
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance, if required.

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About the company

Leonardo DRS, formerly DRS Technologies, Inc., is a US-based defense contractor.

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