Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Butler America Aerospace L.L.C.; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Medical, dental, and vision

Job summary

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. in Woburn, MA is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to lead architecture and requirements for Ground Based Radar (GBR) systems and to drive MBSE, performance analysis, and verification approaches.

You will work with software and integration/test teams to deliver high-performing radar solutions, support documentation and customer engagements, and you must hold an active Secret U.S. government clearance with U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 10+ years of engineering experience.
• Direct radar or missile-defense sensor systems experience (MBSE/Cameo).
• Proficiency in MATLAB for algorithm development and modeling.
• Hands-on system modeling and test vector development.
• Experience with engineering tools and processes; analytical problem solving.
• Strong communication, writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and with distributed teams.
• Active Secret U.S. government clearance and U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and requirements development for GBR systems.
• Contribute to framework updates, performance requirements and verification approaches.
• Analyze requirements and benchmark to ensure system-level performance.
• Collaborate with software and integration/test engineers on radar solutions.
• Support documentation, reviews, and customer engagements.

Skills

Radar systems

MBSE

Cameo

MATLAB OO

Engineering processes

Technical writing

Cross-functional teamwork

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Java

DOORS

Job description

Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Location: Woburn, MA Job ID: #73448 Pay Range: $113-126 ph (W2) Duration: 12 mos

What You Will Do

• Lead architecture and requirements development activities that define, characterize, develop and document Ground Based Radar (GBR) systems
• Contribute to architectural framework updates, system-of-system functional and performance requirements, detailed algorithm descriptions, test scenario definitions, and verification approaches
• Conduct requirements analysis and benchmarking to validate algorithm designs and ensure system-level performance aligns with operational objectives
• Collaborate closely with software and integration/test engineers to deliver innovative and high-performing radar solutions
• Support documentation, technical reviews, and customer engagements

Qualification You Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant engineering experience
• Direct experience in radar or missile-defense sensor systems, including Model Based System Engineering and/or Cameo
• Proficiency in MATLAB (including object-oriented programming) for algorithm development, system modeling, or performance analysis
• Hands-on experience in system modeling, algorithm design, test vector development, or radar performance analysis
• Experience developing or maintaining engineering processes, methods, or tools
• Documented experience showing analytic, technical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, including technical writing, oral presentations, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across cross-functional and geographically distributed teams
• Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Advanced Degree in STEM
• Experience with radar system concepts: detection, discrimination, track and signal processing algorithms and their behaviors and performance
• Experience with the development and coding of system models, algorithms, test vectors and evaluation tools in support of analyzing radar requirements or performance
• Experience with system level requirements development, documentation and maintenance and/or requirements development and design of system level software architecture
• Experience working with Python, C/C++, Java or DOORS
• Experience with the software development process using Agile methodologies and tools such as JIRA and Confluence
• Proficiency with the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Previous experience interfacing with customers and leading the development of technical solutions for complex user requirements
• Experience working with other disciplines and communicating with all levels of the organization and stakeholders

Benefits provided:

• 401K, medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. Butler evaluates applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The Butler America Aerospace, LLC. EEO Policy Statement and "Know Your Rights" Poster is available here: Applicant and Employee Notices.

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at [e-mail].