Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Weapon Systems Owner

Vectrus, Inc; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

V2X seeks a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team in Indianapolis, IN, supporting next-generation avionics and weapon system integration.

The role offers leadership across the development lifecycle within a DoD-focused IPT and exposure to diverse programs with international clients. Responsibilities include leading lifecycle activities from concept to verification and validation, guiding architecture and requirements, and mentoring engineers across disciplines to

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain DoD Secret Clearance.
• Minimum 15 years of related engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware.
• Experience leading cross-disciplinary teams and guiding large programs.
• Experience leading all systems engineering tasks and cross-product activities.
• Experience planning and executing integration, verification and validation tasks.
• Ability to own engineering scope and drive cross-functional work to meet requirements.
• Experience developing technical baselines and engineering change requests.
• Experience leading trade studies and risk analysis to mitigate issues.
• Strong communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Mentoring engineers of all grades.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sr. Principal Systems Engineer within an IPT, guiding lifecycle from concept to verification and validation.
• Develop and integrate advanced systems including avionics, sensors, displays and radar.
• Provide technical and programmatic leadership across requirements, design reviews, integration and validation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure programs meet technical and schedule goals.

Skills

Systems engineering

Leadership

Integration & V&V

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring engineers

Agile experience

UI/UX familiarity

Azure DevOps / Jira

Education

Bachelors in Engineering or STEM

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

V2X seeks a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team in Indianapolis, IN, supporting next-generation avionics and weapon system integration.

The role offers leadership across the development lifecycle within a DoD-focused IPT and exposure to diverse programs with international clients. Responsibilities include leading lifecycle activities from concept to verification and validation, guiding architecture and requirements, and mentoring engineers across disciplines to