Senior Systems Engineer, Radar & DoD Systems

Leonardo DRS; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 130,801 - 176,581; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company contribution

Telemedicine services

Life and disability insurance

Flexible 9/80 work schedule

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Leonardo DRS, Inc. in Germantown, MD is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead integration efforts on complex radar-related systems.

You will design, develop and test hardware/software, mentor engineers, and drive cost-aware technical decisions to meet DoD customer requirements. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 8+ years of integration experience, with a DOD Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field; minimum 8 years of integration engineering on a development contract including systems/hardware integration and troubleshooting.
• DOD Secret clearance or ability to obtain a clearance.
• Competent technical expertise and application domain knowledge.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to execute tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience supporting DoD customers and processes.

Responsibilities

• Drive technology and ensure on-time, on-budget completion of activity.
• Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems or subsystems.
• Mentor and coach engineers; review customer specs and develop designs including cost as a design variable.
• Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments.
• Document component and subsystem specifications and material requirements.
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services.
• Support design-to-cost and design-for-manufacture requirements.
• Develop prototypes to retire key development risks.
• Communicate clearly with manufacturing, supply chain, program management and customers.
• Contribute to preparation of complex proposals.
• Provide technical expertise to other engineers and support personnel.
• Interact with management, professionals, technicians and support staff to coordinate activities.
• May mentor junior engineers.
• Support Leonardo DRS mission, values and culture.
• Attend engineering, customer or business meetings.

Skills

Clearance eligibility

Independent work & teamwork

Communication & presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Cameo

MatLab

STK

Job description

Leonardo DRS, Inc. in Germantown, MD is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead integration efforts on complex radar-related systems.

You will design, develop and test hardware/software, mentor engineers, and drive cost-aware technical decisions to meet DoD customer requirements. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 8+ years of integration experience, with a DOD Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.