Senior Systems Engineer & Scrum Master: Radar Systems

Prattwhitney; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Relocation eligibility

Job summary

The Senior Systems Engineer at Pratt & Whitney leads Agile practices as Scrum Master for a Woburn, MA team focused on AN/TPY-2 system performance analysis and verification. This onsite role drives daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure predictable delivery in a critical defense program.

Qualified candidates bring a STEM degree, 5+ years in radar data/SE, and experience with MATLAB, Python, and IBM DOORS, plus an active DoD clearance.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree and 5+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in radar data and performance analysis and/or other related areas of systems engineering.
• Experience working in an Agile environment and/or on Agile development projects.
• Experience in overseeing and/or monitoring technical cost and schedule performance.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to keep the team aligned and delivering predictably.
• Remove impediments such as blocked tasks, missing requirements, and tool issues, while protecting the team from unplanned scope changes.
• Coach engineering team members on Agile principles to strengthen collaboration, backlog quality, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure clear, consistent communication across engineering, product, and stakeholder groups to maintain shared understanding and smooth workflows.
• Coordinate daily activities such as assessing blockers, updating burndown metrics, collaborating with the Product Owner, and managing cross-team dependencies.
• Support system performance assessment activities, including threat evaluation and scenario development for system validation.
• Perform requirements verification, Technical Performance Measure (TPM) assessments, trade studies, and system performance gap analyses.
• Provide technical direction, manage roadblocks, and work effectively with both internal and external customers.
• Maintain awareness of team financials, planning, and cost-to-complete status.

Skills

Radar data analysis

Agile/Scrum

System performance

Stakeholder communication

Education

STEM degree

Tools

MATLAB

Python

IBM DOORS

Job description

The Senior Systems Engineer at Pratt & Whitney leads Agile practices as Scrum Master for a Woburn, MA team focused on AN/TPY-2 system performance analysis and verification. This onsite role drives daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure predictable delivery in a critical defense program.

Qualified candidates bring a STEM degree, 5+ years in radar data/SE, and experience with MATLAB, Python, and IBM DOORS, plus an active DoD clearance.