Staff Systems Engineer – Radar Systems

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead multi-disciplinary teams in delivering radar system integration and verification activities for complex DoD programs. You will manage requirements, interfaces, and verification plans while coordinating with stakeholders across program lifecycles.

The role demands deep experience in DoD environments, DoD/SAP clearances, and hands-on expertise with HW/SW integration, agile practices, and EVMS processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 14 years of related professional experience, or Master’s degree with 2 years, or Ph.D. with 6 years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret or higher clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance
• Experience developing/integrating radar systems
• Experience in requirements and verification management in DOORS

Responsibilities

• Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation planning, cost and risk analysis, and supportability analyses for total systems
• Lead a team of multi-disciplinary engineers to deliver requirements and deliverables on schedule and within cost
• Make engineering project management decisions affecting new business, program performance, design, development, and mission operations
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines to integrate capabilities and analyses with stakeholders and customers
• Perform requirements development, allocation, verification/validation planning, and interface definition
• Write complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports
• Manage assigned Control Accounts and report Earned Value performance
• Adhere to the IPT SOW and perform change management with program leadership
• Coordinate staffing for product team deliverables and IPT staffing
• Coordinate technical, cost, and schedule integration across programs
• Conduct risk and opportunity management, including mitigation and realization
• Translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications

Skills

Requirements Management

Verification & Validation Planning

Interface Definition

HW/SW Integration Testing

Requirement Decomposition

Technical Project Management

Risk Management

Change Management

Configuration Management

Continuous Integration/Deployment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Tools

DOORS

Cameo

Agile Methodologies

Scrum

Earned Value Management

Job description

• Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation planning, cost and risk analysis, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems
• Lead a team of multi-disciplinary engineers to deliver requirements and deliverables on schedule and within cost
• Make engineering project management decisions and recommendations affecting new business, program performance, design, development, and mission operations
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines and technology areas to integrate and communicate technical capabilities and analyses with internal stakeholders and external customers
• Perform requirements development, allocation, verification/validation planning, and interface definition
• Write complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports
• Support interface and communication with program, functional, and subsystem leads
• Maintain Systems Engineering artifacts using configuration management procedures
• Coordinate with stakeholders to verify and validate Systems Engineering artifacts
• Synthesize stakeholder input and communicate findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences
• Manage assigned Control Accounts as Control Account Manager, delivering work on time and within cost and reporting Earned Value performance
• Ensure technical quality, performance, cost, and schedule for product team content
• Adhere to the IPT Statement of Work and perform change management with program leadership
• Identify staffing and other resources required for product team deliverables and coordinate IPT staffing
• Coordinate technical, cost, and schedule integration across Northrop Grumman programs and inter-program groups
• Conduct risk and opportunity management, including identification, mitigation, and realization
• Address organizational and program impacts through issue and problem resolution
• Manage stakeholder communications and program information processes
• Integrate program interdependencies throughout their lifecycle to achieve successful program completion
• Translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications through functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 14 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, or a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret or higher clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
• Experience developing/integrating radar systems
• Experience in requirements and verification management in DOORS
• Experience with requirement decomposition and traceability from System to Unit/Supplier Specifications
• Experience with managing suppliers with technical requirements and verification expectations
• Experience with HW/SW integration testing
• Experience with Agile execution and leading Scrum teams
• Experience managing EVMS Control Accounts as a Control Account Manager (CAM)
• Preferred: Active DoD Secret or higher clearance with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation
• Preferred: Active Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
• Preferred: Experience with software development
• Preferred: Experience with Python or other scripting language
• Preferred: Experience in Weapons Certification
• Preferred: Experience in Cameo and traceability between architecture elements and requirements
• Preferred: Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment software development for Aircraft Sustainment efforts
• Preferred: Experience with the full lifecycle of aircraft development, build, and operations
• Preferred: Risk & Opportunity Management experience and change control experience
• Preferred: Experience leading cross-functional technical teams

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Systems Engineering, including requirements development, verification, and validation, while effectively managing cross-functional teams and stakeholder communications. Proficient in risk management and ensuring project deliverables meet technical quality, performance, and cost objectives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Systems Engineering
• Requirements Development
• Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
• Agile Execution
• Radar Systems Integration

Hard Skills

• Requirements Management
• Verification and Validation Planning
• Interface Definition
• HW/SW Integration Testing
• Requirement Decomposition
• Technical Project Management
• Risk Management
• Change Management
• Configuration Management
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment

Soft Skills

• Team Leadership
• Stakeholder Communication
• Problem Resolution
• Collaboration
• Analytical Thinking

Certifications & Qualifications

• DoD Secret Clearance
• Special Access Program (SAP) Clearance

Industry Keywords

• Systems Engineering
• Radar Systems
• Weapons Certification
• Aircraft Development
• Technical Specifications

Tools & Technologies

• DOORS
• Cameo
• Agile Methodologies
• Scrum
• Earned Value Management