Principal Systems Engineer SME

Principal Systems Engineer, Subject Matter Expert

This position provides hands-on leadership and guidance within and across Program Systems Engineering (SE) Integrated Team to deliver 100% on-target success of both top-down DE Culture Transformation objectives and hands-on DE taskings. Domain knowledge and executional focus areas include: Space and Ground SE and Lifecycle Management fundamentals; DE/DEE including MBSE foundational principles including processes and standards; [space and ground] mission-, systems-, and lifecycle development phase-tailored applications, tools, techniques of DE/MBSE to deliver and maximize Enterprise-wide efficiency, interconnectivity, and re-use within DEE-centric mission architecture, design data, and organizational knowledge management systems. This role reports to the Program/Team Leader(s) and is fully empowered to execute critical facets of the contract - including but not limited to: interact with Customer and Stakeholders; develop DE Transformation roadmap and detail action plans; manage strategic and tactical outreach communications in response to Customers and Stakeholders needs; develop and monitor direct and indirect DE Transformation performance results and metrics; and maintain vigilance to drive DE Transformation gap closures as appropriate, early, and timely.

Responsibilities:

• Provide hands-on leadership and guidance within and across Systems Engineering (SE) Integrated Team to deliver 100% on-target success of both top-down DE Culture Transformation objectives and hands-on DE taskings
• Under the guidance of Program Leaders, in consultation with Customers and Stakeholders leadership lead, plan, facilitate consensus, construct, document, and drive to successful completion on-target and on-time comprehensive DE/MBSE-centric: System engineering (SE) processes and methodologies that span complete systems development lifecycle activities, such as Architecture Definition and Management, Requirements Management, Configuration and Data Management, Schedule Management, Verification and Validation Management, Mission Assurance Management etc. Overarching and detail implementation guides and best practices of MBSE tools and techniques in support SE Processes.
• Ensure consistent and robust synthesis and documentation of common and/or mission-specific, -tailored digital modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) methodologies and best practices Enterprise-wide Data and Knowledge Governance strategy and implementation plan that maximize process efficiency, user benefits associated with optimum construct of Authoritative Source(s) of Truth (ASoT) repositories, organizational productivity, and end-to-end information assurance associated with Customer-specific Cyber/IT framework and mandates
• Identification, coordination, creation, integration, and documentation of end-to-end [systems development] SE and MS&A Process Workflows incl but not limited to work products and schedule review, prioritization, and approval
• Lead, collaborate and coordinate across organizational interfaces e.g., directorates, internal, and external Partners/Stakeholders under various teaming formats e.g., working groups (WG), steering groups, Integrated Product Teams (IPT) etc.
• Judicious and effectively balance elements of traditional document-based SE lifecycle management processes with digitization- and virtualization-centric processes and techniques to achieve end-to-end DE Transformation of both Customer organization(s) and Enterprise-wide culture
• Decisively lead, impactfully collaborate, contribute, and comprehensively take charge of taskings and milestones in the formulation, planning, and delivery of step-by-step DE/MBSE guidance and tutorials
• Plan and execute all program objectives, milestones, reviews, award fee criteria throughout the entire span of the contract
• Provide hands-on oversight and mentorship to System engineers to plan, develop, manage, track, and fulfill contract deliverables and internal Team products

Requirements:

• Masters Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics
• 17 + Years of experience in Systems Engineering, space or ground systems engineering and system-of-systems (SoS) development and integration within context of mission, functional, logical, physical, and/or digital thread
• 17+ years hands-on experience developing complex space- or ground-based SoS technical baseline, hierarchical requirements, verification, and validation (V&V), planning and development execution
• Demonstrated hands-on proficiency in: SysML modeling and simulation (M&S) tools e.g., CATIA Cameo etc. Willing to learn company- and/or program-specific M&S tool of choice
• Working knowledge of and familiarity with complex dependencies, interactions, and integration of systems-of-system elements i.e., hardware and software constituent modeling, verification, and validation
• Hands-on experience in application and execution of SE processes and best practices. Examples: particular Architecture Design and Definition, Requirements Management, Mission and Organization Knowledge Management processes, tools, and/or practices.
• Strong interpersonal and team-building skills, as well as clear and concise written, verbal communications and presentation skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Active TS/SCI clearance with a CI Polygraph

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DODAF) architecture views standards, syntaxes, and formulation for space and ground systems
• Ability to effectively lead within and impactfully leverage Agile Team framework i.e., multi-task, identify and resolve unexpected issues/barriers, and quickly adjust in a rapidly changing environment
• Knowledge in detail designs of satellite systems, ground-based mission systems or mission operations
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution across the spectrum of systems engineering and integration activities
• Object Management Group SysML Model Builder Fundamental Certification

Why is This a Great Opportunity:

We have an immediate opening for Principal Systems Engineer, Subject Matter Expert.