Senior Principal Systems Engineer

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• Involved with the analysis, design, development and implementation of new and/or existing electro-optic and infrared systems/sub-systems. May include Architectural Design, Requirements Engineering, or others.  Determine system specifications.  Support acquisition of hardware and software (or subcontractor services as needed). 
• Responsible for driving technology and completion of activity on time and budget, including leading the integration and test activities
• Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems or subsystems 
• Ability to complete a technical project independently
• Mentor and coach other engineers. 
• Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable 
• Ability to lead major problem resolution efforts and support regaining or attaining customer partner status. 
• Be a key member of the new business capture team.
• Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments
• Document component and subsystem specifications and material requirements
• Analyze designs as necessary.  Responsible for higher-level product line architecture, and providing guidance and oversight to multiple development teams working on different products or technologies to ensure the technologies interoperate or connect to each other appropriately.
• Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings
• Actively support pursuit of new business by developing and presenting new concepts, technologies or applications as part of Business Development and Program Management team. 
• Develop trusted engineering contacts with the customer.  Become a part of the customer’s design team, looking out for their best interests
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services
• Support the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements
• Develop prototypes to retire key development risks
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with manufacturing, supply chain, program management and the customer as required
• Participate heavily in preparation of the more complex and significant proposals
• Provide technical expertise and assistance to other engineers and support personnel
• Interact with technical management, other professionals, technicians and support personnel to coordinate, recommend and confer regarding technical activities and progress
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 10 years of experience
• Mastery of technologies and domain knowledge
• Expected to have knowledge and significant experience in multiple engineering disciplines including Electro-optic and Infrared Imaging Systems
• Ability to lead major problem resolution efforts and support regaining or attaining customer partner status

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