Principal Engineer, Mission Systems (R4603)

What you'll do:

• Develop mission systems requirements and architectures to ensure overall system effectiveness
• Select mission system baselines through make vs buy trades and vendor engagements
• Develop the integration & test verification plan to include resources from bench-level hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) to flight test
• Define mission system software architectures including baseline processing and advanced algorithm development
• Drive trade studies and system-of-systems analysis to balance performance, cost, and schedule
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert for mission systems engineering across the aircraft program
• Ensure compliance with MIL-HDBK-516C, DO-178C, DO-254, and related standards
• Collaborate with program management to de-risk architectures and ensure technical maturity gates are met
• Interface with customers, partners, and suppliers to align system requirements and certifications

Required qualifications:

• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field
• 15+ years of relevant aerospace/defense experience, with at least 5 years in aircraft mission systems integration
• Demonstrated experience with designing or integrating aircraft mission systems (Radar, EO/IR, EW, etc…)
• Working knowledge of Government modular open system approach (MOSA) standards to include open mission systems (OMS), Government Reference Architectures (GRA) or modular avionics standards.
• Strong knowledge of current aircraft mission systems vendors and capabilities
• Proven ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and deliver complex systems to fielded capability
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering processes and product development lifecycle
• Familiarity with DO-178C/DO-254 certification requirements for software and hardware
• Excellent communication skills and ability to brief technical findings to executives and customers
• Active Secret clearance and have the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s or PhD in Aerospace, Systems, or Electrical Engineering
• Hands-on experience with flight test operations and mission system validation
• Experience with designing or integrating multiple mission system sensor types (RF, optical, etc..)
• Knowledge of international customer domestic mission systems
• Direct experience integrating advanced sensors with autonomy and weapons
• Experience with integrating mission systems onto unmanned aircraft systems
• Background in model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and SysML tools
• Active DoD Top Secret and/or SCI clearance