Lead Systems Engineer

About the role

The Lead Systems Engineer will supervise the technical work of other systems engineers and manage the output/report on progress of up to five other individuals to Program Leadership. The Lead Systems Engineer will ensure that systems engineering effort is within budget and that Systems Engineering objectives are achieved. This Lead Systems Engineer will develop and manage systems engineering artifacts, including Requirements Specifications, Verification Plans, Verification Results, and SE-related action item tracking/burndown. Additionally, this Lead Systems Engineer will serve as a technical liaison with customer representatives.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the technical work of other systems engineers and manage the output/report on progress of up to five other individuals to Program Leadership.
• Ensure that systems engineering effort is within budget and that Systems Engineering objectives are achieved.
• Develop and manage systems engineering artifacts, including Requirements Specifications, Verification Plans, Verification Results, and SE-related action item tracking/burndown.
• Serve as a technical liaison with customer representatives.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university with 8+ years of experience or an MS with 6+ years.
• Experience in deriving and managing requirements for complex electrical, electro-mechanical, mechanical, and software systems.
• Experience creating verification and test plans, and coordinating system integration and test activities to support verification of system level requirements.
• Basic understanding of interceptor systems.
• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment, including leading and conducting Technical Design Reviews.
• Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
• Active DoD Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university with 8+ years of experience or an MS with 6+ years.
• Experience in deriving and managing requirements for complex electrical, electro-mechanical, mechanical, and software systems.
• Experience creating verification and test plans, and coordinating system integration and test activities to support verification of system level requirements.
• Basic understanding of interceptor systems.
• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment, including leading and conducting Technical Design Reviews.
• Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
• Active DoD Secret clearance.

Skills

• Experience in interceptor system development.
• Experience in other systems engineering areas such as Model-Based Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, and Reliability Analysis.
• Preference shown to candidates who possess a Master of Science in System Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• Experience and/or working knowledge with Requirements management tools, such as DOORS, JAMA, or Cameo/MagicDraw.
• Demonstrated experience effectively leading a team of engineers.
• Demonstrated experience accurately estimating the engineering effort (i.e. hours) associated with Systems Engineering tasks.
• Understanding of the DoD acquisition processes and methods.
• Experience supporting one or more DoD programs.
• Object Management Group (OMG) Certified System Modeler Professional (OCSMP) certification.
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) certification (ASEP or CSEP).

Benefits

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

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