Principal Systems Engineer, Product Owner - AN/TPY-2

About the role

The Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SE&TC) Surface Radars & Sensors Center is seeking a Product Owner (PO) to lead an Agile team supporting the AN/TPY-2 missile defense radar program.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Agile team backlog, ensuring tasks are refined, prioritized, and translated into clear user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria.
• Conduct regular refinement sessions, break down epics into smaller, estimable stories, and define clear sprint objectives.
• Oversee the technical, financial, and schedule execution for your team, including milestone planning, schedule development, earned value tracking, and managing competing priorities.
• Perform radar system performance assessments, including evaluation of threats and end-to-end system analysis.
• Validate system performance by verifying requirements and generating scenarios for testing.
• Develop mission plans, create radar inputs, and analyze their impact during test events and operational deployment.
• Conduct performance gap analyses and trade studies to support system enhancements.
• Lead the design, prototyping, software development, integration, testing, and analysis of new or enhanced radar capabilities.
• Provide technical expertise in support of proposal efforts and managing team financial planning.

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience leading a technical effort.
• Experience in overseeing and/or monitoring technical cost and schedule performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in radar systems engineering, signal processing analysis, or performance assessment within a defense or aerospace environment.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and Python for automated scripting, data visualization, and modeling.
• Familiarity with systems engineering tools such as IBM DOORS for managing requirements and verification matrices.
• Strong communication skills, including technical writing, oral presentations, and interpersonal collaboration.
• Prior experience with the AN/TPY-2 System and/or Missile Defense programs.
• Knowledge of mission planning activities and experience supporting hiring and staffing efforts.
• Familiarity with Integrated Product Development System (IPDS) and CMMI-compliant Gate Reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR).
• Experience with Agile Scrum methodologies, including leading Agile teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in current missile defense programs, particularly with large, complex systems.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with time-critical requirements.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management principles and metrics.
• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Engineering, Math, Physics, or Business.

What We Offer

• Relocation assistance available.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.

Pay

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD.

Schedule

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.