Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Involved with the analysis, design, development and implementation of new and/or existing RF systems/sub-systems.
• Responsible for driving technology and completion of activity on time and budget.
• Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of RF products, systems or subsystems.
• Able 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.
• Able 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 RF 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Mastery of RF/radar technologies and domain knowledge.
• Expected to have knowledge and significant experience in multiple engineering disciplines.
• Ability to lead major problem resolution efforts and support regaining or attaining customer partner status.
• Experience being the technical point of contact and lead in preparation of complex small and large proposals and new business pursuits.
• Experience strategizing new maritime concepts of operation in conjunction with new product development is highly desired.