Senior Systems Engineer
Sierra Nevada Corporation
Senior Principal System Engineer
Cubic Corporation
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Massachusetts
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💰 $170,000 - $230,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Own the technical baseline for requirements, architecture, design.
- Direct design concepts, studies, and evaluates changes decisions to meet technical objectives.
- Establish, track, monitor, and report System Engineering Leading Indicators.
- Execute sole technical decision authority on a program through the system lifecycle.
- Chair internal reviews leading up to major milestone reviews and act as the Engineering approval stakeholder for major milestones.
- Lead the application of advanced engineering principles, procedures, and techniques to perform systems engineering tasks related to the development of electronic and software-intensive systems and subsystems across programs.
- Serve as the primary technical consultant, guiding program teams on the most suitable technical approaches and solutions for complex challenges.
- Exercise independent judgment in evaluating advanced technical methods, techniques, and data to solve significant and unique issues across systems engineering disciplines.
- Direct the development and application of innovative solutions and contribute to the advancement of company objectives and strategic goals.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, providing technical leadership and knowledge transfer.
- Oversee architectural design, system performance evaluations, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Maintain awareness of technological advancements and contribute to improvement of processes, policies, and methods across the organization.
- Interface with customers, vendors, subcontractors, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure systems meet performance, cost, and schedule requirements.
- Lead system design studies, evaluate technical risks, and communicate findings through briefings, presentations, and technical papers.
- Actively lead proposal efforts, offering technical advice, developing system architectures, and preparing cost estimates.
- Develop proposals for new business, including technical planning and cost estimation.
- Participate in broader organization projects, persuading diverse stakeholders and articulating advanced technical information to non-technical audiences.
- Comply with Cubic’s Quality Management System, Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies, Human Resources Procedures, and security policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, plus a minimum of 12 years of experience; or a Master’s degree with 8 years of experience; or a PhD with 5 years of experience in a related field.
- Strong technical leadership experience leading large complex programs.
- Demonstrated expertise in solving complex, ambiguous engineering problems and developing innovative solutions.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and work on significant issues impacting broader business goals.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to effectively interface with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, including senior executives.
- Ability to work under project deadlines, applying advanced engineering judgment and techniques to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Knowledge of industry-standard software and systems tools, including DOORS, EPDM, and All Change.
- Experience with advanced electronic and software-intensive systems and subsystems.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance, if necessary.
