Leonardo DRS

Principal Systems Engineer

Leonardo DRS

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Melbourne • Florida • United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Responsible for driving technology and completion of activity on time and budget
  • Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems or subsystems
  • Ability to complete a technical project independently and mentor and coach other engineers
  • Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable
  • Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments
  • Document component and subsystem specifications and material requirements
  • Analyze designs as necessary
  • 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
  • May mentor and coach the work of others as assigned
  • Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
  • Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings
  • Involved with the analysis, design, development and implementation of new and/or existing systems/sub-systems. May include Architectural Design, Requirements Engineering, or others.
  • Determines system specifications.
  • Supports acquisition of hardware and software (or subcontractor services as needed).

Requirements

  • Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 8 years of experience
  • Mastery of technologies and domain knowledge
  • Expected to have knowledge and significant experience in multiple engineering disciplines
  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.
Benefits
  • medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • company contribution to a health savings account
  • telemedicine
  • life and disability insurance
  • legal insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being
  • flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program
  • competitive vacation
  • health/emergency leave
  • paid parental leave
  • community service hours

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
designdevelopmentanalysisdocumentationtestingprototypingsystem specificationsrequirements engineeringcost analysisdesign for manufacture
Soft skills
mentoringcoachingcommunicationtechnical expertisecollaborationproblem-solvingindependenceorganizational skillscustomer interactionproposal preparation
Certifications
Bachelors Degree in EngineeringDOD security clearance