Principal Systems Engineer

Sierra Nevada Corporation

Lead technical activities in systems engineering for aerospace and defense systems. Guide strategic system decisions, technical planning, and risk management initiatives.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeDayton • Ohio, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide firm technical leadership across the team.
Review MS&A trade studies supporting system and subsystem requirements.
Review MS&A and emulation used to support system and subsystem integration and verification testing within the SIL.
Provide technical guidance for new model development and modifications to existing models to support requirements verification.
Provide technical direction and review of all M&S requirements documentation.
Coordinate MS&A activities across all relevant IPTs to support requirements verification and operational test.
Review and provide technical feedback on all M&S Verification & Validation (V&V) plans and reports (fully simulated, SIL, and SubK).
Review and contribute to all M&S Accreditation Reports.
Author MS&A Accreditation Plans.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; Master's degree preferred
14+ years of experience in systems engineering or related field
Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
Expert‑level proficiency with systems modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) tools.
Extensive leadership experience in systems engineering, including leading technical work across multi‑disciplinary teams.
Demonstrated knowledge of multiple engineering principles and practices, with progressive experience supporting complex aerospace or defense systems.
Demonstrated ability to review, guide, and integrate complex MS&A activities into system/subsystem development, SIL integration, and verification workflows.
Ability to coordinate MS&A activities across multiple IPTs, ensuring alignment with requirements verification and operational testing needs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision plans
401(k) with 150% match up to 6%
life insurance
3 weeks paid time off
tuition reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

systems modelingsimulationanalysisrequirements verificationverification testingmodel developmentM&S requirements documentationV&V plansaccreditation reportsSIL integration

Soft Skills

technical leadershipguidancecoordinationfeedbackintegrationcommunicationteam leadershipinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsproblem-solving