Sierra Space

Principal Systems Engineer – Systems Engineering Lead

Sierra Space

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Centennial • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $154,100 - $211,887 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • The Principal Systems Engineer leads and drives the development and implementation of advanced system solutions by providing alignment, connection and direction to the technical team throughout the product development lifecycle
  • The Principal Systems Engineer champions the viewpoint of the integrated whole during system development and works to glue segments and subsystems together via top-down decomposition of stakeholder requirements, traceability through development artifacts, and bottom-up validation and verification of the system
  • They shepherd the team through technical development milestones, track performance measures and identify technical risks to arrive at a compliant and cohesive system solution
  • The Principal Systems Engineer is a strong promoter of Systems Engineering principles and has demonstrated expertise across the major systems engineering skills including requirements management, system architecture development, concept of operation definition, system integration and system verification
  • The Principal Systems Engineer leads teams to execute complex systems engineering scope and helps mentor and develop systems engineering skills in others
  • The Principal Systems Engineer is a thought leader in the systems engineering field and makes significant contributions to engineering initiatives and corporate strategy
  • In this role, you will plan and drive multidisciplinary system development initiatives and architect comprehensive systems that integrate multiple subsystems
  • You will resolve conflicting system requirements and ensure alignment with project objectives while collaborating with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts to understand project requirements and objectives
  • Leading the derivation, decomposition, allocation, tracing, and management of system requirements and architectures will be a key responsibility, along with defining and documenting system concepts of operation
  • You will plan, define, and lead development milestone reviews, oversee system integration and verification activities to ensure system functionality and performance, and identify and manage technical risks while developing mitigation strategies
  • Additionally, you will contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying areas for enhancement and help define and implement corporate Systems Engineering policies and processes
  • Effective communication with team members and stakeholders will be essential to ensure project alignment and successful execution.

Requirements

  • Requires Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree or Masters +13 yrs experience)
  • Typically 15+ years of related experience (or Masters + 13 years of experience)
  • Ability to drive multidisciplinary system development initiatives, architect comprehensive systems integrating multiple sub-systems
  • Advanced expertise in Systems Engineering principles and practices, including a comprehensive understanding of the systems development lifecycle
  • Robust experience across multiple system development life cycles, including requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation
  • Expertise in developing systems architecture and performing systems integration, verification, and validation (V&V) activities
  • Ability to contribute to corporate Systems Engineering policy and process definition and implementation
  • Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with technical and specialty subject matter expert engineers to drive systems engineering products.
Benefits
  • medical, dental, and vision plans
  • 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%
  • life insurance
  • 3 weeks paid time off
  • and more

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
systems engineeringrequirements managementsystem architecture developmentsystem integrationsystem verificationconcept of operation definitionfunctional requirements parsingderivationallocationvalidation
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationmentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingrisk managementcontinuous improvementstrategic thinkingalignmenttechnical direction
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degree