Sr. Principal EO/IR Systems Engineer

Senior Principal EO/IR Systems Engineer, onsite in Melbourne, FL, responsible for designing, developing, integrating and testing electro-optical/infrared systems with MBSE, requirements management and supplier coordination.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electro-optical system architectures; perform hardware/software integration and testing; conduct certification and requirements analysis.
• Interpret, allocate, tailor, write and flow down requirements across all levels of a system architecture.
• Perform trade studies, document architectures, analyze performance, and evaluate Technology Readiness Level in relation to supplier offerings.
• Execute MBSE while capturing requirements, interfaces, behaviors, structures and parametrics.
• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate mission planning solutions that meet platform objectives.
• Develop and maintain supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work.
• Establish supplier evaluation criteria and conduct technical evaluations, documenting results and selections.
• Provide technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support.
• Review supplier development documents and support technical interchange meetings and design reviews.
• Identify, plan and execute informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab; troubleshoot hardware.
• Perform aircraft ground and flight testing of subsystems to validate and verify requirements and achieve sell-off.
• Lead technical discussions with the customer and maintain daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and sub teams.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 8 years of related professional/military engineering experience; or Master’s degree with 6 years; or PhD with 4 years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance and any program access required for the position within a reasonable period, as determined by the company.
• Knowledge of EO/IR phenomenology.
• Experience decomposing, deriving, allocating and tracing requirements from system to component level.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to work effectively in a close-knit team environment.
• Experience engaging directly with internal and external technical and programmatic representatives.

Technologies

• Cameo
• SysML
• Jira
• Confluence

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Relocation Assistance

• Relocation assistance may be available

Clearance Type

• Secret

Travel

• Yes, 10% of the Time

Salary

USD 118,600 - 178,000 per year