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Job Description

An employer sitting in Simi Valley, CA is looking to hire a Principal Systems Engineer. The Principal Systems Engineer is considered a subject matter expert in the discipline. One demonstrates visionary & professional concepts in developing resolution to critical issues and broad design matters pertaining to the development of a variety of innovative Unmanned Systems for defense and commercial applications. The Principal Systems Engineer leads a group of other engineers in technical projects with the goal of analyzing all parts of a system to make sure each component is performing as it should. Because of the nature of the development efforts, the Principal Engineer will have a hand in a variety of stages of development including requirements definition, concept design, prototyping, detailed design, validation and verification testing.

Position Responsibilities:

Lead Systems development using Model Based Systems Engineering tools (Matlab, others)

Evaluate and modify System Simulation models to scope requirements & identify tolerances

Create model based Systems Test strategy based on flight envelope that includes corner cases

Provide design direction for Aircraft Instrumentation and data analysis based on Model performance

Provide subsystem feedback and direction to Aeromechanical, Electrical, GN&C and Software

Plan, develop and oversee requirements traceability and evolution through the development cycle

Provides multi-layered technical expertise for next-generation initiatives

Conceives system interfaces and prototypes

Develops, configures and oversees the upgrade, enhancements, fixes and sustainability

Defines system specifications, input/output and working parameters for overall compatibility

Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses. Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems

Makes complex design decisions to meet stated and derived requirements and demonstrates expert knowledge of appropriate design, analysis and simulation tools and validation techniques

Creates designs for success that addresses evolution and future concepts, products and/or technologies

Work independently and provide technical supervision across disciplines

Transfers knowledge for both professional and technical career development

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Skills and Requirements

• 15-20+ years of experience in Systems Engineering in Defense or UAV; (Architecting, modifying and supporting aircraft avionics, flight control systems and payloads)

• Comprehensive understanding of the system development lifecycle on the government side

• MBSE experience, familiarity with MBSE tools and methodologies, MOSA (Modular Open Systems Approach), FACE, SAT, SEMOS, CERTS, and related compliance standards

• Experience with Customer facing experience, stakeholder management, getting the requirements, writing procedures, refining requirements, reviewing test cases etc.

• Strong understanding of traceability and the ability to link requirements through to test and verification (VRAD, RRAD, etc.), ensuring full alignment with Prime Contractor and government milestones

• Experience conducting concept and customer design reviews, with involvement across multiple production and development stages and strong procedural writing skills

• Experience with CDR, TLR, PDR, and FQT, and full exposure to the system design “V-cycle” • Proficiency with Cameo Systems Modeler, including the ability to review requirements and test cases within Cameo projects

• Proficient in IMS (Integrated Master Schedule) and IPT (Integrated Product Team) environments