Eng Prin - Sys

BAE Systems•Broomfield, CO

1d•$118,095 - $200,762•Onsite

About The Position

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems is seeking an experienced Lead Systems Engineer to provide element-level systems engineering leadership for advanced technology development. The role leads multidisciplinary teams through the program lifecycle, maintaining, verifying, and communicating the technical baseline for programs or program segments, elements, and subsystems. It aligns stakeholder needs, system architecture, and subsystem performance while guiding design, integration, and validation. The Lead Systems Engineer coordinates with customers, the Program Management Office, Chief Systems Engineer, Chief Engineer, other engineering disciplines, suppliers, and partners. The role leads architectural development, technical integration, and verification of space systems and associated ground and launch systems as needed. The position is based in an on-site work environment requiring in-person work five days during each normally scheduled week. Work may take place in an office, laboratory, production floor, cleanroom, outdoors, or a remote research environment; occasional work in production areas may require protective equipment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field, plus at least 6 years of related experience; related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.
A current, active TS/SCI security clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Polygraph.
Experience using requirements database tools such as DOORS, Jama, or Cameo Requirements Modeler.
Experience with Cameo Enterprise Architecture, SysML, and DoDAF, UAF, or UPDM.
Demonstrated ability to manage effective and verifiable requirements, with strong attention to detail.
Demonstrated experience in systems engineering processes, including requirements development and allocation, change management, verification, and validation.
Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams and meeting schedule and performance goals.
Extensive knowledge of missions and customers across core technology areas, including experience with critical customers and established relationships with key customer-community personnel.
Good presentation skills and experience presenting to senior decision-making and technical audiences.
A degree must be from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the U.S. Department of Education.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience as a Chief or Lead Systems Engineer on space-based development and manufacturing programs.
Demonstrated experience on mission-scope programs requiring management and coordination of teams spanning all mission segments.
Demonstrated experience in new business and architecture development, including BOE and schedule development.
Related experience in mission operations, mission systems, spacecraft systems, ground systems, or payloads.

Responsibilities

Serve as the authority for the program’s technical requirements baseline and lead Systems Engineers in defining mission objectives, identifying stakeholders, and establishing system architecture.
Work with Engineering Management and the PMO to manage staffing assignments for the Systems Engineering team.
Work with the PMO and Chief Systems Engineer to balance technical performance with programmatic constraints.
Lead systems engineering teams in developing, verifying, delivering, and operating segments, elements, and subsystems of space-based missions.
Support requirements allocation, traceability, and verification at all levels throughout the program lifecycle.
Coordinate with subject matter experts to develop allocation analyses and verification artifacts.
Interface with and support program stakeholders, including the customer, PMO, suppliers, and internal Strategic Business Units.
Coordinate and own trade studies and assess their impact on the technical baseline with cross-functional teams.
Own activities and products for major gate reviews, including SRR, PDR, CDR, and PSR, as well as other technical interchanges throughout the program lifecycle.
Own and delegate requirements and interface verification with integration and test activities in accordance with company processes.
Use Model-Based Systems Engineering for architecture-to-requirements traceability and interface development in coordination with customers.
Own system-level technical budgets.
Mentor other Systems Engineers assigned to the team.
Support program Risk & Opportunity Management and ERB processes.
Prepare and deliver presentations to peers, management, and customers.
Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule and effective working relationships across the department, business units, capabilities units, and company.
Perform other duties as necessary.