Principal Engineer (Systems Engineer)
About The Position
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting-edge advantage to our warfighters.Our Ethos of Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment, are the guiding principles that form the foundation of everything we do. Integrity is paramount, innovation fuels our passion, customer satisfaction is at the core of our mission, and collaboration is key to our success - fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual respect among employees, partners, and stakeholders.Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include career development and recognition programs.If who we is and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team! We are seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead integration, qualification, manufacturing, transition to production, and fielding of Active Protection System technologies, including countermeasure munitions, radars, optics, turrets, turret controls, and real-time software. You will work with foreign suppliers, vehicle prime contractors, and US military customers while collaborating with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and program teams. Duties include system architecture, requirements, verification, vehicle integration, testing, troubleshooting, safety, logistics, training, and documentation. This role requires regular domestic travel and periodic international travel to supplier sites and military facilities.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree and 8-10 years' experience
- Engineering degree required
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance is required
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or other closely related field
- Experience in full lifecycle technology development in the Aerospace or Defense industry
- Expertise with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using SysML tools such as Cameo for modeling of system and subsystem architectures
- Demonstrated experience in a technical leadership role, engaging directly with customers, and mentoring engineers
- Existing DoD Secret Security Clearance is strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead integration, qualification, manufacturing, transition to production, and fielding of Active Protection System technologies, including countermeasure munitions, radars, optics, turrets, turret controls, and real-time software.
- Work with foreign suppliers, vehicle prime contractors, and US military customers while collaborating with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and program teams.
- System architecture, requirements, verification, vehicle integration, testing, troubleshooting, safety, logistics, training, and documentation.
- Lead product lifecycle activities including requirements, design, integration, testing, validation, and support.
- Manage requirement databases, verification methods, and traceability.
- Plan and execute integration and test efforts.
- Develop system architecture and support safety, reliability, logistics, documentation, and obsolescence.
- Identify design issues and perform FMEA.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and basic life insurance
- pre-tax spending accounts
- 401k plan
- Non-Contributory Retirement Contribution
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Identify Theft Protection
- Enhanced Legal Services
- Auto and Home Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Educational Assistance
- 11 paid holidays
- 120 hours of PTO annually
- up to 3 weeks paid family leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
