Principal Systems Engineer, Weapon System Integration

V2X Current Openings•Indianapolis, IN

15h•Onsite

About The Position

V2X is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team in Indianapolis, IN, supporting programs in next-generation avionics and weapon system integration. Our Indianapolis facility supports a variety of product lines serving multiple DoD customers providing the opportunity to work on a diverse set of programs and roles supporting the continued advancement of your career. The ideal candidate embraces modern development processes and techniques that improve product quality & team productivity and has experience developing and integrating advanced systems including situational awareness displays, mission computers, avionics, sensors, mission equipment, and radar systems. We are looking for engineers that enjoy a challenge and have a passion to support our DoD customers and international allies. The Principal Systems Engineer provides technical and programmatic leadership throughout the development life cycle, from concept development, requirements definition, functional analysis, design review support, system implementation, integration, verification, and validation. The Principal Systems will work within a cross-functional Integrated Product Team (IPT), where strong communication and team building skills are critical to success.

Requirements

At least twelve (12) years of related engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware engineering
Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.
Experience providing leadership, technical direction, and guidance to large multi-discipline teams.
Experience leading all systems engineering tasks and cross-product activities across the program.
Ability to take ownership of the engineering scope within the program and drive the necessary tasks to ultimately ensure the cross-function team meets the technical requirements.
Experience developing technical baselines (requirements/architecture); leading development teams; and developing and reviewing Engineering Change Requests.
Experience leading Trade Studies, performing Risk and Opportunity analyses, and tracking and mitigating risks.
Strong communication skills and ability to effectively communicate to internal and external stakeholders including leading both internal and customer design reviews.
In-depth understanding of the System Engineering Lifecycle and processes.
Experience mentoring engineers of all grade levels.

Nice To Haves

Experience planning, executing and leading integration, verification and validation tasks and cross-product activities across the program.
Experience leading the development, integration and test of military avionics systems or similarly complex systems.
Knowledge and experience working with digital data standards such as: MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, Universal Armament Interface (UAI), Radio Frequency (RF) communication, and ENET protocols.
Direct experience working with government customers including the US Army, US Navy, USMC and/or USAF.
Experience working the front end of the business, creating/reviewing RFPs, SOWs, BOEs, technical volumes, proposals, cost, and schedule estimates.
Project management experience including cost, schedule, supplier management, risk, and opportunity assessment.

Responsibilities

Provides technical and programmatic leadership throughout the development life cycle, from concept development, requirements definition, functional analysis, design review support, system implementation, integration, verification, and validation.
Works within a cross-functional Integrated Product Team (IPT), where strong communication and team building skills are critical to success.
Provides leadership, technical direction, and guidance to large multi-discipline teams.
Leads all systems engineering tasks and cross-product activities across the program.
Takes ownership of the engineering scope within the program and drives the necessary tasks to ultimately ensure the cross-function team meets the technical requirements.
Develops technical baselines (requirements/architecture); leads development teams; and develops and reviews Engineering Change Requests.
Leads Trade Studies, performs Risk and Opportunity analyses, and tracks and mitigates risks.
Communicates effectively to internal and external stakeholders including leading both internal and customer design reviews.
Mentors engineers of all grade levels.
Plans, executes and leads integration, verification and validation tasks and cross-product activities across the program.
Leads the development, integration and test of military avionics systems or similarly complex systems.
Works with digital data standards such as: MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, Universal Armament Interface (UAI), Radio Frequency (RF) communication, and ENET protocols.
Works with government customers including the US Army, US Navy, USMC and/or USAF.
Works the front end of the business, creating/reviewing RFPs, SOWs, BOEs, technical volumes, proposals, cost, and schedule estimates.
Manages project cost, schedule, suppliers, risks, and opportunities.