Principal Systems Engineer, Weapon System Integration

V2X • Indianapolis, IN

15h • Onsite

About The Position

Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism. 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.

Requirements

• At least twelve (12) years of related engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware engineering.
• Experience with design, integration, and certification of embedded hardware and software subsystems, transitioning products.
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies
• Knowledge and experience working with digital data standards such as: MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, Radio Frequency (RF) communication, and ENET protocols.
• Experience providing leadership, technical direction, and guidance to large multi-discipline teams.
• In-depth understanding of the System Engineering Lifecycle and processes.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with weapon systems, military avionic systems, and aircraft integration programs
• Experience with circuit card, controls systems, and/or component design for weapon systems.
• Comprehensive understanding the Universal Armament Interface (UAI) interface
• Experience with Mission Store and/or Carriage System (Type I and Type II) development including design criteria standards (ex. MIL-STD-8591, MIL-STD-2088B)
• Experience with the design and development of weapon safety critical functions
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Effectively communicates to internal and external stakeholders including leading both internal and customer design reviews.
• Mentors engineers of all grade levels.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity, including protection for Veterans and individuals with disabilities
• Inclusive and diverse workplace
• Fairness, respect, and dignity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal