Principal Systems Engineer - XTR-2
About The Position
The Systems Engineering Long Range Radars department within the Surface Radars and Sensors center is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to support the XTR-2 program in Woburn, Massachusetts. This onsite role involves contributing to architecture design, requirements definition and modeling, hardware and software design, and Integration & Test activities for a new radar system. The engineer will apply radar expertise to understand how DREX processing and modern servo technologies interact within a complex operational sensor, diagnose interdependent subsystem behaviors, and help ensure hardware and software updates remain coherent and aligned with long-term sustainment needs.
Requirements
- A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
- Experience with systems engineering, requirements development, and/or data analysis.
- Experience with MATLAB.
- Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance required prior to start; ability to obtain an interim U.S. government-issued security clearance is required prior to start.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and complex technical environment.
- Experience defining and driving technical execution plans.
- An advanced degree in a related field.
- Professional experience in the aerospace or defense industry on challenging and innovative projects.
- Hands-on expertise developing Cameo models for system architecture and requirements baselines.
- Excellent communication skills, including experience presenting technical solutions to customers and senior leadership.
- Ability to collaborate across a large organization and work with cross-functional stakeholders to solve critical program challenges.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and integration of an advanced X-Band radar system to meet performance requirements.
- Develop models to simulate and analyze system behavior and identify and solve complex technical challenges.
- Analyze RF behavior, array calibration, microwave dynamics, and servo/pedestal control systems.
- Diagnose and resolve highly interdependent system-level issues across hardware and software components.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to innovate, test, and validate technical theories and system upgrades.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance available.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Short-term disability.
- Long-term disability.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Employee assistance program.
- Employee Scholar Program.
- Parental leave.
- Paid time off.
- Holidays.
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
