Principal Systems Engineer - Systems Engineering Process Lead, AN/TPY-2

RTX•Woburn, MA

22h•$118,300 - $224,900•Onsite

About The Position

The Systems Engineering Long Range Radars department within the Systems Engineering & Test Capabilities Center is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to improve and institutionalize engineering processes in support of the AN/TPY-2 radar program. The role is onsite in Woburn, Massachusetts, and supports a program for an X-band missile defense sensor. The engineer will develop, implement, and continuously improve processes across Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, and Systems Integration & Test. The position serves as the program subject matter expert for engineering development processes, supporting compliance with internal, enterprise, customer, and industry standards. The role also supports reviews and audits, develops process metrics and analytics, and promotes continuous improvement across engineering teams.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and at least 8 years of relevant experience.
Experience in Systems Engineering, Systems Test Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Experience applying software and/or systems engineering lifecycle processes across development programs, including requirements development, design, integration, verification and validation, deployment, and/or sustainment.
Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance is required prior to the start date; U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance eligibility.
Ability to obtain an interim U.S. government-issued security clearance is required prior to the start date.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining engineering process documentation and controlled artifacts, including PWIs, SEMPs, SDPs, CDRLs, and related engineering procedures.
Experience applying software and systems engineering lifecycle processes, including requirements management, system design, integration, verification and validation, configuration management, deployment, and sustainment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas, pivot tables, and macros; Python scripting; and Power BI dashboard development.
Experience developing engineering performance metrics, process health indicators, dashboards, and visualizations for program execution, compliance monitoring, and leadership decision-making.
Experience supporting process compliance initiatives, audits, and technical reviews, including collaboration with Quality Engineering and Safety Engineering organizations.
Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills, including training users, driving process adoption, authoring technical guidance, and managing content in Confluence, SharePoint, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

Develop, author, and maintain Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables, including the Software Entity Database (SWED), Software Resources Data Report (SRDR), Software Development Plan (SDP), and Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP).
Develop, maintain, deploy, train users on, and enforce Program Work Instructions (PWIs) governing engineering development processes.
Create and maintain Confluence pages documenting and guiding engineering processes, workflows, and best practices.
Partner with Quality Engineering and Safety Engineering teams to ensure compliance with enterprise standards, contractual requirements, and safety-critical development practices.
Serve as the program subject matter expert for engineering development processes and ensure compliance with internal, enterprise, customer, and industry standards.
Support internal reviews and customer, corporate, and government audits by providing process documentation, evidence, and engineering artifacts.
Develop, maintain, analyze, and present engineering process metrics to program leadership and stakeholders.
Develop and automate data collection and analysis pipelines using Python for engineering metrics and process performance analysis.
Create and maintain Power BI dashboards and visualizations to support data-driven decision-making.
Use Microsoft Excel for data analysis, metric development, pivot tables, and macro-based process automation.
Manage SharePoint repositories and workflows for controlled documentation, engineering artifacts, and collaborative reviews.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process gaps, recommending solutions, and facilitating implementation across engineering teams.