Principal Systems Engineer Temp to Hire
About The Position
Leonardo DRS Airborne and Intelligence Systems is a global defense and intelligence products business. The Principal Systems Engineer drives technology development and project completion within schedule and budget. The role involves designing, developing, analyzing, documenting, and testing products, systems, and subsystems, and contributing to new and existing systems through activities such as architectural design and requirements engineering. The engineer determines system specifications and supports hardware and software acquisition, including subcontractor services when needed. The position independently completes technical projects, mentors and coaches engineers, reviews customer requirements, and develops designs that account for cost. It also provides technical input to proposals, budgets, schedules, and design-to-cost and manufacturability efforts. The engineer communicates and coordinates with customers, manufacturing, supply chain, program management, technical management, and other personnel. This is a temp-to-hire position. Leonardo DRS describes its benefits as including health coverage, insurance, retirement savings, wellness and professional-development programs, flexible schedules, paid leave, and community service hours; some employees are eligible for limited benefits only.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
- At least 8 years of experience.
- Mastery of technologies and domain knowledge.
- Knowledge and significant experience in multiple engineering disciplines.
Responsibilities
- Drive technology development and complete activities on time and within budget.
- Design, develop, analyze, document, and support testing of products, systems, and subsystems.
- Independently complete technical projects and mentor and coach other engineers.
- Review customer specifications and requirements and develop designs that support them, including cost as a design variable.
- Provide budget, cost, and schedule input for design assignments.
- Document component and subsystem specifications and material requirements.
- Analyze designs as necessary.
- Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems, and services.
- Support program design-to-cost and design-for-manufacture requirements.
- Develop prototypes to retire key development risks.
- Communicate with manufacturing, supply chain, program management, and customers as required.
- Participate heavily in preparing complex and significant proposals.
- Provide technical expertise and assistance to engineers and support personnel.
- Coordinate, recommend, and confer on technical activities and progress with technical management, professionals, technicians, and support personnel.
- Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the organization's mission, values, and culture.
- Attend appropriate engineering, customer, or business meetings.
- Contribute to analysis, design, development, and implementation of new or existing systems and subsystems, potentially including architectural design and requirements engineering.
- Determine system specifications and support acquisition of hardware, software, or subcontractor services.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Company contribution to a health savings account
- Telemedicine
- Life and disability insurance
- Legal insurance
- 401(k) savings plan
- Wellness programs focused on physical, emotional, and financial well-being
- Career-growth, professional-development, and skill-enhancement programs and activities
- Flexible work schedules with a 9/80 program
- Competitive vacation
- Health and emergency leave
- Paid parental leave
- Community service hours
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Career Level
Principal
