Senior Principal Engineer

Leidos•Bridgewater, VA

1d•$131,300 - $237,350

About The Position

The Senior Principal Engineer supports airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) programs by understanding customer technologies and future needs, identifying system performance gaps, and recommending platform-agnostic sensor solutions. The role supports engineering evaluations of products, processes, integration standards, and operational plans for current and future ISR technologies. It maintains technical project budget accountability and communicates engineering costs to customers and Program Management. The position engages U.S. Government customers, subcontractors, vendors, and other external stakeholders; develops teaming strategies; and coordinates technical engagements with OEMs, technology vendors, and strategic industry partners. It leads technical content development for whitepapers, architecture products, briefings, CONOPS, RFIs, RFP responses, BOEs, technical proposal volumes, risk assessments, and solution narratives. The engineer conducts trade studies, architecture evaluations, integration planning, and solution assessments, and provides subject-matter expertise across capture and proposal activities, including reviews and oral presentations. The role also provides operational oversight of engineering staff and Sensor Integration Lab equipment. Travel is required, including anticipated travel of 25% for stakeholder meetings and surge travel up to 50% for integration, installation, or test events. International travel may be required, and the employee must be able to obtain a passport.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and at least 6 years of relevant experience.
Active DoD Secret clearance and ability to acquire and maintain Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Experience determining solutions and providing direction for all phases of the Systems Development Lifecycle, including design, integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment of mission systems.
Expertise in solutioning LRR, SIGINT, and GEOINT remote sensing systems for U.S. Government customers, including experience with Army Airborne ISR systems.
Ability to direct and oversee development of project test plans and procedures, manage test planning, and execute airborne flight tests.
Proficiency investigating product issues during testing, determining root causes, and identifying appropriate resolutions.
Expertise selecting, developing, modifying, integrating, and evaluating airborne sensors, rack-mounted equipment, and electrical components.
Ability to communicate effectively with Leidos and subcontractor functional leads, managers, and employees.
Ability to travel 25% for one-on-one and stakeholder meetings, with surge travel up to 50% for integration, installation, or test events.
Ability to obtain a passport for international travel.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience leading Integrated Product Team meetings among Leidos, U.S. Government, and subcontractors.
Experience leading OML Engineering efforts and modifying Long Range Business Class platforms.
Systems engineering experience focused on Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) within DoD or aerospace programs.
Systems Modeling Language Model User certification.
Familiarity with Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) principles to support interoperability and open architectures.

Responsibilities

Understand customers’ current technologies and future requirements; identify system performance gaps and recommend platform-agnostic sensor solutions for bridge projects and programs of record.
Support division engineering evaluations of products, processes, integration standards, and operational plans for existing and future airborne ISR technologies.
Maintain technical project budget accountability and report engineering costs to customers and Program Management.
Communicate with U.S. Government customers, subcontractors, vendors, and other external constituents; influence stakeholders and decision-makers on policies, practices, and procedures.
Develop teaming strategies and coordinate technical engagements with subcontractors, OEMs, technology vendors, and strategic industry partners while evaluating emerging technologies and mission capabilities.
Lead development of technical whitepapers, architecture products, technical briefings, CONOPS, RFIs, RFP responses, BOEs, technical proposal volumes, risk assessments, and solution narratives.
Conduct technical trade studies, architecture evaluations, integration planning, and solution assessments to ensure proposed solutions are executable, interoperable, competitive, and aligned with customer mission objectives.
Provide subject-matter-expert support across capture and proposal activities.
Lead and participate in IDR, Red Team, and FEDSIM oral presentation reviews, including technical storyboard development, rehearsal support, and executive-level presentations.
Maintain operational oversight of engineering staff and Sensor Integration Lab equipment.
Perform other duties as required to ensure program responsiveness.