Senior Principal Space Systems Engineer
About The Position
General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) seeks a Senior Principal Space Systems Engineer to analyze, design, develop, and test systems, ensuring integration of software, hardware, reliability, maintainability, safety, and other requirements. The work includes formulating operational concepts; conducting mission, functional, cost-benefit, and risk analyses; developing signal-processing and system architectures; preparing specifications; defining requirements; and supporting integration and verification. Systems typically include digital signal-processing algorithms implemented in hardware and software for space-based systems. The position is fully onsite at the Scottsdale, Arizona location. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense TS/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time after hire; selected applicants will undergo a U.S. Government security investigation and must qualify for access to classified information.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related science, engineering, or mathematics field and at least 10 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance within a reasonable amount of time from date of hire; eligibility for access to classified information is required.
- Experience with digital signal-processing algorithm development for statistical analysis of signal-parameter measurements using techniques from Detection & Estimation Theory, Random Processes Analysis, and Communications and Information Theory is stated for highly qualified candidates.
Nice To Haves
- Electrical Engineering and/or Systems Engineering degree, particularly with a digital signal-processing focus.
- Experience in SIGINT and space payloads.
Responsibilities
- Analyze, design, develop, and test systems, integrating software, hardware, reliability, maintainability, safety, and other requirements.
- Formulate operational concepts and perform mission, functional, cost-benefit, and risk analyses.
- Develop signal-processing architecture and overall system architecture; prepare specifications and develop requirements.
- Support system integration and verification.
- Lead requirements analysis, definition, and management; functional and performance analysis; system design; detailed trade studies; systems integration and test (verification); validation; and interface-definition studies for systems, subsystems, or system elements with little or no supervision.
- Lead modeling and simulation activities.
- Lead technical planning, cost analysis, and risk analysis.
- Lead technical tasks for large teams or projects.
- Lead small technical proposals and contribute to medium-sized proposals.
- Use creative thinking and ideation to advance business performance and deliver innovative, flexible, integrated solutions for changing customer needs.
- Support programs, projects, and practices behind GDMS culture and strategy, and comply with policies and procedures.
- Follow industry and department trends and developments to help ensure GDMS services meet or exceed industry best practices.
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible schedules, including an optional every-other-Friday-off 9/80 schedule
- Flex time off
- Paid parental leave
- Healthcare benefits
- Health and wellness programs
- Employee resource and social groups
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
