Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Secure Systems (Active Clearance)

RTX•Cedar Rapids, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Secure Subsystems Department is responsible for the design, test, and certification of cross-domain technologies and cryptographic products that equip our warfighters to thrive in today’s multi-domain battlespace. Our department collaborates with portfolio teams across the organization to help capture new business and create security-hardened solutions that address our customers’ demanding needs. The Secure Subsystems Engineering team seeks a Systems Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead with a passion for innovation and the drive to see new technology and capability matured into fielded solutions. The IPT Lead ensures the Scrum Team is focused on developing the right things and performs Control Account Management (CAM) responsibilities. The IPT Lead is a technical leader embedded within the Scrum Teams to provide technical guidance, influence work backlog, and collaborates with Product Management to plan and deliver solutions. This role will contribute to a team responsible for systems and cyber security engineering tasks related to our next-generation security-enabled mission computing, crypto, and cross-domain technologies, maturing products from low TRL through a program of record accreditation and factory production. We are looking for talented individuals who are influencers, problem-solvers, collaborators and desire to grow and gain exposure to new skills. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you're passionate about what you could accomplish here, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM) focusing on Earned Value (EV).
Experience capturing customer requirements, design concept development, and deriving and tracing system and sub-system level requirements.
Experience with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools.
Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must have a US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance. Candidate selected will be subject to a government security investigation/reinstatement and must meet eligibility requirements

Nice To Haves

Exceptionally strong communication skills, experience presenting technical data to program management.
Experience operating as a Product Owner in an Agile Environment
Experience with peer review processes, configuration and change management.
Familiarity with bidding and project/task estimation tools

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a Systems Engineering Scrum Team through Design and Development efforts
Communicate with multiple levels of management, team members, and customers.
Interface with multiple Hardware and Software Scrum Teams to work through dependencies and technical challenges
Prepare and maintain project plans, budgets, and staffing requirements to ensure that all action item lists are completed, and project quality expectations are met
Estimate costs, resources, and time required to complete projects to ensure business targets are met
Maintain and provide analysis of trends, performance, resource cost and forecasting reports
Gather and analyze data to monitor projects' progress in terms of cost, schedule, and technical specifications to facilitate operations and ensure that established objectives and budgets are achieved
Meet with the project team regularly to manage project performance, status, open issues, and tasks
Conduct critical path analysis and works closely with the program leadership to manage tasks and workflow
Monitor and assess project issues, escalates when necessary, and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives
Provide support for proposal and bids, and using estimation tools.