Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Cubic Corporation • San Diego, CA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Works independently as a technical consultant or project leader, applying engineering principles, procedures, and techniques to perform systems engineering assignments related to the development of electronic and software-intensive systems and subsystems. Works closely with other engineering disciplines to ensure interdisciplinary communication and coordination. Provides technical guidance, leadership, and supervision. Coordinates activities for proposals/new business. This position typically works under limited supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority.

Requirements

• Four-year college degree in electrical engineering or related technical discipline, plus a minimum of twelve years of related experience, or a master’s degree with ten years of experience.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to use personal computer software such as spreadsheets and word processing programs.
• Ability to use DOORS, EPDM and AllChange.
• Ability to effectively interface with customers, subcontractors and vendors, and deal with employees and managers at all levels both within and outside of the engineering organization.
• In depth knowledge of customer needs and competing products.
• Mental ability to perform engineering problem solving and analytical tasks.
• Must be able to work under project deadline pressures, and associated cost and schedule constraints.
• Active DOD Security Clearance
• Four-year college degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline, plus a minimum of twelve years of related experience, or a master’s degree with ten years of experience.
• Ability to use DOORS, Cameo System Architect, AI and EPDM.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise with RF and specifically RF used for line of site and beyond line of site communications is essential.
• Skills should include doing a cascade analysis on an RF system or doing link margin calculations to estimate range for a line of site RF link.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical direction to systems engineering programs, team members, and managers.
• Outlines and communicates the most appropriate technical approach for business development activities.
• Determines the technical direction and strategy for solving complex, significant, or major issues.
• Identifies, investigates, and resolves technical issues.
• Plans and evaluates architectural design, reviews system performance, and identifies technical risks and associated ways to mitigate those risks.
• Communicates technical advancements through briefings and technical papers to co-workers, management staff, customers, and the technical community, as appropriate.
• Maintains state-of-the-art awareness in areas of technical expertise such as changes, advancements, and improvements.
• Applies expertise to all areas of systems engineering.
• Analyzes system design problems and performs design studies.
• Develops algorithms and plans, conducts and directs research and development.
• Develops and applies advanced systems methods, theories, and research techniques.
• Directs, coordinates, and contributes to the compilation and writing of proposal documents.
• Prepares design proposals to reflect cost, time, and alternative solutions.
• Provides functional or resource planning guidance to program, engineering, and management staff.
• Interfaces with team members, management staff, customers, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Solves complex and difficult engineering problems.
• Identifies systems engineering process improvements and enforces the execution of them across the organization.
• Maintains knowledge of and follows applicable policies and procedures governing work assignments.
• Serves as team lead and assumes additional technical and leadership responsibilities as needed to solve engineering problems or develop improved engineering processes.

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks)
• life insurance options
• critical illness and accident coverages
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• a pre-paid legal plan
• travel accident insurance
• an award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account
• up to six weeks of paid parental leave
• a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match
• backup childcare
• pet care
• pet insurance
• virtual tutoring
• a tuition reimbursement program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior