Sr. Prin. Systems Engineer / Integrated Capability Lead

RTXSalt Lake City, UT
$132,400 - $251,600Onsite

About The Position

Applied Signal Technology (AST) is seeking an Integrated Capability Team Lead who strives for excellence and has a passion to be part of a team that strengthens our nation and improves the security of our world. AST provides trusted strategic and tactical SIGINT solutions that secure the interests of the U.S. and its partners. AST’s work in areas such as high-capacity broadband communications, signal processing and analysis, tactical SIGINT, and wireless communications continually challenges our extraordinary engineers to solve problems and make the world a safer place. AST’s work environment is passionate and highly collaborative. It provides engineers the freedom to strengthen and expand their skills, explore new and creative ideas, and work closely with our nation’s finest service members all while embracing integrity, innovation, and work-life balance. This is an ONSITE position based out of our Salt Lake City, UT location.

Requirements

  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience
  • Minimum of 8 years of proven experience with project planning, execution and support in software engineering leadership
  • Software/system/product development experience in one of these areas: telecommunications, data communications, wireless communications, communications protocols, networking protocols, and/or digital signal processing
  • Strong engineering development discipline and process advocacy
  • Strong knowledge of cost, schedule and technical integration including engineering planning and project management systems (IMP / IMS)
  • Experience providing technical leadership to engineers throughout the entire systems lifecycle
  • Experience tailoring systems engineering processes to specific programs
  • Experience in defining and scoping system-level technical efforts from technical tasking and staffing standpoints for bidding, proposal, or program execution activities
  • Ability to simultaneously plan and manage time-critical interdependent programs and interface with all customers (internal and external) effectively
  • Demonstrated excellent communication, presentation, analytical and problem-solving skills with an attention to details
  • Hands-on leadership skills with ability to manage across multiple disciplines in a development and mission environments
  • Team player, ability to work within and across multi-functional groups, organizational boundaries, and geographic locations
  • Demonstrates a collaborative leadership approach that motivates teams and addresses issues promptly and constructively
  • Minimum of 8 years working in the Defense industry, the Intelligence Community, or with other U.S. Government agencies
  • Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance required prior to start date.
  • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in software cost estimation, proposal development, and risk management
  • Experience with earned value management
  • An advanced program management certification (e.g. PMP, CAPMP, or equivalent)
  • Strong emotional intelligence skills (i.e. self-awareness, self-management, empathy, social awareness, relationship management)
  • Coaching, teaching and/or mentoring skills
  • Excellent track record for working effectively and collaboratively in a multi-faceted team environment
  • Experience with microservices architecture, distributed systems, containerized deployments, and modern cloud technologies
  • Experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including Agile methods and/or DevOps/DevSecOps
  • Experience with embedded software development and software/hardware integration
  • Experience with using configuration management and defect tracking tools (Git, Jira, etc.).
  • Understanding of telecommunication systems concepts and/or signal processing fundamentals

Responsibilities

  • Leading full product development lifecycle of existing products and new capabilities, post-delivery support, and product updates across multiple customer contracts.
  • Ensuring development activities satisfy costs, schedule, and technical requirements.
  • Participating in internal product development reviews (requirements, design, verification/validation, etc.) of new work products or enhancement of existing applications and systems.
  • Marketing the ICT’s products to existing and new customers as AST grows.
  • Collaborating with project/program managers and other professionals within Engineering.
  • Ensuring the ICT follows established development practices and processes to maintain the quality and configuration management of software products.
  • This leader will be challenged with significant complexity related to the relationships within AST and within the customer community.
  • They will be empowered to make decisions of significant importance to the joint business interests and will need to work closely with leadership across AST.
  • This position goes beyond acceptance testing and readiness reviews, to include full mission scope, considering dependencies upon technical partners, operational environment and contingency planning.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
  • Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Student Loan Repayment Program
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
  • Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
  • Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Autism Benefit
  • Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
  • Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
  • Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
  • Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
  • Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
  • Eligible for relocation
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