Senior Principal Systems Engineer (RF Comms)

** SPECIFIC SKILL SET - Complex ground RF system design (satellite, radio, or cellular network).

• As a Principal Systems Engineer of our technical staff, you'll apply advanced principles of engineering and management to solve complex problems in the development of technology.
• As a leader, you'll oversee and manage design and development processes as they relate to the engineering of products utilizing principles and technology of physics, mathematics, engineering, and related physical sciences.

-Performs requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management, functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, detail trade studies, systems integration and test (verification), validation and interface definition studies of subsystem or system elements under the supervision of the lead systems engineer-Performs technical planning, cost and risk analyses, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for subsystems and system elements-Performs customer requirements analysis, develops system requirements and defines allocations to lower levels (elements and components)-Performs detailed technical analyses for a subsystem or system elements-Develops and evaluates systems, networks and information systems to ensure designs meet applicable governmental security specifications-May provide system accreditation/certification evaluation and test support to ensure all technical security features (e.g., identification, authentication, access control, labelling, and auditing) of the system are considered and function properly-May develop system security documentation on both new and fielded information systems-Participates in Modeling and Simulation-Researches and analyzes data, such as vendor products, COTS components, GFE/CFE, specifications, and manuals to determine the feasibility of design or application-Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle-May provide leadership and direction to lower-level employees-Independently determines the proposed approach to solutions-Contributes to the completion of major programs and projects-Plans and executes project tasks for activities described above-Defines processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and software compatibility-Designs a complete and complex framework, system or product-Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses-Regular contact with senior levels of internal working groups-Contact with Deputy Program Managers of Engineering (DPME) and other professionals within the Engineering department and with project teams across the company-Coordinating external interfaces and ICDs-Multi-level security domain expertise (and cross-domain)-

Quickly (with a more agile, lightweight approach) decomposing requirements to a level that can avoid requirements bloat (and communicate/track impacts).