The Principal Systems Engineer serves as the leading practitioner and technical manager responsible for guiding complex systems engineering efforts across transportation and defense programs
Job Summary
The Principal Systems Engineer serves as the leading practitioner and technical manager responsible for guiding complex systems engineering efforts across transportation and defense programs.
This role requires significant conceptual thinking to define project concepts, manage budgets using Earned Value techniques, and ensure alignment with CTS architecture standards.
Candidates must leverage cross-disciplinary expertise to advance organizational capabilities while mentoring junior engineers and driving innovative solutions for unique technical challenges.
Matching Summary
The Principal Systems Engineer serves as the leading practitioner and technical manager responsible for guiding complex systems engineering efforts across transportation and defense programs.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
10+ years systems engineering experience
Electronic and software-intensive systems
Integrated Master Schedule management
Earned Value Management expertise
Scrum/Agile methodology proficiency
UML diagram creation and interpretation
Enterprise Architect tool usage
Nice-to-have
Mentoring junior engineers
Proposal development leadership
Cross-disciplinary technical innovation
Customer-facing stakeholder management
API integration knowledge
SQL data querying skills
Risk mitigation strategy development
Key Requirements
College degree in Computer Science or Engineering
10+ years related experience (or 8+ with Master's)
Strong Business Analysis and requirement gathering skills