BAE Systems, Inc. · 11 hours ago
Engineer Principal - Ground Systems
Broomfield, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$118K/yr - $201K/yr
6+ years expBAE Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of national defense and civil space applications. They are seeking a Principal Engineer for Ground Systems to support the operation of space vehicles and ground systems, focusing on design, analysis, integration, and testing for various customers including NASA.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Support design, development, integration and testing of an enterprise ground system
Apply extensive technical expertise, and knowledge of ground systems
Fully competent in core systems engineering skills, contribute to effective producibility of designs, and to cost, budget, and schedule constraints over program lifecycle
Guide the successful completion of ground programs and may function in a project leadership role meeting cost, schedule, and performance goals
Work is performed without appreciable direction. Exercise considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment. Completed work is reviewed from a relatively long-term perspective, for desired results
Develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
Interface effectively with people at all levels and from diverse areas, seek out responsibilities and opportunities to contribute, regularly meets with customers, provide leadership to groups and teams and guidance to less experienced employees
Support the development of ground segment system engineering architecture/design
Perform requirements decomposition, use case development, and trace artifacts to architecture constructs
Support requirements decomposition activities which includes the establishment of verification attributes (Verification Test method, level, approach, success criteria, and Test Requirements)
Oversee and guide the management of ground segment requirements – allocation, verification, and validation
Support Interface definition development and documentation in the form of ICD
Analyze and implement key program interface documents by tracing to ground requirements and design
Support trade studies, performance analyses, risk and opportunity assessments
Prepare and give presentations to peers/management/customers
Support program gates as defined by customer, such as the System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR)
Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule
Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capability Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment
Perform other duties as necessary
Qualification
Required
BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 6 or more years related experience
Each higher-level related degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of related experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education
A current, active Secret security clearance is required
Understanding of connectivity configurations between dev, test, and operational environments
Understanding of networking configurations (software to software traffic) in and out of PaaS framework
Understanding of networking configurations (hardware rack to software app traffic) in and out of PaaS framework
Ability to identify connection dependencies across IPT's (ie. Ground, Sims, SV AI&T) and work with facilities and ITS through planning on locations and network connections etc
Cameo/MBSE exposure
Understanding of IaaS and PaaS technologies (AWS, Azure, MDPAF)
Understanding of artifact management services (Artifactory, Nexus)
Understanding of container orchestration services (OCP, Kubernetes, EKS)
Familiarity with Front-End Processing (FEP) devices for space to ground systems
Familiarity with CCSDS protocols
Familiarity with Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
Familiarity with implementation of space to ground and terrestrial Type 1 encryption devices
Preferred
Implementation of networking configurations between dev, test, and (potentially) operational environments
Implementation of networking configurations (software to software traffic) in and out of PaaS framework
Implementation of networking configurations (hardware rack to software app traffic) in and out of PaaS framework
Cameo/MBSE expertise
Implementation of artifact management services (Artifactory, Nexus)
Implementation of container orchestration services (OCP, Kubernetes, EKS)
Experience with Front-End Processing (FEP) devices for space to ground systems
Experience with CCSDS protocols
Experience with Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
Experience with implementation of space to ground and terrestrial Type 1 encryption devices
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Health savings accounts
A 401(k) savings plan
Disability coverage
Life and accident insurance
Employee assistance program
A legal plan
Discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Paid parental
Military
Bereavement
Any applicable federal and state sick leave
Company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards
Company
BAE Systems, Inc.
Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do. BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S.
10001+ employees
Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Tom Arseneault
President & Chief Executive Officer, BAE Systems, Inc.
Don Widener, PhD
Chief Technology Officer, Intelligence Solutions
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