Teledyne Technologies Incorporated · 6 days ago
Principal Systems Engineer
Billerica, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$142K/yr - $189K/yr
12+ years expTeledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. The Principal Systems Engineer will lead US Government DOD full system engineering efforts in program and product development, ensuring customer satisfaction through technical leadership and innovation across all phases of product development.
ElectronicsEnergyManufacturingTelecommunications
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Responsible for leading full system technical activities on medium-to-large product or program development through complete life cycle
Technical Conscience (Chief Engineer) of the Program, leading technical dialogues with customer counterparts in all phases of the program
Responsible for developing System Engineering Management Plans (SEMP)
Responsible for creating and managing project and product specifications
Provides Technical and Schedule Risk assessments to the Program office
Oversee and ensure key subsystems specification flow-down. Proficient in Requirements analysis and decomposition. Ensures requirements are verifiable and testable. Able to allocate requirements to lower level specifications. Invokes appropriate Requirements tracking and compliance, executes necessary action plans and tasks to closure during design and test phases
Responsible for translating and interpreting customer specifications to project engineering team through the design and test phase of the program
Provide systems engineering leadership for ensuring optical, mechanical, software, and electrical design conformance to requirements of the overall system
Working closely with program/project management, ensure the program/project compliance to the specification and on-time delivery within budget
Ensure technical activities fall in program work scope
Lead technical efforts on program KOM, SRR, PDR, CDR and TRR, PRR etc. Track Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) and generate/track action plans to ensure compliance
Make significant contributions to technical presentations and technical reports, analysis, and proposals to customers
Integrate innovative technical solutions to satisfy market and customer requirements including features, performance, cost, manufacturability, quality, and time to market
Coordinate with external vendors on technical matters for both standard and custom products and development
Contribute as a core member of the program or product development leadership team
Lead & contribute to the development of new IR & EO sensor products in the areas of concept definition, radiometric systems design & analysis, Imaging characterization, image nonuniformity correction, optical engineering, performance modeling, and prototype performance validation
Perform optical analyses and/or lead/contribute to optical systems development for the product groups
Create specifications and test plans for systems with emphasis on sensor technology, optical systems, and system integration and test. Flow down system specifications to subsystems
Lead or oversee US DOD System Verification and Validation Qualification. Develop test plans and procedures that verify all requirements of the System and subordinate specifications. Ensure Test Plans and procedures are achievable, practical, and affordable. Leads all failure analysis, root cause and corrective actions from Qualification testing to bring equipment/products into full compliance
Responsible for planning out all system engineering staffing through all phases of the program. Collaborates with other engineering/quality functional disciplines on staffing recommendations
Responsible for leading extensive laboratory testing and qualification efforts for new and existing optical systems and IR sensor products. Develop all necessary test plans, perform data collection, analyze data, and document results
Provide business development support in the areas of new customer requirements analysis, proposal writing, sensor performance modeling and fielding technical inquiries
Provide systems engineering support to manufacturing, transition to production and customer service groups as needed in support of existing products. Take a leading role in troubleshooting technical problems
Mentor other engineers, technicians, and others supporting similar technical efforts
Contribute to Intellectual Property development and/or author and/or make substantial contributions to technical papers
Lead and contribute to new technology investigations, system trade studies, technical surveys, competitive product analyses, as request
Perform other job-related duties, as required
Qualification
Required
BS in engineering
For Principal systems Engineer, 12+ years direct Systems Engineering experience, 12 years or more relevant Systems Engineering experience on US DOD development programs
Good understanding of Gimbal surveillance product development cycle
Full system engineering experience in development of large and complex products with EO/IR imaging sensors, Laser tracking & detection, fine and sophisticated mechanical and control subsystems, gimbal systems etc. DOD/Space system engineering experience is a plus
Strong experience and capability in leading a multi-discipline engineering and quality team on new product development from conceptual stage to PDR, CDR and to LRIP
Demonstrated experience in developing, maintaining, and tracking specification and requirements compliance matrix, risk identification and risk mitigation
Experience in system modeling, analysis, design, and troubleshooting
Experience in EO/IR imaging sensor/imaging system modelling, characterization, and test
Experience in leading or participating multidisciplinary engineering efforts (Mechanical, Thermal, electrical, firmware/software etc.)
Good communications skills and experience presenting to senior management
Good persuasive writing skills
Good understanding of Laser rangefinder, Laser designator and their applications
A great collaborator
Must be able to obtain US Gov SECRET security clearance
Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce
Company
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated electronic components, instruments & communications products, including defense electronics, data acquisition & communications equipment for airlines and business aircraft, monitoring and control instruments for industrial and environmental applications and components, and subsystems for wireless and satellite communications.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1999-12-03IPO
Leadership Team
George Bobb
President and Chief Executive Officer
Anna Segobia Masters
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
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