Teledyne FLIR · 4 hours ago
Principal or Senior Systems Engineer
Billerica, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expTeledyne FLIR is seeking a talented Senior or Principal Systems Engineer to lead US Government Department of Defense full system engineering efforts in program and product development. This role involves understanding customer needs, managing performance requirements, and providing technical leadership throughout all phases of product development.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen OnlyHiring Manager
Valerie McCarthy
Responsibilities
Lead full-system technical activities on medium-to-large product or program development efforts through the complete life cycle
Serve as the technical conscience (Chief Engineer) of the program, leading technical dialogue with customer counterparts throughout all program phases
Develop and maintain Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMPs)
Create and manage project and product specifications
Provide technical and schedule risk assessments to the program office
Oversee subsystem specification flow-down; perform requirements analysis and decomposition; ensure requirements are verifiable and testable; allocate requirements to lower-level specifications; and manage requirements tracking and compliance through design and test phases
Translate and interpret customer specifications to the project engineering team throughout the design and test phases of the program
Provide systems engineering leadership to ensure optical, mechanical, software, and electrical designs conform to overall system requirements
Work closely with program and project management to ensure compliance with specifications and on-time delivery within budget
Ensure technical activities remain within program scope
Lead technical efforts for major program reviews, including Program Kickoff Meetings (KOMs), System Requirements Reviews (SRRs), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), and Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs)
Track Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) and generate and manage action plans to ensure compliance
Make significant contributions to technical presentations, technical reports, analyses, and customer proposals
Integrate innovative technical solutions to satisfy market and customer requirements, including performance, cost, manufacturability, quality, and time to market
Coordinate with external vendors on technical matters for both standard and custom products and development efforts
Contribute as a core member of the program or product development leadership team
Lead and contribute to the development of new Electro-Optical / Infrared (EO/IR) sensor products, including concept definition, radiometric system design and analysis, imaging characterization, image non-uniformity correction, optical engineering, performance modeling, and prototype performance validation
Perform optical analyses and/or lead optical systems development for product groups
Create system specifications and test plans with emphasis on sensor technology, optical systems, and system integration and test; flow down system specifications to subsystems
Lead or oversee DoD system verification, validation, and qualification activities; develop test plans and procedures that verify all system and subordinate requirements; ensure test plans and procedures are achievable, practical, and affordable; and lead failure analysis, root cause determination, and corrective actions resulting from qualification testing
Plan systems engineering staffing across all phases of the program; collaborate with engineering and quality disciplines on staffing recommendations
Lead extensive laboratory testing and qualification efforts for new and existing optical systems and infrared sensor products; develop test plans, perform data collection, analyze data, and document results
Provide business development support including new customer requirements analysis, proposal writing, sensor performance modeling, and responses to technical inquiries
Provide systems engineering support to manufacturing, transition-to-production activities, and customer service organizations; take a leading role in troubleshooting technical issues
Mentor engineers, technicians, and others supporting similar technical efforts
Contribute to intellectual property development and author or substantially contribute to technical papers
Lead and contribute to new technology investigations, system trade studies, technical surveys, and competitive product analyses, as requested
Perform other job-related duties as required
Qualification
Required
Due to program requirements, you MUST be a U.S. Citizen
Bachelor of Science (BS) in engineering
For Principal Systems Engineer level: 12+ years of direct systems engineering experience, including 12+ years on DoD development programs. For Senior Systems Engineer level: 8+ years of direct Systems Engineering experience, including 8+ years on 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 Low-Rate Initial Production (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
Company
Teledyne FLIR
Teledyne FLIR designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes technologies that enhance perception and awareness.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ashley Tyler
Vertical Sales Specialist - Channel Partner
Brent Condie
National Channel Partner Manager
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