Principal Systems Engineer

Seraph Defense is currently seeking a Principal Systems Engineer for our Sykesville, Maryland location in our Power/Control Systems organization.

The qualified candidate will become part of Seraph Defense’s high performing Systems Engineering team in developing, supporting, and documenting military and commercial networked machinery control systems. The qualified applicant will be exposed to all phases of the program life cycle from concept development through integration, test, and support. We offer a dynamic work environment providing the highest level of engineering, product design, and system support for our nation’s aircraft carriers and submarines, as well as other naval and ground-based system platforms.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Perform models and simulations, trade studies, generate systems engineering documents, reports, and operational documentation.
• Develop requirements, system and sub-system specifications through the use of MBSE tools & DOORS.
• Generate and present material to support internal and external customer briefings.
• Develop and modify test plans and procedures.
• Support system integration and test activities.
• Generate verification artifacts supporting system Design Verification Testing and system Acceptance Testing.

The requisition may be filled as a Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) with 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years’ experience with a Master’s Degree; 0 years experience with a PhD.
• Experience in MBSE, DOORS, Agile Development.
• Experience in one or more of the following system engineering knowledge areas: technical planning, requirements derivation, functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, cost and risk analysis, interface definition, system design, system integration, verification and validation, supportability, and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work within diverse teams.
• US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current DoD Secret clearance, recent investigation or CE.
• Demonstrated experience in electrical power distribution and design systems.
• Experience with nuclear power generation or software-enabled real-time control systems.
• Experience in MBSE, system architecture development, and system design.
• Proficiency with lab test equipment such as oscilloscopes, function generators, and multimeters.
• Experience with simulation tools (e.g., Simulink, Saber, SPICE).
• Experience with analog electronics, digital electronics, control circuit cards, and embedded software.
• Experience with the United States Navy or other military departments.
• Experience in testing and troubleshooting hardware and/or software.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule.

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday.

Security clearance:

• Secret (Required).

Work Location: In person.