DoD SkillBridge - Principal Systems Engineer (Active Duty Military Only)

Through DoD SkillBridge and Hiring Our Heroes, Sierra Nevada Corporation provides internships to service members transitioning to the civilian workforce. These internships include up to six months of on-the-job training for eligible service members. During this time, participants gain valuable work experience in the civilian sector and build professional networks as they prepare for their transition to full-time civilian work.

At SNC’s SIGINT & Electronic Warfare (SEW) team we bring together technology and innovation to develop, produce and manufacture a range of products from ELINT and ESM systems to electronic warfare and translation systems. Our solutions are affordable and high impact for our customers’ challenging requirements. We take great pride in the quality of work we do, supporting our mission to help keep our country, our allies, and our deployed personnel safe.

As a Systems Engineer, you will be using your skills and expertise to research, architect, model, simulate, test, certify and improve cutting edge ELINT/ESM signal processing products. You'll be developing complex system architectures within contextual modeling platforms, ushering them from operational concept through preliminary and detailed design, simulation, and test using progressive tools. As a cross-functional engineer, you are in charge of system-level ownership of new products and processes through the product lifecycle.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Responsibilities:

• Develop systems meeting cost, schedule, quality, customer requirements and industry standards
• Define system requirements and architectures based on customer needs
• Disseminate system requirements to lower level assemblies and modules for design and implementation by the engineering team
• Work with and lead a team of engineers
• Contribute to and preside over design reviews
• Draft and execute integration and test plans and procedures
• Understand, plan, and execute technical activities in accordance with SNC policies, procedures and customer requirements
• Develop proposal responses, estimate work effort and document basis of these estimates
• Interface with customers
• Travel to customers, co-contractors and various SNC locations to collaborate, attend Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), and support installation and testing of our Systems.

Must-haves:

• Currently serving as active duty military and be eligible to participate in the DoD SkillBridge program
• Bachelor's of Science degree in System Engineering or related discipline and typically 14 or more years of relevant experience
• Experience with development of RF receiver and analysis systems used for and ESM applications
• 14+ years’ work experience in a systems engineering / engineering capacity
• An active Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required, with the ability to get TS/SCI
• Ability to define System Architectures, Requirements, Test Specs and Test plans based on customer requirements and interchanges for RF, Digital, and Receiving Systems to include defining use cases, control, and status and data products
• Ability to think through and document Architectures, Requirements, Use Cases, CONOPs, System Control and Status, Test Plans, Test Specs and Test Procedures
• Experience breaking down the requirements driven work into understandable tasking for the engineering team to execute.
• Experience leading a team, providing technical oversight from system concept through I&T and transition to production
• Prior experience estimating work and schedules in support of proposal activities, and documenting in Basis of Estimates and Technical Write-ups

Preferred:

• Active TS/SCI
• ELINT and ESM applications
• Knowledge or Digital Signal Processing
• Experience using MatLab and Excel to analyze system parameters and predict performance
• System engineer over development writing and supporting business development and proposals
• Demonstrated capability in requirements management and system modelling tools, such as DOORS, Rhapsody, NoMagic, MATLAB
• Advanced experience with establishing and tracking key Technical Performance Measurements (TPM)

At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America’s fastest-growing companies.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.