Principal Systems Engineer - SIL

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4

ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries. SNC has led thoughtful and disruptive change in the aerospace and defense industry for the past 60 years and now, we’re applying this tenacity and expertise to the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) mission.

Learn more about NC3 and SAOC here. Are you a bold thinker? We dream big at SNC—advocating the exploration of space, keeping service members safe, and creating the systems that keep our world connected and thriving.

As a Systems Engineer, you will apply broad expertise across requirements development, system architecture, integration, and Verification & Validation (V&V). You will support the design, execution, and analysis of testing within our Systems Integration Lab (SIL), ensuring that hardware, software, and interface components integrate seamlessly and meet performance expectations. Your role includes developing and managing test requirements, evaluating component pedigree and configuration effectivities, and ensuring system baselines remain coherent and traceable throughout the lifecycle.

You will engage in technical planning, risk management, and integration activities, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure system readiness and mission success. Strong leadership, communication, and coordination skills are essential, enabling you to drive innovation, mentor fellow engineers, and uphold the highest standards of engineering excellence.

• Lead multidisciplinary systems engineering activities across IPTs and organizational boundaries
• Plan and coordinate systems design and requirement development from early PDR through CDR and subsequent test and verification activities
• Works effectively with incomplete or evolving requirements establishing structure and technical direction
• Own cross-IPT requirements integration ensuring they are complete, consistent, traceable, verifiable, and allocated to the appropriate systems/subsystems
• Drive systems engineering planning and execution across internal engineering teams, external orgs, and subcontractors
• Experience developing and maintaining systems architectures and technical baselines
• Experience developing SOWs and technical requirements for subcontractors
• Experience with creation of CDRLs and the development of technical data deliverables
• Capable of translating program level objectives into executable technical plans and engineering activities
• Facilitates technical reviews, working groups, and other formal engineering reviews
• Ability to transform system designs and requirements into an operational lab environment
• Demonstrated ability to operate as the technical integration lead with hands on experience integration complex hardware, software, network, communications, and test systems within a systems integration lab environment
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving system-level integration issues

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field;
  Master's degree preferred.
• 14+ years of experience in systems…