Senior Principal Systems Engineer Requirements Lead; ONSITE

Security Clearance Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required. A DoD Secret Clearance is required. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance starting day 1.

Senior Principal Systems Engineer Requirements Lead for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) and related programs. The role leads the system requirements lifecycle, guides cross‑functional teams, and ensures traceable, coherent requirements for a GPS‑based precision approach and landing system operating in demanding operational environments.

• Support the JPALS and JPALS‑adjacent programs
• Own the system requirements lifecycle through system‑level and subsystem‑level requirements development based on customer specifications and operational concepts, requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability
• Analyze stakeholder needs and translate them into technical, testable, and feasible requirements
• Apply systems thinking to ensure requirements completeness, consistency, and proper allocation across hardware, software and interfaces
• Lead system requirements engineering team and provide guidance through key systems engineering milestones such as SRR, PDR, CDR, and other major reviews
• Develop and maintain requirements in IBM Rational DOORS, including traceability and change impact assessment
• Create and use scripts to automate documentation import/export to/from DOORS across multiple formats
• Define and document system and subsystem interfaces, contributing to ICDs and architecture artifacts
• Lead technical discussions, design reviews, and requirement change assessments
• Support verification planning by defining verification methods and collaborating with test teams

• Strong foundation in the fundamentals of systems engineering
• Extensive experience in systems engineering for complex, multi‑disciplinary systems (hardware, software, avionics, mission systems, etc.)
• Strong proficiency with requirements development, decomposition, allocation, and traceability across the system lifecycle
• Familiarity with generating and maintaining technical documentation such as specifications, ICDs, Test Requirements Documents (TRDs), and Verification Cross‑Reference Matrices
• Proficiency with IBM Rational DOORS and requirements management best practices
• Proficient with Digital Engineering tools (DOORS, Cameo, Microsoft Office Suite, Jira, Confluence)
• Experience with risk management, trade studies, and decision analysis
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience

• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and lifecycle (concept → design → integration → verification → validation)
• Ability to understand how system components interact
• Familiarity with Engineering Lifecycle Optimization (ELO) – Publishing
• Prior work on GPS/PNT, avionics, or control systems
• Experience with Model‑Based System Engineering (MBSE) practices and tools and methodologies (e.g., Cameo/Magic Draw, Rhapsody, SysML)
• Strong leader with focus and determination to ensure program success and product quality
• Strong technical writing and communication skills and ability to present complex concepts clearly
• Strong attention to detail, logical rigor, and ability to identify inconsistencies or gaps in requirements

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal,  protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives,…