Principal​/Sr Principal Aeronautical Engineer

Principal Aeronautical Engineer / Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer

Location:

San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance:
Top Secret clearance required. Must have active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance (background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation). Must obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

Travel:
Yes, up to 25% of the time may be required. No remote, hybrid, or telework available.

• Apply engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, test, and evaluate systems.
• Perform trade studies, engineering and technical analyses, reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation.
• Actively participate in Agile development activities, including release planning, sprint planning, scrum, and retrospectives.
• Work in an integrated team environment with systems, software (SW), and specialty engineers to develop solutions.
• Prepare technical presentations for management and stakeholders and communicate clearly and effectively the technical approaches and findings.
• Review test plans and procedures for requirements verification and support system integration and test of complex systems. This includes evaluating integration and test anomalies and assisting disposition and correction of issues.
• Address interface and functionality problems between SW components and/or hardware (HW).
• Work with SW and infrastructure teams to correct or improve capabilities.
• Develop requirements for the subsystem and SRS/HRS specifications through use of MBSE tools & DOORS.
• Develop architecture and designs of complex HW and SW systems, including requirements traceability and implementation assessment.
• Contribute to an implementation that includes the ability to analyze high‑level needs and define a structured and logical approach to refine the capability into an integrated set of requirements that lead to a fielded product.
• Support the development and review of interface documents (ICDs), requirements, Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM), architectural documentation, system engineering estimates, and author and perform formal and informal engineering reviews.
• Work full‑time on‑site at the facility; no remote, hybrid, or telework available.
• Travel up to 25% of the time may be required.

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master’s degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience.

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master’s degree AND 6 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience.

• Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance (background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolling in Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable period of time as determined by business needs.
• Experience in DOORS.
• Experience working with systems and specialty engineers to develop solutions that include a background in all systems development life cycle aspects.
• 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…