Job Information
BAE Systems Engineer Principal Ground Systems in Broomfield, Colorado
Job Description
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Ground Systems Engineer in support of requirements, design, analysis, test and operation of ground systems for commercial, DoD and NASA customers.
The Engineering, Science and Analysis (ESA) Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the technical talent and organizational leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers missions. Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution.
What You ll Do:
Lead design, development, integration and testing of ground systems.
Apply extensive technical expertise, and knowledge of ground systems.
Expertise in core systems engineering skills, contribute to effective producibility of designs, and to cost, budget, and schedule constraints over program lifecycle.
Guide the successful completion of ground programs and function in a project leadership role meeting cost, schedule, and performance goals.
Work is performed without appreciable direction. Exercise considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment. Completed work is reviewed from a relatively long-term perspective, for desired results.
Develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
Interface effectively with people at all levels and from diverse areas, seek out responsibilities and opportunities to contribute, regularly meet with customers, provide leadership to groups and teams and guidance to less experienced employees.
Support the development of ground segment system engineering architecture/design.
Perform requirements decomposition, use case development, and trace artifacts to architecture constructs.
Support requirements decomposition activities which includes the establishment of verification attributes (Verification Test method, level, approach, success criteria, and Test Requirements).
Oversee and guide the management of ground segment requirements allocation, verification, and validation.
Support Interface definition development and documentation in the form of ICD.
Analyze and implement key program interface documents by tracing to ground requirements and design.
Lead trade studies, performance analyses, risk and opportunity assessments.
Prepare and give presentations to peers/management/customers.
Support program gates as defined by customer, such as the System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR).
Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
Perform other duties as necessary.
On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.
Working Conditions:
Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
May access other facilities in various weather conditions.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 12 or more years related experience.
Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master s Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
A current, active TS/SCI security clearance is required.
In depth knowledge of related disciplines in software engineering, hardware engineering, integration, test engineering, quality engineering, configuration/data management.
Expert knowledge of systems engineering roles and functions, including operations concept development, requirements management, functional analysis, interface definition and control, synthesis, and/or verification and validation.
Experience in developing System Engineering Management Plans (SEMP), specifications, ICDs, architecture, use cases, and other ground CDRLs and artifacts.
Knowledge of and support of various test milestones such as Test Readiness Review (TRR), Factory or Site Acceptance Test (FAT/SAT); Security milestones like Interim Authority to Test (IATT), Authority to Operate (ATO); Ground sell off milestones like Ground Completion Review (GCR).
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Any experience with any ground or mission integration including operations readiness activities, rehearsals and launch support activities preferred.
Any experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Information Assurance (IA) in developing ground systems preferred.
Knowledge of ground hardware such as FEPs and Cryptos along with various platforms or infrastructure to host ground systems preferred.
Experience with Agile software development methodologies and principles preferred.
Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CICD) principles and security requirements. Experience with DevSecOps during program execution preferred.
Experience in cloud development environment preferred.
Experience with requirements management tool like DOORS preferred.
Experience with Model Base Systems Engineering (MBSE) and UML diagrams (Class Diagrams, Sequence of Events Diagrams, and Activity Diagrams) preferred.
Experience with Atlassian Tools such as Confluence and Jira preferred.
Any experience in mission management, command & control, mission data processing, ground terminal and infrastructure domains preferred.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $154000 - $194500
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
Engineer Principal Ground Systems
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