Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Job Description
What's it like realizing your potential at an innovative company that takes on some of the world's most important challenges? Rewarding. As part of our engineering team, you'll join a diverse group of driven professionals who design the products and systems that support enhanced military capabilities. We are hiring a Senior Principal Systems Engineer at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Southwestern Virginia.
An ideal candidate will have experience working on a wide variety of projects within the Department of Defense and experience influencing technical and non-technical colleagues to successfully progress projects from inception to commissioning.
As a Senior Principal Systems Engineer, you will work with engineers in chemical, mechanical, electrical and civil / structural as well as colleagues in program management and contracts to successfully deliver projects.
At BAE Systems, we value our workforce. We offer competitive salary and benefit packages, and we work a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off. This position is currently working 2-3 days / week on-site and up to 2 days / week remotely.
The Senior Principal Systems Engineer is a key member of our Systems Engineering Team serving as the primary Systems Engineer on multiple complex programs and supporting the end-to-end programmatic and technical lifecycle.
As a Senior Principal Systems Engineer, you will:

• Interface with the customer and participate in phased gate reviews.
• Write Statements of Work (SOWs), review proposals, and interface with subcontractors.
• Lead or support requirements development and management.
• Develop and manage subsystem and component performance specifications by analyzing and deriving necessary requirements.
• Develop and maintain requirements verification and compliance, and supporting artifacts.
• Support requirements decomposition analysis to help drive concept architectures and system characteristics.
• Lead and facilitate architecture development of assigned system, subsystems, and components.
• Write Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMPs), track technical risk, develop metrics against Key Performance Parameters (KPPs).
• Develop use cases and high level Systems Engineering models.
• Coordinate and facilitate formal decisions and trade studies to drive design and document results.
• Support the execution and monitoring of cost, schedule, and risk.
• Coordinate Systems Engineering activities to influence the design.
• Know when to tailor Systems Engineering processes or develop new processes.

The Senior Principal Systems Engineer must have the ability to collaborate well across diverse multi-discipline teams. Working daily with PM, all engineering disciplines, maintenance, logistics, and operators. Must be equally comfortable in the field or in a conference room.
BAE Systems helps protect those who protect us. Our engineering department supports the Holston Army Ammunition Plan in Kingsport, TN and the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Radford, VA by providing designs for new manufacturing facilities which produce safer explosives and propellants for our government and commercial customers. Holston and Radford AAPs have provided high quality explosives for our armed forces since WWII and will continues to push the frontier of energetic material synthesis and manufacturing. Learn more about this area of our business at
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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical field and 8+ years work experience.
• We may consider candidates with less experience for a more junior role.
• Experience in leading Systems Engineering activities.
• Experience in every phase of program lifecycle.
• Experience in use case development.
• Experience in technical risk management.
• Experience in requirements analysis and development.
• Experience in requirements management, traceability, and verification.
• Experience in requirements and configuration management tool use.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience working with Department of Defense customer.
• Experience in Systems Engineering early phase concept development and high level modeling.
• Experience in testing, commissioning and validation activities.
• Experience in developing maintainability, safety, and human factors requirements.
• Experience in Systems Engineering metrics development and tracking.
• Experience in complex real time systems or System of Systems.
• Experience in manufacturing, chemical processing, or industrial construction.
• Experience in requirement management software such as Cradle or DOORS.
• Master's degree in Systems Engineering.
• INCOSE certification a plus, such as CSEP or ASEP.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $ $195700
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.
About BAE Systems Platforms & Services
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and naval ship to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.