Vertex Inc

Principal Systems Engineer, Weapon System Integration - Product Owner

Vertex Inc$110K — $140K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • U.S. Citizen able to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.
  • 12+ years of engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware engineering.
  • Proven leadership in guiding multi-discipline engineering teams.
  • Experience in all systems engineering tasks across multiple products.
  • Proficient in planning and executing integration and validation tasks.
  • Capability to lead development and technical baselines for programs.
  • Strong communicator, adept at engaging stakeholders and conducting design reviews.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical and programmatic efforts across the development life cycle.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional Integrated Product Teams (IPT) to enhance product quality.
  • Drive the engineering scope, ensuring the team meets technical requirements.
  • Guide the development of verification test plans and execution of integration tasks.
  • Conduct functional analysis, design reviews, and system implementation activities.
  • Mentor engineers and provide technical direction throughout project phases.
  • Support risk management through Trade Studies and conducting opportunity assessments.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Opportunities for mentoring and professional growth.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology for defense and avionics.
  • Chance to contribute to national security initiatives and support U.S. allies.
  • Involvement in complex projects that provide intellectual challenge.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

The ideal candidate embraces modern development processes and techniques that improve product quality & team productivity and has experience developing and integrating advanced systems including situational awareness displays, mission computers, avionics, sensors, mission equipment, and radar systems. We are looking for engineers that enjoy a challenge and have a passion to support our DoD customers and international allies.

The Principal Systems Engineer provides technical and programmatic leadership throughout the development life cycle, from concept development, requirements definition, functional analysis, design review support, system implementation, integration, verification, and validation. The Principal Systems Engineer will work within a cross-functional Integrated Product Team (IPT), where strong communication and team building skills are critical to success.

Qualifications

Required Skills:
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance
  • At least twelve (12) of related engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware engineering.
  • Experience providing leadership, technical direction, and guidance to large multi-discipline teams.
  • Experience leading all systems engineering tasks and cross-product activities across the program.
  • Experience planning, executing and leading integration, verification and validation tasks and cross-product activities across the program.
  • Ability to take ownership of the engineering scope within the program and drive the necessary tasks to ultimately ensure the cross-function team meets the technical
    requirements.
  • Experience developing technical baselines (requirements/architecture); leading development teams; and developing and reviewing Engineering Change Requests.
  • Experience leading Trade Studies, performing Risk and Opportunity analyses, and tracking and mitigating risks.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to effectively communicate to internal and external stakeholders including leading both internal and customer design reviews.
  • Experience developing system verification test plans, procedures and reports.
  • In-depth understanding of the System Engineering Lifecycle and processes.
  • Experience mentoring engineers of all grade levels.

Desired Skills:
  • Experience with Agile software development including previous roles as a Product Owner and/or Scrum Master.
  • Familiarity with UI/UX principles and user-centered design
  • Experience with failure investigation processes and driving findings to closure
  • Familiarity with tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, or other product management tools
  • Experience supporting integration of weapon systems on airborne and ground platforms.
  • Experience with the design, development, and integration of UAI Mission Stores, Type I and Type II Carriage Systems.
  • Knowledge and experience working with UAI interface standards such as: MIL-STD-1553 EBR, MIL-STD-1760, and JMMI.
  • Direct experience working with government customers including the US Army, US Navy, USMC and/or USAF.
  • Experience working the front end of the business, creating/reviewing RFPs, SOWs, BOEs, technical volumes, proposals, cost, and schedule estimates.
  • Project management experience including cost, schedule, supplier management, risk, and opportunity assessment.

Education Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related STEM discipline.

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About Vertex Inc

Vertex Inc is a leading provider of tax technology and services, enabling companies of all sizes to realize the full strategic potential of the tax function by automating and integrating tax processes, while leveraging advanced and predictive analytics of tax data. Vertex provides cloud-based and on-premise solutions that can be tailored to specific industries for every major line of tax, including income, sales and consumer use, value added and payroll. Vertex also offers solutions for tax data management, compliance and reporting, tax research, and planning and analysis. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Learn more about Vertex Inc
Size
1,200 employees
Market Cap
$2.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$78.9 million
Founded
1978
Revenue
$374.6 million
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