Vertex Inc

Principal Systems Engineer, Weapon System Integration

Vertex Inc$120K — $150K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware engineering.
  • Experience with design, integration, and certification of embedded hardware and software subsystems.
  • Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
  • Knowledge of digital data standards like MIL-STD-1553, RF communication, and ENET protocols.
  • Proven leadership capabilities within multi-discipline teams and programs.
  • Experience in developing technical baselines and reviewing Engineering Change Requests.
  • Ability to conduct Trade Studies and mitigate risks effectively.
  • Strong communication skills for internal and external stakeholder interaction.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical and programmatic leadership throughout the development life cycle.
  • Support concept development, requirements definition, and functional analysis.
  • Engage in design review support and system implementation activities.
  • Lead integration, verification, and validation efforts for complex systems.
  • Collaborate within cross-functional Integrated Product Teams to enhance communication and productivity.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth through diverse programs and roles.
  • Work on next-generation avionics and weapon system integration projects.
  • Collaborative and supportive team environment.
  • Engagement with military and defense customers and projects.
Full Job Description
Overview

V2X is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team in Indianapolis, IN, supporting programs in next-generation avionics and weapon system integration. Our Indianapolis facility supports a variety of product lines serving multiple DoD customers providing the opportunity to work on a diverse set of programs and roles supporting the continued advancement of your career.

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 will work within a cross-functional Integrated Product Team (IPT), where strong communication and team building skills are critical to success.

Qualifications

Required Skills:
  • At least twelve (12) years of related engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware engineering.
  • Experience with design, integration, and certification of embedded hardware and software subsystems, transitioning products.
  • Experience with Agile software development methodologies
  • Knowledge and experience working with digital data standards such as: MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, Radio Frequency (RF) communication, and ENET protocols.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • In-depth understanding of the System Engineering Lifecycle and processes.
  • Experience mentoring engineers of all grade levels.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.

Desired Skills:
  • Experience with weapon systems, military avionic systems, and aircraft integration programs
  • Experience with circuit card, controls systems, and/or component design for weapon systems.
  • Comprehensive understanding the Universal Armament Interface (UAI) interface
  • Experience with Mission Store and/or Carriage System (Type I and Type II) development including design criteria standards (ex. MIL-STD-8591, MIL-STD-2088B)
  • Experience with the design and development of weapon safety critical functions
  • 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 / Certifications:
  • 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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