Cubic Corporation

Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Cubic Corporation$193K — $220K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 12 years of experience with a bachelor's or 10 years with a master's in systems engineering.
  • Active Department of Defense (DOD) Security Clearance.
  • Proficient in systems engineering tools like DOORS, EPDM, and AllChange.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical direction and strategy for engineering programs.
  • Identify and resolve complex technical issues.
  • Evaluate architectural designs and assess system performance.
  • Communicate technical advancements through reports and briefings.
  • Analyze system design problems and propose solutions.
  • Direct research and development for advanced algorithms and systems methods.
  • Lead proposal development efforts and ensure technical accuracy.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Flexible work arrangements available.
  • Ongoing professional development opportunities.
  • Supportive and collaborative work environment.
Full Job Description
Business Unit:

Cubic Defense

Job Details:

Job Description

Job Summary:

Works independently as a technical project leader, applies engineering principles, procedures and techniques to perform systems engineering assignments related to the development of electronic and software intensive systems and subsystems. Works closely with other engineering disciplines to ensure interdisciplinary communication and coordination. Provides technical guidance, leadership and supervision. Coordinates activities for proposals/new business. This position typically works under limited supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Provides technical direction to systems engineering programs, team members and managers. Outlines and communicates the most appropriate technical approach for business development activities. Determines the technical direction and strategy for solving complex, significant or major issues.
  • Identifies, investigates and resolves technical issues.
  • Plans and evaluates architectural design, reviews system performance, and identifies technical risks and associated ways to mitigate those risks.
  • Communicates technical advancements through briefings and technical papers to co-workers, management staff, customers, and technical community, as appropriate.
  • Maintains state-of-the-art awareness in areas of technical expertise such as changes, advancements and improvements. Applies expertise to all areas of systems engineering.
  • Analyzes system design problems and performs design studies.
  • Our Secures Comms group deals primarily with data links. Expertise with RF and specifically RF used for line of site and beyond line of site communications is essential. Skills should include doing a cascade analysis on an RF system or doing link margin calculations to estimate range for a line of site RF link.
  • Develops algorithms and plans, conducts and directs research and development.
  • Develops and applies advanced systems methods, theories and research techniques.
  • Directs, coordinates and contributes to compilation and writing of proposal documents.
  • Prepares design proposals to reflect cost, time and alternative solutions.
  • Provides functional or resource planning guidance to program, engineering and management staff.
  • Interfaces with team members, management staff, customers, subcontractors and vendors.
  • Solves complex and difficult engineering problems.
  • Identifies systems engineering process improvements and enforces the execution of them across the organization.
  • Maintains knowledge of and follows applicable policies and procedures governing work assignments.
  • Serves as team lead and assumes additional technical and leadership responsibilities as needed to solve engineering problems or develop improved engineering processes.
  • Four-year college degree in electrical engineering or related technical discipline, plus a minimum of twelve years of related experience, or a master's degree with ten years of experience. Effective written and oral communication skills. Ability to use personal computer software such as spreadsheets and word processing programs. Ability to use DOORS, EPDM and AllChange. Ability to effectively interface with customers, subcontractors and vendors, and deal with employees and managers at all levels both within and outside of the engineering organization. In depth knowledge of customer needs and competing products. Mental ability to perform engineering problem solving and analytical tasks. Must be able to work under project deadline pressures, and associated cost and schedule constraints.


Minimum Job Requirements:
  • Four-year college degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline, plus a minimum of twelve years of related experience, or a master's degree with ten years of experience.
  • Active DOD Security Clearance
  • Effective written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to use personal computer software such as spreadsheets and word processing programs.
  • Ability to use DOORS, EPDM and AllChange.
  • Ability to effectively interface with customers, subcontractors and vendors, and deal with employees and managers at all levels both within and outside of the engineering organization.
  • In depth knowledge of customer needs and competing products.
  • Mental ability to perform engineering problem solving and analytical tasks.
  • Must be able to work under project deadline pressures, and associated cost and schedule constraints.


Cubic Pay Range:
$193,000.00 - $220,000.00 + benefits.

The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Worker Type:

Employee

About Cubic Corporation

Cubic Corporation is an American public corporation providing diversified systems and services to the transportation and defense markets worldwide. Cubic Corporation is the parent company of two major business units, Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Global Defense (CGD). CTS primarily focuses on providing automated fare collection systems for public transit agencies, while CGD specializes in providing realistic combat training systems, mission support services and defense electronics. The company's mission is to make a positive difference in the world by providing innovative solutions that improve people's lives and enable mission success for its customers.
Learn more about Cubic Corporation
Size
5,843 employees
Market Cap
$2.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.3 million
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
+0.6%
Revenue
$1.4 billion
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