Lead Principal Systems Engineer

Special Requirements: Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen. Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas The Tactical Aerospace Department is a premier supplier for aerospace quality technology on new and legacy DoD systems. This includes avionics, mission LRU's, flight worthy payloads, ground aerospace systems, and cutting edge third generation AI/ML for DoD platforms. Objectives of this Role: • Responsible to develop System level and LRU Architectures. • Lead the development of CONOPS, develop requirements, allocate requirements to engineering teams, and test LRU/Systems. • Guide multi-disciplinary engineering teams to develop hardware, firmware, and software for complex flight worthy avionics/mission LRU's/payload hardware. • Interact directly with clients to establish system requirements and architectures to meet client expectations. • Provide technical project leadership throughout each program. • Utilize Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes to support system designs/architectures. • Support department management in specific marketing activities, proposal development of embedded avionics programs, and in the development of product/technical roadmaps. Daily and Monthly Responsibilities: • Perform as a System Engineer over embedded avionics/aerospace programs. • Lead a multi-disciplinary team to develop, integrate, and test embedded complex flight worthy systems. This includes electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, and AI/ML. • Meet with internal and external customers to establish system technical requirements and facilitate development of specification documents and system architectures. • Lead trade analyses within and across the relevant domains. • Work with stakeholders to allocate functions to components/systems and develop those allocations into requirements for the engineers, designers, and managers to design, develop, integrate and test. Requirements: • Requires a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics or equivalent degree field. • 8+ years: Experience developing, deriving, and allocating tiered Systems Engineering requirements in Avionics applications/LRU's. • Broad, basic understanding of engineering activities/disciplines in avionics development (e.g. Systems, Hardware Development, Firmware, software, Integration, Testing, Bid and Proposal efforts, CONOPS, Qualification, Certification, System Safety, FMEA, Lab activities, etc). • Experience developing Architectures and basic/Intermediate experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE). • A valid/clear driver's license is required. Job Type: Full-time Pay: $110,000.00 - $165,000.00 per year Benefits: • Dental insurance • Health insurance • Paid time off • Vision insurance Work Location: In person