Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Job ID: 106983 

The Electro Optical Infrared Systems (EOIS) line of business within DRS has locations in Dallas and Austin, TX, Melbourne, FL, and Cypress, CA.  EOIS develops, manufactures, and supports infrared and electro-optical solutions for soldiers, ground vehicles and airborne platforms.  We offer an exciting and challenging work environment, a competitive salary and benefits package, and a business culture that rewards performance. 

 Employing the world’s brightest. Supporting the world’s bravest.

Position Summary

DRS Network & Imaging Systems in Cypress, CA is part of the Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems Group of Leonardo DRS and has over 30 years of experience in designing and developing electro-optical/infrared systems for surveillance and targeting applications. We are seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join the company in the development of strategic space and weather systems.

Basic Qualifications and Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 10 years of experience; MS degree in engineering preferred
• Electro-Optical Systems Testing and Measurements with expertise in the following:
  • Noise equivalent spectral radiance (NESR)//noise equivalent power (NEP)/signal to noise ratio (SNR) analysis
  • Blackbody/responsivity analysis
  • IMU analysis
  • Reliability analysis/prediction
    • Mission reliability/confidence
  • Radiometric accuracy/calibration/uncertainty budget
  • Optical distortion/smear analysis
  • MTF/QE/optical performance analysis
  • Extraction of detector MTF from sensor-level MTF measurements
  • RER/ERS analysis
  • Requirements analysis
  • Orbital analysis
    • Sun-synchronous orbit evaluation
  • Laser performance/range analysis
  • Dynamic range/noise analysis
  • Navigation analysis
  • Dead pixel/blinker (RTS) analysis
  • Alpha/beta filter
  • Piezo motion analysis
  • Gravimeter evaluation/analysis
  • Target location error (TLE) analysis
• Experience with DOORS
  • Requirements linking and traceability
  • Requirements allocation/flow down
  • Derived requirements
• Proposal support
  • Conceptual development/CONOPS
  • Proposal narrative writing
• Ability to obtain and retain a security clearance is required

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Involved with the analysis, design, development and implementation of new and/or existing systems/sub-systems. Determine system specifications. Support acquisition of hardware and software (or subcontractor services as needed). 
• Responsible for driving technology and completion of activity on time and budget
• Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems or subsystems 
• Ability to complete a technical project independently
• Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable 
• Ability to lead major problem resolution efforts and support regaining or attaining customer partner status. 
• Be a key member of the new business capture team.
• Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments
• Document component and subsystem specifications and material requirements
• Analyze designs as necessary.  Responsible for higher-level product line architecture, and providing guidance and oversight to multiple development teams working on different products or technologies to ensure the technologies interoperate or connect to each other appropriately.
• Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings
• Actively support pursuit of new business by developing and presenting new concepts, technologies or applications as part of Business Development and Program Management team. 
• Develop trusted engineering contacts with the customer.  Become a part of the customer’s design team, looking out for their best interests
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services
• Support the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements
• Develop prototypes to retire key development risks
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with manufacturing, supply chain, program management and the customer as required
• Participate heavily in preparation of the more complex and significant proposals
• Provide technical expertise and assistance to other engineers and support personnel
• Interact with technical management, other professionals, technicians and support personnel to coordinate, recommend and confer regarding technical activities and