Principal Systems Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-06-16

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-VA-STERLING-291 ~ 22640 Davis Dr ~ DAVIS

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Principal Systems Engineer - (Onsite)

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Role Description:   

The Mission Simulation group within the Strategic Defense Solutions organization is hiring a Principal Systems Engineer to join our Mission Systems organization in support of our simulation and training solutions programs. The Mission Systems organization is an exciting and challenging environment where you will have the opportunity to collaborate across disciplines to shape innovative solutions for our US customers.

This position requires: US Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Security Clearance Day 1.  

Onsite: This is an onsite role supporting our Sterling, VA location.

Sign-on Bonus Eligible

What YOU will do:  

Review and analyze the system level requirements to perform the following tasks:    

• Develop verifiable system level requirement; decompose customer requirements into lower-level system requirements and allocate to the right discipline (HW/SW)

• Develop/execute test plans, verification and or acceptance test procedures, development of scripts as well as utilization/configuration of test equipment and tools to verify system requirements and prove compliance

• Collaborate with the program team and the customer to produce baseline requirements and our established verification methods to achieve customer acceptance and to also keep track of requirements volatility

• Manage updates and timely release of CDRLs/SDRLs, contributing to improvement in documentation cycle time and customer satisfaction

• Contribute to technical interchange meetings and design reviews (TRR, PDR, CDR). Define, maintain, and report appropriate requirements metrics to the IPT to address program health concerns 

• Provide verbal and written status on assigned Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) tasks

Qualifications You Must Have: 

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience

• Active and transferable U.S. Government DoD issued Secret Security Clearance is required prior to start date.

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

• Working knowledge of SE fundamentals with ability to work with all engineering disciplines and program management

• Experience system functionality, creating block diagrams, and analyzing system performance via analysis of customer requirements specification

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