Chief Systems Engineer, Principal Systems Engineer
- Tullahoma, TN
- $140,000-190,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Own the technical baseline for requirements, architecture, design.
- Direct design concepts, studies, and evaluates changes decisions to meet technical objectives.
- Establish, track, monitor, and report System Engineering Leading Indicators.
- Execute sole technical decision authority on a program through the system lifecycle.
- Chair internal reviews leading up to major milestone reviews and act as the Engineering approval stakeholder for major milestones.
- Lead the application of advanced engineering principles, procedures, and techniques to perform systems engineering tasks related to the development of electronic and software-intensive systems and subsystems across programs.
- Serve as the primary technical consultant, guiding program teams on the most suitable technical approaches and solutions for complex challenges.
- Exercise independent judgment in evaluating advanced technical methods, techniques, and data to solve significant and unique issues across systems engineering disciplines.
- Direct the application of existing principles while contributing to the development of new policies and ideas. Leverage cross-disciplinary expertise to advance the organization's technical capabilities.
- Direct the development and application of innovative solutions and contribute to the advancement of company objectives and strategic goals.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, providing technical leadership and knowledge transfer to ensure individual growth and organizational development.
- Oversee architectural design, system performance evaluations, and risk mitigation strategies, identifying both technical risks and creative ways to mitigate them.
- Maintain a strong awareness of technological advancements in systems engineering and actively contribute to the improvement of processes, policies, and methods across the organization.
- Interface with customers, vendors, subcontractors, and interdisciplinary teams to drive project success, ensuring that systems meet all performance, cost, and schedule requirements.
- Lead system design studies, evaluate technical risks, and communicate findings and advancements through briefings, presentations, and technical papers.
- Actively lead proposal efforts, offering technical advice, developing system architectures, and preparing cost estimates.
- Develop proposals for new business, including technical planning and cost estimation, ensuring alignment with business and technical goals.
- Participate in broader organization projects, requiring effective persuasion of diverse stakeholders and the ability to articulate advanced technical information to non-technical audiences.
- Comply with Cubic’s Quality Management System.
- Comply with Cubic Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures.
- Comply with Cubic Human Resources Procedures.
- Comply with security in accordance with established policies and procedures of relevant organizations.
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, plus a minimum of 12 years of experience; or a Master’s degree with 8 years of experience; or a PhD with 5 years of experience in a related field.
- Strong technical leadership experience leading large complex programs.
- Demonstrated expertise in solving complex, ambiguous engineering problems and developing innovative solutions.
- Strong technical leadership experience on complex programs.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and work on significant issues impacting broader business goals.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Significant experience collaborating across departments and with external stakeholders, using persuasive communication and negotiation skills.
- Experience with Automated Fare Collection (AFC) and/or Transportation Systems (hardware and software) is highly preferred.
- Significant experience with architecture viewpoints, visually representing resource flows, system elements and attributes, and business logic.
- Significant experience with any combination of application software, database, embedded software, and device integration.
- Experience with hardware/software integration, system verification, and compliance with industry standards (e.g., ISO, IEEE).
- Strong experience with systems modeling tools such as UML, SysML and familiarity with NIST compliance, and ISO standards.
- Experience in test automation (e.g., JUnit/TestNG, Selenium, TestComplete, Jenkins, TestRail) and programming languages such as C, C++, Java or Python is preferred.
- Proficiency in tools such as DOORS, JIRA, or other systems engineering and project management platforms.
- Record of delivering working solutions, with specific examples provided.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed to meet customer and project requirements.