Systems Engineer Senior Principal

SAIC - Cleveland, OH

Full-time - Senior

Onsite - Cleveland, OH

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Principal Systems Engineer will lead the technical team for the STAR Power System Project at NASA Glenn Research Center, focusing on advancing Stirling-based dynamic power conversion technology. This role involves overseeing the full system design life cycle, ensuring rigorous execution of technical studies, and supporting project management activities. The engineer will be responsible for stakeholder engagement, requirements development, and leading integration and testing efforts, all while making program risk assessments and providing recommendations to senior management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and guide the STAR Power System technical team through the system design life cycle (SDLC).
• Execute and facilitate technical trade studies, analyses, and assessments.
• Provide Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) support to the Project Manager for project planning and execution.
• Identify and document stakeholders and their expectations.
• Develop and document interface control documents and specifications.
• Perform requirements assessments and develop system requirements.
• Develop a Systems-level Concept of Operations.
• Lead Assembly, Integration, and Test efforts.
• Oversee Requirements Verification and Validation.
• Support Engineering Review Boards (ERBs) as needed.
• Conduct program risk assessments and provide actionable recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 14+ years of experience, Master's degree with 12+ years, or PhD/JD with 9+ years of experience in a relevant field.
• Experience leading a small and agile integrated product team (IPT).

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with space flight system/vehicle development lifecycle.
• Familiarity with NASA technology readiness levels (TRLs).
• Knowledge of NPR 7120.5, NPR 7123.1, and related Glenn Research Center development policies and procedures.