Principal Systems Engineer Job Description
Principal systems engineer
provides leadership in, and execution of, security test and evaluation methods, practices, and techniques associated with the assessment of Navy information systems.
Principal Systems Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Analyze marketing requirements, regulations and system architectures to translate them into system requirements using model based techniques
Work with other teams/business partners to gather requirements, develop solutions and deliver on initiatives/projects related to data networking
Full ownership-level involvement relating to all current and future server, virtualization, and storage technology implementations
Reviewing and influencing new and evolving design, architecture, standards, and methods for office and datacenter technologies at scale
Communicate design requirements and provide technical guidance to suppliers as needed
Ensures traceability between requirements and tests
Architect middle mile and transport networks, with an eye on future proofing
Develop methods to automate network planning, optimization and monitoring across a range of venue cut down scenarios, formats, and emergent artist/guest experiences
Candidate will be a senior member the Enterprise Data Networking team
Responsible for the design, engineering, support and troubleshooting of a large, complex, worldwide enterprise network
Principal Systems Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Principal Systems Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: EVMS, AWS, CE, MCSE, VCP6, II, IAT, ITIL, DCV, MS
Education for Principal Systems Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the principal systems engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Science, Technology, Mathematics, Math, Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Technical, Computer Science
Skills for Principal Systems Engineer
Desired skills for principal systems engineer include:
Methods
Software
Storage
Follows applicable policies and procedures governing work assignments
Techniques
Environmental test methods and practices
Requirements
Equipment
Networks
Associated hardware
Desired experience for principal systems engineer includes:
BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering and minimum 8-10 years’ experience in hardware or embedded system design, implementation, and debugging with processor, memory, and I/O subsystems
Experience writing Python scripts or applications and deploying them in production environments
Jenkins, Go, Docker or other CI system
Deep understanding of the Linux OS, developing daemons, shell scripts, cron jobs
Triage and resolve issues by working collaboratively with team members, business partners and service providers
Tier 4 network escalation support
Principal Systems Engineer Examples
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Principal Systems Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a principal systems engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for principal systems engineer
- Contribute to system development tasks that include defining needs, requirements, and use-cases, and defining and tracing system and subsystem architecture, requirements, and testing
- Requirements flow down, tracking, verification, and the writing complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports from advanced studies, special engineering investigations, and similar activities
- Tasks may also include harness interface design, writing electrical interface design requirements, electrical interface requirement validation, and Command and Telemetry database development
- Interface with algorithm developers, software developers, and hardware developers, working as a team, in supporting both engineering development and production development of radar sensors
- Develop solutions to engineering problems through the application of professionally accepted engineering techniques, practices and procedures
- Develop system goals and requirements for complex systems
- Knowledge of networks, virtual machine backups, system patch management, and McAfee HBSS
- Lead a cross-functional project team consisting of electrical, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality engineers to achieve project deliverables
- Create and maintain programmatic and technical requirements, specifications, and related technical documentation
- Defines non-functional requirements based on business vision, best practices, and enterprise architecture direction
Qualifications for principal systems engineer
- CCNP certification or equivalent experience
- A BS in Electrical, Mechanical, or Biomedical engineering, with an advanced technical degree desired
- A demonstrated track record in electromechanical system development, preferably medical devices or other highly regulated products such as military hardware
- Assist scoping and costing speciality efforts
- Requires Bachelor's degree and seven to nine years of related experience
- MCSE - Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert - Server Infrastructure certification
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a principal systems engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for principal systems engineer
- Identify, implement & maintain inventory, and manage upgrades and software/firmware updates of global network platforms
- The role may include interfacing with external customer technical representatives, internal engineering associates and program management and may also involve technical responsibility for subcontracted flight components
- Candidate may be called on to assist in new business activities such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies and may include authoring sections for both
- Fosters a culture of risk analysis, problem identification, and problem resolution to ensure early identification of technical and project risks/issues
- While communicating with the OEM (APMs, platform specific databases)
- Resolve technical issues identified by end users of active simulation tools
- Support periodic customer briefings
- Provide subject matter expertise and mentoring
- Providing consulting and advisory support and guidance for the definition and resolution of complex technical issues
- Write and strategically develop function and design specifications using appropriate tools to achieve product definition and design goals
Qualifications for principal systems engineer
- Knowledge of best practices for virtualized Microsoft Windows Servers
- Bachelor’s degree in field of system engineering, computer science, information assurance, or related field with 7-9 years related experience
- Relevant Windows experience and virtual computing experience (related certifications preferred)
- Strong security engineering background with experience in Windows 7/8/10, Windows Server 2008/2012, Active Directory, SQL, networking, VMware VSphere, and auditing
- Experience with RMF process, IA tools, STIGS, and SCTM control mapping
- Security + CE, and DoD 8570 certification, IASAE level II
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Our company is hiring for a principal systems engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for principal systems engineer
- Lead customer requirements analysis, develops system requirements and defines allocations to lower levels (subsystem, elements and components)
- Analyzes and documents multi-disciplinary requirements including, but not limited to, mechanical, electro-mechanical, software, safety and reliability
- Maintains requirements artifacts in requirements database, IBM Rational DOORS
- Manages requirements baselines, performs change impact analysis, tracks customer and internal requirements changes, and implements changes in the database and appropriate specifications
- Work with internal platform, software, hardware, mechanical, acoustics, and validation teams to design, develop, integrate and deliver the robust and best in class audio products per system functionality, specifications and standard qualifications
- Plan, organize, execute and monitor all aspects of projects to ensure products meet customer and internal requirements, specifications and cost targets
- Interface and collaborate with multiple vendors and technology partners on technical requirements and issues
- Support customer technology reviews and certification by leading technical discussions with customers to ensure requirements are met and customers are satisfied
- Leads System Requirements Review
- Proficient with requirements management, system design & system modeling tools
Qualifications for principal systems engineer
- Advanced knowledge of server and storage hardware architecture and systems
- ITIL v3.0 or Foundation certifications strong desired
- Must possess excellent analytical skills and requirements gathering security engineering background
- Analog gateway deployments (AudioCodes, Sangoma)
- IP telephony phone/endpoint management (Polycom, Algo)
- Experience with Integration and Test on complex radar systems
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Our company is hiring for a principal systems engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for principal systems engineer
- Highly effective utilization of IBM Rational DOORS (v 9.6) as a requirements database management tool
- Coordinates requirements databases with customers and suppliers to ensure synchronization
- Generates meaningful metrics to ascertain status, stability, maturity and level of compliance of project requirements
- Performs and/or leads teams in the decomposition, allocation and derivation of requirements and establishes traceability
- Conducts requirements quality audits and assessments
- Develops requirements verification matrices and assists in developing verification, validation and qualification plans
- Participates in and makes recommendations in system architectural decisions related to organization of interface requirements, specifications, design descriptions, and concepts of operation
- Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions
- Work on significant and unique issues, acting independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments
- Assists Management with establishing interview criteria and participates in the interview process for engineering candidates
Qualifications for principal systems engineer
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics, or related discipline
- Work effectively with other Engineers and Project managers
- Technically competent to assess risk and honestly present the detail and the wider impact
- Awareness of commercial issues
- Financially aware of the consequences of decisions
- Familiar with appropriate standards within area
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a principal systems engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for principal systems engineer
- Investigate,analyze, recommend, configure, install, and test new network and infrastructure hardware and software
- Maintain a comprehensive and holistic system-view while addressing stakeholder security requirements
- Conduct research and development for new technologies and products and provide timely feedback to product manager and engineering team leader for product roadmap updates and confirmation
- Research and review competitive products, technologies, and intellectual property, making sure to document and protect all potential intellectual property
- Work with the product design team for rapid-prototyping, testing and characterizing system performance to meet function specifications and standards
- Serve as the primary point of contact providing 24x7x365 support and applications administration of systems management and monitoring tools
- Support the development of new tools and services through infrastructure support, applications management and service delivery
- Research, evaluate and recommend new technologies and processes
- Leads and/or facilitates Functional Configuration Audits
- Guide the successful completion of major programs and projects
Qualifications for principal systems engineer
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering
- Broad knowledge of avionics systems and interfaces with direct application of avionics systems, software, hardware development processes and standards, including ARP4754, DO-160G, DO-178B/C, product specific Technical Standard Order(s) and Minimum Operation Performance Standards (MOPS)
- Responsible for leveraging our technical solutions into adjacent FAA programs in support of our BD function
- Develop new product architectures
- Must have hands-on experience with an IDM solution (e.g., Okta, Computer Associates, ) that includes installation and first-hand knowledge of using it to manage users
- Must have worked as a Technical Architect