Principal Systems Engineer with TS/SCI CI Poly

Company: The Computer Merchant, LTD.
Location: Richardson
Posted on: June 4, 2025

Job Description:

JOB TITLE: PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER

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LOCATION: RICHARDSON, TX
RATE RANGE: 95.00-100.00 PER HOUR
JOB#: 14846590

REQUIRED SKILLS:
--- Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
--- Experience development of large software data processing system architectures, with a focus on system-level interfaces
--- Experience with systems engineering lifecycles, roles and functions, with specific experience in some of the following areas: operations concept development, requirements management, functional analysis/synthesis, interface definition and control, and/or verification and validation
--- Development experience on a government contract
--- Experience with Agile and DevSecOps development methods
--- Experience leading cross-functional teams
--- Active and transferrable TS/SCI with polygraph U.S. government issued clearance is required prior to start date

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Contractor or Contract to Hire.

Principal Systems Engineer role supporting one of our premier programs in the ASDS business unit. Your knowledge with regards to clarification of large system agile software development and system capability and feature development, system engineering analyses, requirements definition and derivation, interface definition, acceptance criteria development for validation and verification with a focus on system-level interfaces will be put to good use. The work is on-site in Richardson, TX

What You Will Do
--- Conduct technical analyses to define system functionality through detailed use cases, customer capabilities and breakdown into features
--- Working through software system integration and initialization challenges
--- Providing technical direction for development teams through CONOPS and systems design artifacts
--- Must possess and demonstrate good communication strategies for describing difficult topics to development teams
--- Provide engineering support and technical direction during the execution of the program's development, integration and test phases including acceptance criteria development, and architecture design artifacts
--- Participate in and contribute to technical reviews and technical interchange meetings throughout the program lifecycle
--- Articulate identified integration challenges across ground system segments and translating technical issues into mission-level impacts
--- Provide mission readiness assessments based on technical integration progress, risks, and interdependencies
--- Communicate emerging risks and concerns to leadership and stakeholders, offering clear pathways for awareness and resolution
--- Recommend defect prioritization across system segments to facilitate effective integration and the achievement of enterprise test objectives
--- Active and transferrable TS/SCI with polygraph U.S. government issued clearance is required prior to start date

Additional Job Details:
Qualifications We Prefer --- Communication skills experience, particularly in translating complex technical issues into mission readiness impacts --- Experience with Agile tool sets (JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, etc.) --- Experience working with requirements in DOORS or other requirements repositories --- Experience working in DevOps and/or DevSecOps in an Agile development environment --- Good oral and written communication skills as well as good collaboration skills and the ability to work in a cross functional team environment

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities

* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.

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