Systems Engineer Principal

Purpose of Position

Provide technical leadership across business development and project execution by applying systems and project engineering expertise. This hybrid role supports the entire product lifecycle—shaping proposals, guiding project integration, and ensuring effective post-delivery support. 

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Analyze customer requirements (RFI, RFP, RFQ) and advise on technical feasibility.
• Work with Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Management, and other stakeholders to develop concepts, cost estimates, and technical recommendations.
• Prepare, assign, and review technical writing; author complex sections; edit and finalize proposal materials.
• Collaborate with the proposal team to assemble compliant, competitive proposals.
• Develop requirements traceability and verification matrices (RTVM) for proposals and distribute to internal teams.
• Identify technical gaps or compliance risks in proposals and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop subcontractor requirements and SOWs, and conduct technical evaluations.
• Travel to subcontractor and customer sites to support proposal discussions, requirements clarification, and technical presentations.
• Perform additional proposal-related duties as required.
• Serve as technical lead during project execution, maintaining in-depth knowledge of requirements, customer expectations, daily project status, and the simulated aircraft.
• Lead integration activities including design reviews, standups, and technical interchanges with customers and subcontractors. Communicate status, risks, and mitigation strategies to internal stakeholders.
• Manage requirements and verification through RTM/RTVM; support PMs in controlling scope creep and managing customer expectations.
• Oversee integration and testing activities, including software deployments, discrepancy management, and subcontractor component integration.
• Lead technical discussions with subcontractors and ensure quality and compliance of integrated subsystems.
• Track active projects across the business, monitor competitor and vendor developments, and advise on best practices.

Other Duties

• Track active projects across the business, monitor competitor and vendor developments, and advise on best practices.
• Mentor Systems Engineers, providing technical oversight and promoting consistency in methods and practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum Experience

5 years of related experience

• Other Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• • Incorporate the FlightSafety FlightPlan while performing job duties.
  • Promote progress by integrating company policy and using initiative to recommend change.
  • Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Safety & Training Coordinator.
  • Comply with all quality policies and procedures. Report quality deficiencies.
  • Communicate with customers and other departments.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Work Setting: 

• Well-lighted, heated and/or air conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation

Exposure:

• 90% Working on keyboard

Physical Activity:

• Sedentary, non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature

Manual Dexterity:

• Manual  dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, work with fingers.

Vision Requirements:

• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
• Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area while eyes are fixed on a given point)
• Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)
• Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)