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# Principal Systems Engineer

- **Company:** NWE LLC
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $193,409.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Embedded Software, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Software Architecture, Software Systems, Systems Modeling Language, MagicDraw
- **Published:** October 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/cd81d83d-ddff-4880-bfb8-3b2c4c4edf5d/senior-principal-systems-engineer

## About the Role

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\nRequires a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field. Also requires 10+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 8 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.\n
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CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.\n, * Experience defining and managing requirements, traceability, interfaces, technical baselines, and verification evidence, and developing or using MBSE/digital-engineering artifacts, including Cameo/MagicDraw concepts, SysML models, or equivalent tools.
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 * Demonstrated ability to lead integration and troubleshooting across hardware, software, firmware, optical equipment, and test systems while coordinating multiple programs and engineering disciplines.
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 * Strong technical writing, customer engagement, and briefing skills for engineering teams, program management, senior leadership, and customers.
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 * Demonstrated initiative in identifying material risks, asking the questions that expose them, and taking ownership of resolution.
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 * Demonstrated ability to distinguish technical symptoms from root causes and drive cross-functional issues to evidence-based resolution.
\n, * Master's degree in Systems Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience that demonstrates the technical breadth expected to lead complex hardware/software systems, with 8+ years of progressively responsible systems-engineering experience.
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 * Direct experience across the lifecycle of system design, integration, test, verification, deployment, and sustainment.
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 * Broad technical fluency across electrical engineering, electro-optics, embedded/software systems, mechanical or packaging interfaces, and test engineering, with direct experience in electro-optical or optical communications systems, cameras, lasers, fiber-optic systems, modems, or closely related systems.
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 * Experience defining and managing requirements, traceability, interfaces, technical baselines, and verification evidence, and developing or using MBSE/digital-engineering artifacts, including Cameo/MagicDraw concepts, SysML models, or equivalent tools.
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 * Demonstrated ability to lead integration and troubleshooting across hardware, software, firmware, optical equipment, and test systems while coordinating multiple programs and engineering disciplines.
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 * Strong technical writing, customer engagement, and briefing skills for engineering teams, program management, senior leadership, and customers.
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 * Demonstrated initiative in identifying material risks, asking the questions that expose them, and taking ownership of resolution.
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 * Demonstrated ability to distinguish technical symptoms from root causes and drive cross-functional issues to evidence-based resolution.
\n, * Experience with FSO communications, optical networking, satellite or space payloads, airborne systems, maritime/subsea systems, or multi-domain mission systems.
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 * Experience with mixed-signal electronics, FPGA-based systems, embedded software, modem development, or automated test equipment.
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 * Experience using Cameo/MagicDraw, DOORS, or comparable requirements and digital-engineering tools; leading formal systems, design, and test-readiness reviews; supporting DoD, NASA, aerospace, defense, or other mission-critical development programs; or serving as a systems-engineering IPT lead, chief engineer delegate, deputy engineering manager, or comparable cross-functional technical leader.
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