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# Principal Chief Engineer & System Architect

- **Company:** FIRESTORM
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $212,000 - $247,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Bug Management, Requirements Traceability, Systems Architecture, Strategies of Testing
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/264d0034-d054-4e35-bdb4-2b22fc132b82/principal-chief-engineer-system-architect

## About the Role

* 10+ years in integration, test engineering, verification/validation, or systems test for complex hardware/software products.
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 * Experience leading test engineers or multidisciplinary integration/test teams and building test capability.
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 * Demonstrated ownership of test strategy and evidence for integrated systems through field or operational deployment.
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 * Practical knowledge of HIL/SIL, instrumentation, automation, test design, requirements traceability, defect management, and root-cause analysis.
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 * Ability to provide objective technical findings and escalate verification gaps constructively to engineering leadership.
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