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# Engineer Senior Principal II - Ground Systems

- **Company:** BAE Systems
- **Location:** Aurora, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $149,603 - $254,317
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Activity Diagram, Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Cloud Engineering, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Requirements Management, Software Engineering, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Modeling Language, UML, Jama (Software), Data Processing, Cisco Discovery Protocol, State Machines, Atlassian Tools, Data Management, Devsecops
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/8693bbe1-35d5-4e64-b7be-b679a3111fca/engineer-senior-principal-ii-ground-systems

## About the Role

* BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 10 or more years related experience.
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 * Each higher-level related degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of related experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
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 * A current, active TS/SCI security clearance is required.
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 * Knowledge of related disciplines in software engineering, hardware engineering, integration, test engineering, quality engineering, configuration/data management.
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 * Knowledge of systems engineering roles and functions, including operations concept development, requirements management, functional analysis, interface definition and control, synthesis, and/or verification and validation.
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 * Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and processes: SysML diagrams (Block Diagrams, Inner Block Diagrams, State Machines, Activity Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams) and UML diagrams (Class Diagrams, Sequence of Events Diagrams, and Activity Diagrams).
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 * System modeling and simulation: Ability to create and simulate system models to analyze system behavior and performance.
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 * Experience with requirements management tool like Jama or DOORS.
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 * Experience in developing SEMP, specifications, ICDs, architecture, use case, and other ground CDRLs and artifacts.
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 * Knowledge of and support various test milestone like Test Readiness Review (TRR), Factory or Site Acceptance Test (FAT/SAT); Security milestones like Interim Authority to Test (IATT), Authority to Operate (ATO); Ground sell-off milestones like Ground Completion Review (GCR).
\n, * Any experience in mission management, command & control, mission data processing, ground terminal and infrastructure domains.
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 * Any experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Information Assurance (IA) in developing ground systems.
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 * Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
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 * Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI/CD) principles with security requirements as part of practicing DevSecOps on programs.
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 * Experience in cloud development environment.
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 * Experience with Atlassian Tools such as Confluence and Jira.
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