Systems Engineer Principal

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Systems Engineer Principal – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I)
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Minimum Clearance: ACTIVE SECRET

About Bay Systems Consulting
Bay Systems Consulting (BSC) is an award-winning Small Business. A SBA Certified HUBZone Firm. A small disadvantaged, woman-owned company that has provided advanced high-technology solutions for the aerospace, government, cyber security, education, and defense industries since 2004.

Position Overview
We are seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer Principal to join the SAIC --- PNT Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) Team supporting the U.S. Space Force. In this role, you will deliver engineering, integration, and subject matter expertise for cutting-edge space and ground systems, sustainment, and acquisition initiatives. You'll work in collaboration with government personnel and contractors in a dynamic, mission-focused environment to drive the successful development, operations, and sustainment of PNT capabilities critical to defense.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership as a direct support to the SE&I Operations and Sustainment Lead.
• Integrate requirements across space, ground, hardware, and software systems to ensure comprehensive operational capability.
• Collaborate with prime contractors and government stakeholders to maintain alignment of system requirements and interfaces.
• Assess and visualize system requirements, baselines, and capability insertion activities to optimize the enterprise architecture.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies, evaluate impacts of proposed changes, and track technical, schedule, and cost data.
• Translate government specifications and interface control documents into actionable hardware and software development and sustainment tasks.
• Design, document, and execute evolving systems engineering processes to support enterprise-wide objectives.
• Evaluate baseline changes to ensure alignment with operational requirements, sustainability, and future mission capabilities.
• Prepare comprehensive technical documentation, including briefings, white papers, and reports to inform enterprise-level decision-making.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including contractors, government civilians, and members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.
• Participate in Integrated Product Teams, sustainment reviews, and other key programmatic activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 7+ years of experience.
• Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Familiarity with GPS systems and U.S. Space Force operations.
• Experience with GPS OCX development and sustainment.
• Demonstrated expertise in operations, sustainment, or acquisitions of space systems, particularly with Air Force/Space Force/DoD customers.
• Proven experience in authoring and presenting technical documentation and analyses.
• Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills with a track record of prioritizing tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders.