Systems Engineer Senior Principal II - BMC3 Chief Architect

Company: The Regional Municipality of Durham
Location: Broomfield
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description
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The successful candidate will apply knowledge of image processing and exploitation techniques to improve tasking and planning to improve mission effectiveness as well as investigating innovative and emerging technologies to incorporate into multi-phenomenology data fusion, analysis, and execution. Evaluations of commercial, academic, and outside approaches and algorithms, development of measures of effectiveness, improvements to system capabilities, and creation of new procedures is commonplace. Formal and informal written reports and briefings are necessary to capture plans, schedules, status updates and results, and communicating strategy to a broad audience of internal performers and customers.

The Engineering, Science and Analysis (ESA) Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the technical talent and organizational leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers' missions. Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution.

What You'll Do:

• Apply data processing and scientific analysis of space domain awareness data, across multiple phenomenology and mission areas.
• Interact with ground and space data processing systems to assess areas of improvement and optimization.
• Prepare and give presentations to peers/management/customers.
• New business support in the form of proposal writing and/or cost/schedule estimation.
• Coordination across the portfolio ensuring proper ownership and execution of tasking.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships across the sector and work to establish new relationships with other sectors
• Improve, document, and share new capabilities and technologies across the sector.
• Communicate effectively in writing and presentations.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.
  
  Working Conditions:
  
  • Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
  • May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
  • May access other facilities in various weather conditions.
    Required Education, Experience, & Skills
    
    • BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 10 or more years related experience.
    • 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.
    • A current, active TS/SCI security clearance is required.
    • Broad experience in scientific analysis of space domain awareness data:
      • Experience with multiple phenomenologies: (EO/IR, Radar, Passive RF) with an emphasis on EO image formation
      • Object correlation and tracking
      • Modeling & Simulation
      • Experience with mission planning and tasking for SDA sensors and architectures.
      • Experience in micro-services based, cloud-computing architectures and Agile software development processes.
      • Embedded and hosted system experience.
      • Additional experience includes scientifically processing various imagery types from National, Civil, and Commercial imaging systems, proficiency with techniques, algorithms, and scientific analysis of imagery data processing using DS9, IDASS, or others.
      • Experience in architectural modeling tools such as STK, ODTK, and AFSIM.
      • Customer Relationships: Knowledge of missions and customers across core technologies areas. Knowledge/experience working with critical customer base and experienced at establishing relationships with key personnel within customer community.
      • Good presentation skills with experience presenting technical results to senior customers and technical review meetings.
      • Ability to interface with technicians, peers, senior-level engineers, business development, management.
      • Ability to contribute to the success of small teams through excellent leadership and teamwork.
        Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
        
        • Experience in programming languages such as MATLAB or Python.
        • Knowledge of state estimation, Kalman filtering, and orbital mechanics.
          Pay Information
          Full-Time Salary Range: $146670 - $249330
          
          Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
          
          Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
          
          About BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems
          BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
          Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Space & Mission Systems is a leading provider of national defense and civil space applications, advanced remote sensing, scientific and tactical systems for the U.S. Intelligence, Department of Defense and scientific communities. We continually pioneer ways to innovate spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, and other defense and civil capabilities. Powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus, we continually discover ways to enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most.
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