Driving technology and completion of activity on time and budget
Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems or subsystems
Ability to complete a technical project independently
Mentor and coach other engineers
Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable
Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments
Document component and subsystem specifications and material requirements
Analyze designs as necessary
Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services
Support the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements
Develop prototypes to retire key development risks
Communicate clearly with manufacturing, supply chain, program management and the customer as required
Participate heavily in preparation of the more complex and significant proposals
Provide technical expertise and assistance to other engineers and support personnel
Interact with technical management, other professionals, technicians and support personnel to coordinate, recommend and confer regarding technical activities and progress
Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings
Mentor and coach less-experienced engineers
Involved with the design, development, analysis, testing and debugging of computer software applications and/or systems

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 8 years of experience
Mastery of technologies and domain knowledge
Knowledge and significant experience in multiple engineering disciplines
U.S. Citizenship required
An active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment

Principal Software Engineer – Temporary

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