Sr. Systems Engineer - Product Owner

Huntsville, AL

Full Time

Security Clearance: Active DoD SECRET clearance required

Work Environment: In office

Job Description & Position Responsibilities

Penta Research is seeking qualified candidates to join the GMD Weapons System (GWS) program as a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to act as both a Product Owner and contributor on the Systems Engineering Team for the GMD Fire Control (GFC) product. This role is responsible for developing and assisting in the requirements process that directly supports the design and development of GWS capabilities on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the critical defense systems that keep our country safe.

This program’s expectation of a Product Owner includes being responsible for the team’s roadmap, the vision of the team’s products, the estimation of work required to complete capabilities, the planning of the work for the team, producing the metrics that show the team’s progress and briefing those metrics to program leadership. These responsibilities will be ~25% of the role, with the remaining ~75% of workload providing technical contributions for the Systems Engineering team for the product.

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/teams comprised of all experience levels.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Must have a solid understanding of system engineering processes and principles, along with proven experience in applying them to develop product solutions.
• Must have experience with SW development and the verification of requirements.
• Must have experience with DOORS, Cameo, and MBSE.
• Previous experience working on a large-scale missile defense system like GMD.
• Applicants must demonstrate ability to think critically and capture concepts in work products, presentations, and discussions.
• Previous experience as a Product Owner or leading a technical team of 5 or more employees.
• Experience estimating, planning, and scheduling software development work for a technical team.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical personnel.
• Excellent interpersonal and team collaboration skills.
• Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment.
• Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Mathematics or Physics.
• Battle Management or Fire Control experience.
• MBSE or INCOSE Certifications.
• Product Owner / Agile Certifications.
• Experience developing System Engineer artifacts, including specifications, Interface Control Documents, Use Cases, System Architecture Descriptions, Trade Studies, and similar documents.