Principal Systems Engineer

Posted:
9/8/2025, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Ohio, United States ⋅ Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
IT & Security

Radiance Technologies is a 100% employee-owned company known for a workplace culture that values innovation, collaboration, and empowerment. We offer benefits that are second to none—full health, dental, vision, and life insurance, a generous 401(k), educational reimbursement, competitive salaries, and an engaging, team-driven environment where you can thrive.

We’re currently seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join our team and help us drive technical solutions and intelligence delivery to our clients.

What You’ll Do

As an Principal Systems Engineer, you’ll tackle complex decision-making challenges and help mentor/guide the execution of technical engineering across the portfolio of projects and interacting with stakeholders to ensure alignment between engineering, analysis, and technical reporting.  

Your day-to-day will include:

  • Defining/refining requirements, analyzing datasets, and building recommendations to inform key strategic decisions
  • Developing and applying tools and processes to optimize technical delivery
  • Creating detailed, insightful reports and visualizations for leadership and stakeholders
  • Collaborating with engineers, scientists, and management to refine our technical approaches and outputs

Essential Skills and Responsibilities

  • Experience using professional concepts to shape programmatic strategies and solutions
  • Ability to independently analyze and interpret complex systems
  • Strong communication skills to present technical findings clearly and effectively
  • Experience evaluating test results and identifying key system performance indicators
  • Capacity to work through ambiguity, design experiments with limited data, and reduce concept uncertainty
  • Collaborative mindset with the ability to translate business needs into actionable outcomes

Required Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience with complex engineering programs
  • 10+ years supporting operational testing and evaluation
  • 10+ years leading acquisition and evaluation of technical platforms and complex weapon systems
  • Master’s degree in STEM field
  • Active TS/SCI clearance

Desired Experience

  • Prior work with advanced military concepts and technology development
  • Familiarity working in technical engineering environments  

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

Radiance Technologies

Website: https://www.radiancetech.com/

Headquarter Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Employee Count: 501-1000

Year Founded: 1999

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Venture - Series Unknown

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