Systems Engineer Principal Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the systems engineer principal position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for support for shell scripting (Perl, KSH, Bash) system administration utilities.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) certification or GIAC
• Knowledge of SAN technology
• Experience working in a highly virtualized environment using VMWare (preferred), Hyper-V, Xen
• Domain expertise in one of more associated domains
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering practices such as requirements management, design trade-off and cost-benefit analysis, hazards and risk assessments
• Experience working in a highly regulated product development environment such as medical devices or aerospace
• Excellent project team skills
• Management System (QMS), as part of a cross-functional team that includes development/verification/validation/procurement/manufacturing/regulatory and quality experts

I am excited to be applying for the position of systems engineer principal. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for training on all areas of technical assurance using a systems engineering approach and ensuring that the TA processes, work flows and templates are followed for project success.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Able to use RF and network test equip
• Experience provisioning comm equip/circuits
• MS or BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• Experience in schematic capture and PCB design
• Knowledge in these technologies PCIe, DDR4, X86, SAS/SATA, FC, and FCoE
• Existing TS/SCI Clearance with a Poly
• Experience with Puppet or related configuration management software
• Experience providing thought leadership in the definition, design, development, implementation, and administration of Systems and Applications Management tools

In response to your job posting for systems engineer principal, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for guidance on at least one OS, in depth knowledge in IT infrastructure as well as develop scripts and other tools for automations (one procedural or scripting language, such as PowerShell).

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Implementation of SiteMinder webagents and application server agents
• Design and implementation of Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Deployment and maintenance of Apache and IIS web servers
• Experience in building business cases in support of identified improvement needs
• Professional experience in large scale weapon system development in any two of the following areas
• In depth knowledge with Agilent PNA (Performance Network Analyzer) test equipment and associated RF test measurement devices and test execution
• Firewall administration, configuration - Cisco ASA (w/Cisco Security Manager), Fortigate, Palo Alto
• Experience troubleshooting & tuning dynamic routing protocols within a global network of 100 or more offices

I would like to submit my application for the systems engineer principal opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for systems engineering knowledge, space domain expertise, familiarity with intelligence community capabilities and processes, familiarity of USSPACECOM operations and US Space Force roles and responsibilities for the CFSCC.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Functional Safety based on IEC 61508 or sector-based derivatives (e.g., Automotive ISO 26262)
• Experience of proposal writing/statement of work
• IT background with experience working in backup, storage and recovery software related business
• Strong aptitude and understanding of Information Management including business drivers and environment
• RF systems analysis experience
• Experience using Matlab, Python, Java and/or C/C++ based tools
• RKV (Redesigned Kill Vehicle) experience
• Performance analysis of mathematical algorithms

Please consider me for the systems engineer principal opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for systems of Systems (SoS) Engineering Management functionality guided by the SMC Chief Engineer or equivalent - this will provide for the SMC Director’s technical oversight of all processes and products within SMC.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Familiarity with DoD Program lifecycle
• Knowledge of engineering documentation requirements and related Company, Military and Industry Standard
• Leading the systems engineering effort in a technical capacity on projects with significant scope and complexity
• Developing system level requirements
• Developing test plans and procedures at the system level
• Executing System level Tests
• Experience working on Department of Defense Programs
• Experience leading STE development (and prime hardware) test activities