Senior Systems Engineer, Navy Programs

Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance at the time of hire
• Bachelors degree in Systems, Electrical, or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• 5–10 years of professional systems engineering experience
• Full life cycle experience with integrated hardware/software systems
• Experience managing requirements and traceability using IBM DOORS, Jama, or similar tools
• Experience with SysML modeling in Cameo/MagicDraw or similar tools
• Ability to author interface control documents (ICDs), system specifications, and architecture documentation
• Experience developing and executing verification and validation plans, procedures, and reports
• Strong written, verbal, and briefing skills for communicating with customers and program leadership
• Preferred: experience with Navy combat, weapon, submarine, or acoustic systems
• Preferred: model-based systems engineering (MBSE) experience on a program of record
• Preferred: reliability, maintainability, and availability (RM&A) analysis and environmental qualification testing experience
• Preferred: system accreditation, certification, or DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) support
• Preferred: experience with fielding, installation, or test events at Navy or partner sites
• Preferred: experience in Linux-based and containerized environments
• Preferred: INCOSE CSEP or ASEP certification

Responsibilities:

• Lead systems engineering activities throughout the development life cycle, covering requirements, architecture, interfaces, integration, verification, and validation
• Own technical work from concept through completion, address stakeholder conflicts, brief Navy customers, and mentor junior systems engineers
• Perform requirements, functional, and performance analyses; evaluate architectures; conduct trade studies; and support integration and verification and validation
• Elicit stakeholder needs, resolve requirements conflicts, and communicate technical information with internal teams and Navy customers
• Maintain bidirectional traceability from stakeholder needs through system requirements and design to verification and validation results
• Define and manage interfaces among hardware, software, and external systems, including interface control documents
• Plan, execute, and report verification and validation activities, including preparing test plans, procedures, and reports
• Identify technical risks, develop mitigation plans, and track risks through closure
• Mentor junior systems engineers and review their engineering work products

Technologies:

• Hardware
• IBM
• Support
• Linux
• AI

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We are a defense technology company developing mission-critical systems for the U.S. Navy, including prototype and production systems for submarines, aircraft carriers, and shore-based platforms. Our engineering teams work in company labs and alongside Navy customers and industry partners. This role is based in Virginia or Rhode Island and offers opportunities to influence submarine combat systems, take ownership from concept through fielding, and collaborate in agile, multidisciplinary teams spanning software, hardware, product, and test engineering. Our benefits include a sign-on bonus, 401(k) with company match, profit sharing, medical, dental, and vision coverage, an FSA, life insurance, paid time off, holidays, and tuition and training reimbursement. We provide an inclusive workplace and consider qualified candidates in accordance with applicable equal opportunity laws.

last updated 43 week of 2026