Senior Directed Energy Systems Engineer

Job Number: R0253122

Directed Energy Systems Engineer, Senior
The Opportunity:

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact supporting the Navy in Directed Energy system development? You understand your customer's environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications, makes you an integral part of delivering a customer focused engineering solution.

As a systems engineer on our team, you have the chance to deliver products and services to government clients in the directed energy field. You will work on complex technical problems, provide highly innovative solutions, develop advanced technology ideas and guide system development into a final product. You will apply knowledge of the systems engineering discipline across one or more components of the system development life cycle (SDLC), including concept development, technical planning, requirements development, system analysis, system design, integration, verification, transition, operations, obsolescence, and disposal. You will participate in program integrated product teams (IPTs) and drive the proper application of systems engineering processes. You will leverage experience with the systems engineering (SE) process for system acquisitions, including systems engineering plans, system engineering technical reviews (SETRs), system certification processes, and specialty engineering activities. You'll develop your skills in Systems Engineering, gaining experience in rapid acquisitions and fielding systems aboard Navy ships, and grow your skills in directed energy technology and integration. Join our team and help turn requirements into accomplishments that drive the future of Navy directed energy programs.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience performing Systems Engineering (SE) on DoW Science and Technology (S&T) projects, prototyping projects, or Programs of Record (PORs)

• 10+ years of experience with Navy or other Armed Services weapon systems, Laser systems, High Powered Microwave (HPM) or pulsed power systems, or sensor systems
• Experience writing Systems Engineering Plans (SEPs)

• Experience coordinating and conducting Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) events, such as SRR, PDR, or CDR
• Experience defining requirements and interfaces and generating supporting documents such as System Requirements Documents (SRDs), Subsystem Requirements Documents (SSRDs), and Interface Control Documents (ICDs)

• Experience with risk management, configuration management, and Navy system safety and certification requirements
• Experience verifying and validating requirements
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and MBSE tools such as CAMEO

• Experience with Navy combat system integration, weapon control system integration, ship networks, display systems, and communications systems
• Knowledge of other program protection or cybersecurity processes

• Ability to define system requirements and Design Reference Missions (DRMs), refine them as needed throughout system development, and develop the system design, including interfaces

• Ability to identify and support the test and integration activities required to verify and validate the system against requirements and needs

• Master's degree

• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

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Work Model
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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.