System Integration Engineering

Do you like complicated problems, working with technical systems and have prior experience in Army Fires?

We are seeking an Operational Systems Engineer to help us lead teams developing and designing future combat systems with a specific focus toward cross‑service interoperability. You will work with the government and the combat systems engineering agent to integrate multifaceted capabilities. Provide systems engineering expertise and develop system requirements for next‑generation combat systems.

Develop, integrate and analyze defensive and offensive combat systems, including all phases of the Kill Chain within kill webs to achieve increased operational effectiveness.

Use your technical knowledge and operational experience‑informed leadership to help integrate Army sensors, networks and weapons with Joint sensors, networks and weapons to create kill webs.

BS degree in electrical engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or other related technical field.

At least 3 years of related professional and/or operational experience in Army fires systems including Patriot Radar and missile systems, Sentinel Radar, IBCS, C2BMC and IFCN.

Active duty experience in operational use of Army combat management systems.

At least 2 years of experience conducting performance analysis, requirements analysis, systems integration or requirements engineering activities for DoD systems.

Strong speaking and writing skills.

Ability to organize tasks, collaborate with others and coordinate work across multiple concurrent projects.

Willingness and ability to support 15% local travel and 5% travel within CONUS. Occasional opportunity to work at testing sites around the country.

Ability to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by the start date and ultimately obtain a Top Secret level clearance. An MS in systems engineering or a closely related field.

A Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) degree or diploma from a professional military secondary education institution.

At least 6 years of professional experience in Army Fires and Air Defense or related fields.

Background in design, experimentation and validation, or systems engineering applied to weapons systems.

Previous involvement with Army experimentation efforts such as Project Convergence.

Effective leading of technical projects with prior project management experience.

Active top secret clearance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, occupation, marital or familial status, political opinion, personal appearance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. APL is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals of all abilities, including those with disabilities.