Staff Systems Engineer (Level 5)

Description

The company's Naval and Oceanic Systems unit in Annapolis, Maryland is hiring a systems engineering generalist for its Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test and Logistics department.

The work supports large maritime programs of national strategic importance, with exposure to uncrewed undersea vehicles, remotely operated vehicles, undersea payloads, acoustic and non-acoustic sensors, sensor processing, navigation, platform integration, subsea and surface communications, advanced algorithms, and digital engineering.

The team is made up of experienced engineers who value collaboration and personal and technical growth. The Annapolis campus has been a great place to work for 60 years.

The company wants self-starters who are proactive, communicative, respectful, and authentic, and who can own their tasks and deliver on commitments.

Multiple positions are open, and assignments will be matched to each candidate's qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Work in multi-disciplined teams across mission engineering, requirements development and management in DOORS, system architecture, Model-Based Systems Engineering, building parts of a digital design thread, interface development, concept of operations work, trade studies and analysis of alternatives, integration and test, and verification and validation.
• Produce systems engineering work products for these functions.
• Prepare technical packages and brief them to program, company, and customer leadership.
• Support project and program processes, reviews, and technical planning.
• Write content for and present at milestone reviews, including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and CSR.
• Support capture and proposal efforts.

Requirements

• Have a keen interest in working in the maritime surface and undersea domain.
• Hold a degree in a STEM field.
• Have 12 years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree, 10 years with a Master's Degree, or 8 years with a PhD.
• Show demonstrated experience in one or more systems engineering processes, such as requirements development and management, system modeling, architecture development, interface traceability, integration and test, and verification and validation.
• Communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Be willing to learn additional discipline areas.
• Hold a current Top Secret clearance and be willing to obtain a TS/SCI with CI polygraph.
• Preferred: Broad experience applying systems engineering across the systems V lifecycle model.
• Preferred: Proficiency with requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS.
• Preferred: Familiarity with architecture frameworks and modeling languages such as SysML, UML, DoDAF, UPDM, and/or UAF.
• Preferred: Proficiency with model-based tools such as Cameo, ModelCenter, and SIEMENS Teamcenter.
• Preferred: Proficiency performing systems engineering functions within a digital ecosystem.
• Preferred: Demonstrated leadership, including mentoring and working with or interfacing with customers.
• Preferred: Experience leading teams of systems engineers, such as serving as SEIT Lead.
• Preferred: Experience preparing work products for engineering milestones such as SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR.
• Preferred: Experience in naval warfare domains such as Anti-Submarine Warfare, Anti-Surface Warfare, Mine-Warfare, Cyber Warfare, and/or other areas.
• Preferred: Industry or company recognition and awards, participation in industry or engineering conferences and symposiums, and/or patents, disclosures, or publications.
• Preferred: An active TS/SCI clearance with CI poly.
• Desirable: Experience with Navy customers and underwater or naval systems such as torpedoes, towed vehicles, UUVs, ROVs, SONAR and sensor systems, underwater mechanical structures and cabling, and submarine payloads. This is not required.
• Desirable: Experience in anti-submarine warfare, seabed warfare, mine countermeasures, and Navy tactics.

Conditions

This is a full-time, on-site role in Annapolis, Maryland.

This is a multi-level requisition, and offers depend on experience and qualifications, so candidates with more or less experience than listed should still apply.

Travel is required for about 10% of the time.

Top Secret clearance is required to start, and relocation support may be offered.

Base salary range for the primary level is $169,000.00 to $253,600.00, set by scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Health plan, savings plan, and paid time off.
• Education assistance, training and development, and a 9/80 work schedule where available.
• Depending on the role, possible overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, with annual bonuses that reward individual contributions and share company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Life and disability insurance, health insurance, company-paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation or personal business.