Senior Systems Engineer – Weapons & Munitions (Remote)

Ara Career; España; Remote; EUR 98,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) - Southwest Division in Albuquerque, NM seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to support DoD weapon systems across development, integration, test and fielding.

The role blends office work with travel to test sites; requires 7–9 years DoD experience, active secret clearance, strong systems engineering skills, and ability to communicate with government and industry partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or related discipline).
• 7-9 Years Experience supporting DoD or Army or Air Force weapons, munitions, or stores integration programs.
• Working knowledge of Systems Engineering principles, requirements management, risk management, and technical reviews.
• Ability to analyze contractor technical products and communicate findings clearly to government stakeholders.
• Willingness and ability to travel in support of test and program activities.
• Active Secret clearance, with ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance.
• Ability to perform requirements identification, analysis, documentation, and tracking
• Ability to analyze customer needs and turn them into system requirements
• Ability to work with customers in a test environment
• Ability to develop improved methods to increase program efficiency
• Team player with a proactive attitude
• Strong oral and written communications skills

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in weapons and munitions Systems Engineering to support a team, working day-to-day with Program Managers, Lead Engineers, and functional leads.
• Support requirements development, trade studies, system architecture, and interface definition for weapons and munitions across the system life cycle (development, integration, test, fielding, and sustainment).
• Review and assess contractor technical data, designs, analyses, and test plans to ensure compliance with system requirements, safety standards, and government intent.
• Engage with prime contractors and government stakeholders during technical interchange meetings, design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR), and working groups to resolve technical issues and risks.
• Support weapons and munitions integration activities, including platform interfaces, stores compatibility, employment concepts, and certification considerations.
• Participate in developmental and operational test planning and execution, including travel to test sites, range activities, and post-test analysis and reporting.
• Identify technical risks, assess impacts to cost/schedule/performance, and provide actionable recommendations to the government team to inform program decisions.

Skills

Strong oral and written communications

Team player with a proactive attitude

Willingness to travel

Ability to work with customers in a测试?

Ability to analyze and translate data

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MBSE tools

Statistical analysis tools

Job description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) - Southwest Division in Albuquerque, NM seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to support DoD weapon systems across development, integration, test and fielding.

The role blends office work with travel to test sites; requires 7–9 years DoD experience, active secret clearance, strong systems engineering skills, and ability to communicate with government and industry partners.