Lead Systems Engineer - Undersea Naval Systems

Applied Physical Sciences Corp.; Groton (CT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Physical Sciences Corp. is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering for U.S. Navy undersea programs from concept through qualification.

The role involves translating customer requirements into detailed subsystem specifications and overseeing verification, validation, and Navy qualification activities across mechanical, electrical, and software domains. The successful candidate will coordinate across multidisciplinary teams, manage risk, and support transition

Qualifications

• BS degree in a technical discipline and related field required.
• Minimum 5 years of systems engineering experience in complex engineered products.
• Experience with requirements decomposition, verification and validation methodologies.
• Strong writing, communication, and organizational skills; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret U.S. Navy requirements, specifications, and interface documents.
• Able to coordinate multiple stakeholders and engineering disciplines.
• Develop and manage system, subsystem, and component-level requirements using a structured systems engineering approach.
• Create and maintain requirements traceability from customer requirements through verification and validation.
• Lead requirements decomposition and allocation across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Support system architecture development and trade studies during early design phases.
• Develop Interface Control Documents (ICDs), system specifications, verification plans, and technical data packages.
• Coordinate system integration activities between mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing, and test engineering teams.
• Develop qualification and verification strategies consistent with Navy acquisition programs.
• Track system maturity through design reviews including SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and qualification testing.
• Support hardware integration, laboratory testing, environmental testing, and qualification efforts.
• Participate in customer technical interchange meetings and design reviews.
• Assist with technical risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue resolution throughout the program lifecycle.
• Willing to travel occasionally in support of customer meetings, integration events, and qualification testing.
• Support transition from development into production.
• Outline and track metrics for design margin versus system maturity status to manage program risks

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Technical writing

Communication

US Citizenship

Education

B.S. degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Tools

IBM DOORS

Cameo Systems Modeler

Job description

Applied Physical Sciences Corp. is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering for U.S. Navy undersea programs from concept through qualification.

The role involves translating customer requirements into detailed subsystem specifications and overseeing verification, validation, and Navy qualification activities across mechanical, electrical, and software domains. The successful candidate will coordinate across multidisciplinary teams, manage risk, and support transition