Lead Undersea Systems Engineer – Hardware & MBSE

Penn State University; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 193,000 - 319,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Job summary

Penn State University in Reston, VA seeks a seasoned Systems Engineer to advance undersea hardware systems. You will translate needs into architectures, drive MBSE, and lead multi-disciplinary teams through design, test, and transition to production.

You will collaborate with Navy partners and sponsors, develop verification strategies, and contribute to technical proposals while managing risk and lifecycle decisions.

Qualifications

• Requires systems engineering for complex physical systems, preferably defense/aerospace/maritime/robotics.
• Experience collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams and strong written communication.
• Proven track record writing white papers, reports and technical documents.
• Experience leading or directing multi-disciplinary teams and contributing to management.
• Experience contributing to technical proposals and white papers.

Responsibilities

• Translate stakeholder needs into system-level requirements and architectures.
• Analyze alternatives and develop concepts for hardware-centric platforms and payloads.
• Decompose systems, define interfaces, and plan integration.
• Support MBSE, system modeling, and hardware/software integration.
• Develop verification strategies, test plans, and procedures for prototypes and fielded systems.
• Participate in lab, dockside, and at-sea test events.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, sponsors, Navy partners, and program management.
• Identify risks and support lifecycle decision-making.

Skills

Systems engineering

Team collaboration

Technical writing

Proposal writing

Leadership

MBSE

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Cameo

DOORS

Jama

Hardware integration

Job description

Penn State University in Reston, VA seeks a seasoned Systems Engineer to advance undersea hardware systems. You will translate needs into architectures, drive MBSE, and lead multi-disciplinary teams through design, test, and transition to production.

You will collaborate with Navy partners and sponsors, develop verification strategies, and contribute to technical proposals while managing risk and lifecycle decisions.