Missile Acquisition Systems Engineer - Arlington, VA

Serco; Dumfries, Dahlgren, Alexandria, Sully Square, Arlington (VA, VA, VA, VA, VA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Missile Acquisition Systems Engineer, where you will lead the development and integration of advanced missile systems for the U.S. Navy. This role combines technical oversight, systems engineering, and safety coordination to enhance national defense. You will work closely with a dynamic team, ensuring compliance and efficiency in production schedules while supporting the integration of cutting-edge technologies into naval platforms. If you're passionate about making a difference and possess a strong background in weapons systems, this is your opportunity to impact the future of naval warfare.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience managing weapons programs, particularly in naval systems.
• Active or Current Secret Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with technical oversight of complex weapons systems.
• Support safety coordination and technical management of system production.

Skills

Weapons program management

Systems engineering

Technical oversight

Safety coordination

Configuration management

Test and evaluation

Naval missile systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in engineering

Job description

Position Description

Looking for an opportunity where you can take on a leadership role supporting the U.S. Navy Surface Missile system procurement for our ships and sailors? Then Serco has a great opportunity for you!

Join our integrated government-industry team as an Missile Acquisition Systems Engineer in Arlington, Virginia where you will help manage the development, production, and ship integration of systems into existing and new surface ship classes. Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to positively impact our national defense and make a difference in the world’s greatest Navy.

Serco provides technical support to its customer, a defense acquisition program management office, which is responsible for the development, acquisition, production, fielding, and lifetime support of surface ship missile and launcher systems. This senior-level position has aspects of defense acquisition management, systems engineering, software program management, and other related skills.

In this role you will:

• Assist the program office with technical oversight of the development of complex weapons systems including upgrade of system hardware and software.
• Support weapons systems safety by coordinating the effort of the acquisition and technical team, collecting documentation, developing presentation material, attending safety reviews, and responding to safety-related actions.
• Provide technical management of system production to verify contract compliance, monitor production schedules, review waiver and deviation requests, track configuration against inventory requirements, review consent to ship packages, and other production-related tasks.
• Support system Test and Evaluation, coordinating with test program personnel and organizations.
• Verify system configuration in support of test objectives, review test scenarios against test objectives, review performance prediction results against established criteria, and review test results against mission objectives.
• Support integration of systems on new and existing platforms.
• Provide technical review and coordination in developing system interfaces.
• Provide in-service support to missile and launcher systems including overseeing configuration management and researching and reporting Fleet issues, coordinating with the In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA).

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will have:

• An Active or Current Interim Secret Clearance
• US Citizenship
• A Bachelor’s degree
• 8 years of experience (Experience in managing weapons programs for the government or industry of progressively increasing size, value, and complexity highly preferred)
• Naval Missile Systems experience.
• An understanding of Naval systems, particularly combat systems, weapons, or C4ISR systems.
• Systems engineering or other technical background to understand customer needs in a program office for a technical system, field activity, or lab.
• Ability to work a limited Hybrid Schedule (up to 5 days a week in office and possibly 1-2 days remote depending on customer needs)
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Additional desired experience and skills:

• An Active or Current Secret Clearance
• Master's degree in an engineering or related technical discipline
• Surface missile and launcher systems experience
• Experience in Foreign Military Sales or international cooperative programs.

If you are interested in using your skills to improve the capability of our Nation’s ships and ship systems, and directly impacting our Nation’s Sailors, submit your application today!!

Company Overview

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

To review Serco benefits please visit: https://www.serco.com/na/careers/benefits-of-choosing-serco. If you require an accommodation with the application process please email: [e-mail] or call the HR Service Desk at 800-628-6458, option 1. Please note, due to EEOC/OFCCP compliance, Serco is unable to accept resumes by email.

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Serco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.