Missile Systems Integration Engineer - Shipboard HWIL/SWIL

JRC Integrated Systems; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Exceptional employee benefits program

High-profile DoD programs involvement

Collaborative work environment

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

JRC Integrated Systems in the United States is seeking a Missile Integration Engineer to join the Missiles and Space Team, focusing on adapting flight vehicles for submarine operation and defining interfaces with shipboard systems.

The role requires close collaboration with platform, flight vehicle, and test teams, MBSE, and verification activities, with regular travel to ranges and facilities. A Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility is required; Top Secret/SCI eligibility is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or related).
• Minimum 7 years of defense-related systems engineering experience on missile or aerospace MDAPs.
• Minimum 2 years of experience with Naval shipboard systems or mission planning.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex topics to non-technical personnel.
• Active Secret clearance with eligibility for Top Secret / SCI.

Responsibilities

• Serve as critical technical contributor reporting to the LOC Missile System Integration Section Head on interface design between the flight vehicle and the submarine.
• Support system integration across flight vehicle, control, fire control, and launch subsystems.
• Oversee development of flight vehicle simulators including high fidelity guidance test sets (GTS).
• Lead as liaison between flight vehicle and shipboard branches.
• Support MBSE, digital thread/twin management, and configuration control.
• Ensure design integrity through requirements traceability, verification, and validation.
• Plan and execute flight system to payload integration activities with clear handoffs.
• Lead HWIL and SWIL verification of flight to shipboard interface; define test procedures and criteria.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks/opportunities for the payload interface.
• Provide input to ERBs, TRMBs, and CCBs as interface SME.
• Contribute flight system to shipboard interface content to SEP, TEMP, and MAP.
• Assist oversight of Integration and Test for LOC missile including hardware, data collection, post-test analysis, and ship-integration.
• Prepare and present flight to shipboard integration status for major reviews.
• Advise on flight system cost/schedule/technical trade-offs and documentation.

Skills

Systems engineering

Defense MDAPs experience

Naval shipboard systems

Communication skills

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

JRC Integrated Systems in the United States is seeking a Missile Integration Engineer to join the Missiles and Space Team, focusing on adapting flight vehicles for submarine operation and defining interfaces with shipboard systems.

The role requires close collaboration with platform, flight vehicle, and test teams, MBSE, and verification activities, with regular travel to ranges and facilities. A Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility is required; Top Secret/SCI eligibility is a plus.