Naval Systems Engineer: Submarine & Ship Programs (Secret Clearance)

Arcfield; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcfield is seeking a seasoned Naval Systems Engineer to support U.S. Navy submarine and shipbuilding programs at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC.

The role demands extensive systems engineering experience across requirements, design, verification, and certification of complex naval platforms. Responsibilities include leading systems integration, performing trade studies, evaluating designs for performance and risk, and ensuring compliance with NAVSEA and Navy requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant engineering discipline.
• 5+ years naval shipbuilding/submarine systems experience.
• Familiarity with Navy requirements and acquisition processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems engineering leadership supporting submarine and naval platform design, development, integration, test, and certification.
• Develop, analyze, and manage system requirements, specifications, architectures, and interfaces.
• Conduct trade studies, analyses, and evaluations for design decisions.
• Evaluate designs for performance, feasibility, risk, and compliance with Navy requirements.
• Support traceability, configuration management, verification/validation, and technical baselines.
• Participate in reviews and engineering working groups.
• Collaborate with NAVSEA, Navy POs, warfare centers, shipyards, and industry partners.

Skills

Naval Architecture

Marine Engineering

Systems Engineering

Requirements Development

Configuration Management

MBSE

SysML

Technical Leadership

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Naval Platform Integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

MBSE tools

SysML modeling

Job description

Arcfield is seeking a seasoned Naval Systems Engineer to support U.S. Navy submarine and shipbuilding programs at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC.

The role demands extensive systems engineering experience across requirements, design, verification, and certification of complex naval platforms. Responsibilities include leading systems integration, performing trade studies, evaluating designs for performance and risk, and ensuring compliance with NAVSEA and Navy requirements.