Senior Engineer

DCS Corporation; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Corporation seeks a Senior Engineer to support the NSWCDD B30 Electronic Warfare and Spectrum Operations mission. You will lead systems engineering for Navy EW and combat systems, handling requirements, architecture, interfaces, modeling and simulation, integration, test, and certification.

The role requires deep technical expertise, U.S. Citizenship, and an Active Secret Clearance, with 15 years’ relevant experience.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.
• 15 years of experience in engineering/systems engineering for Navy/Joint warfighting.
• Bachelor or higher degree in electrical engineering, engineering, systems engineering, mathematics or physical science.
• Expertise in design, development, integration, test and certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities for Navy EW and combat systems.
• Manage requirements, architecture, interfaces, modeling and simulation, integration, test, and certification.
• Solve complex system-level problems and guide technical decision-making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the program.

Skills

Systems engineering

Model-based systems engineering

Requirements development

Test & certification

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Systems Engineering

Tools

Magic Draw/Cameo

DOORS

Job description

DCS is seeking a Senior Engineer to support the NSWCDD B30 Electronic Warfare and Spectrum Operations (EWSO) mission. This position will lead systems engineering activities for Navy EW and combat systems, including requirements, architecture, interfaces, modeling and simulation, integration, test, and certification. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise and a demonstrated ability to solve complex system-level problems.

At DCS Corporation, you will find competitive pay, top-tier benefits, and a collaborative, innovative culture built to support your growth. Best of all, you will be part of a mission-driven team developing capabilities that help Navy warfighters detect, assess, and respond to emerging threats.

Hiring for this role is dependent on the successful award of the contract. Offer and start date are subject to change based on the final award decision.

Required Skills:

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Bachelor or higher degree from an accredited university in electrical engineering, engineering, systems engineering, mathematics or physical science plus 15 years of experience in engineering and systems engineering applied to Navy/Joint warfighting systems.

Active Secret Security Clearance.

Demonstrated experience and knowledge in solving complex technical problems in the design, development, and system integration cycle, Test and Evaluation, power and cooling solutions, command and control architectures, digital and analog systems, signal generation related to environment, Radar Systems Engineering Principles, and control systems with the platform.

7 years of professional experience in research, development, test and evaluation.

Demonstrate experience in the following areas:

• Systems engineering processes regarding weapon systems requirements/concept development, weapons systems design/engineering, systems computer program development, integration, test, and certification processes (safety and system), information assurance, safety and engineering requirements, model based system engineering, simulation development, and ability to use and populate model based system engineering tools (Magic Draw/Cameo, Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS), etc).
• Military standards/instructions, interface development, architectures, states & modes, functional flow diagrams, and engagement sequencing.
• Requirements definition, traceability, verification, generation of system performance, system specifications, system architecture development (functional, physical, behavioral), and definition of system interfaces, conducting system trade studies, and generation of functional requirements.
• Developing, designing, integrating, maintaining and testing Electronic Warfare Navy/Marine Corp systems.
• Modeling and Simulation of related threats, EW systems, and engagement methodologies/kill chains.
• Combat system integration and system architecture.
• Agile methodology.