Senior Engineer

DCS Corp; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Corporation in Dahlgren, Virginia, seeks a Senior Engineer to lead systems engineering for Navy EW and combat systems, covering requirements, architecture, interfaces, modeling and simulation, integration, testing, and certification. The role requires deep technical expertise, a proven ability to solve complex system-level problems, and readiness to work on a mission-driven team.

Hiring is contingent on contract award.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required.
• Bachelor or higher degree in electrical engineering, engineering, systems engineering, mathematics or physical science with 15 years of engineering and systems engineering experience in Navy/Joint warfighting systems.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.
• Proven ability to solve complex technical problems in design, development, and system integration, plus Test & Evaluation, power and cooling solutions, C2 architectures, and signal generation related to the environment.
• 7 years of professional experience in research, development, test and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering processes for weapon systems requirements, concept development, and system certification.
• Develop requirements, architecture, interfaces, and functional/s physical/behavioral system definitions.
• Use model-based systems engineering tools (MBSE) such as Magic Draw/Cameo, DOORS, and related modeling tools.
• Design, develop, integrate, test, and certify EW Navy/Marine Corps systems.
• Modeling and simulation of threats, EW systems, and engagement methodologies.
• Apply Agile methodologies to system development and integration.

Skills

Systems engineering

Navy warfare

Radar systems

Signal processing

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Magic Draw/Cameo

DOORS

SysML

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.