Senior Mission Assurance Engineer - Part-Time Naval Systems

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 103,000 - 131,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Employee-owned

Education assistance

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS in Washington, DC is seeking a part-time Senior Mission Assurance Engineer to support naval defense systems at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. You will lead QA, reliability, safety, and mission-system assurance activities, providing technical guidance across the lifecycle and coordinating with government and industry partners.

You will conduct investigations, root-cause analyses, and ensure compliance with DoD and NAVAIR requirements while mentoring teammates.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI access and SAP eligibility.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Science, or related STEM field.
• 10+ years of experience in mission assurance, quality, reliability, or systems engineering.
• Experience leading technical investigations and corrective actions.
• Ability to work part-time on-site at JBAB and travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead mission-assurance and quality efforts for complex hardware, software, firmware, and integrated mission systems.
• Direct failure investigations, Failure Review Boards, root-cause analyses, corrective actions, and verification activities.
• Improve QA processes, test and acceptance criteria, discrepancy tracking, traceability, configuration control, and lifecycle documentation.
• Assess system hazards, reliability, maintainability, safety, and quality risks; recommend mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Department of the Navy, NAVAIR, program, quality, environmental, and occupational safety requirements.
• Partner with engineering, suppliers, and production teams to resolve design, manufacturing, integration, and quality issues.
• Advise senior stakeholders and mentor team members on mission assurance, quality practices, and complex problem resolution.

Skills

Mission assurance

Quality assurance

Root-cause analysis

Systems engineering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Science, or related STEM field

Tools

Configuration management

Requirements traceability

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS in Washington, DC is seeking a part-time Senior Mission Assurance Engineer to support naval defense systems at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. You will lead QA, reliability, safety, and mission-system assurance activities, providing technical guidance across the lifecycle and coordinating with government and industry partners.

You will conduct investigations, root-cause analyses, and ensure compliance with DoD and NAVAIR requirements while mentoring teammates.