Senior Naval System Security Engineer

PAE Government Services Inc.; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement benefits (401(k) matching)

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Senior Naval System Security Engineer with a background in Navy surface major weapons, combat, and or fire control systems to assist our customer with systems, technical, and security engineering methodologies and services.

Responsibilities include development, integration, and management of complex Naval surface weapons/combat defense systems; system design/integration documents; and implementing SSE measures to deter unauthorized access. Active SECRET clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 10 years of demonstrated knowledge relevant to SOW disciplines.
• 10 years DoD systems engineering experience with major weapons/C2/cyber and five years as a team leader.
• Experience resolving complex systems engineering issues across platforms, weapons, C2, cyber SA, and fire control.
• Ten years professional experience for senior/system engineer roles; eight years lifecycle development.
• Experience with GOTS/COTS software environments.
• Experience developing system integration documents for weapons systems and combat systems.
• Active SECRET U.S. Government Clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise with development, integration, and management of complex Naval surface weapons/combat defense systems.
• Provide system design/integration documents for weapons control systems and surface combat, control and/or situational awareness systems.
• Design and implement SSE measures to prevent unauthorized access to critical technologies.
• Integrate hardware and software protections into major weapons, combat, and fire control systems.
• Develop Program Protection Plans (PPP) and other security documentation.
• Perform requirements derivation, allocation, and management for weapon control systems.
• Coordinate impacts of proposed system changes with internal/external organizations and stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor’s of Science degree in engineering, scientific, or technical discipline

Job description

Senior Naval System Security Engineer

Amentum is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Naval System Security Engineer with a background in Navy surface major weapons, combat, and or fire control systems to assist our customer with systems, technical, and security engineering methodologies and services.

Essential Responsibilities

• Providing expertise with the development, integration, and management of complex Naval surface weapons/combat defense systems.
• Providing system design/system integration documents for weapons control systems and surface combat, control and/or situational awareness systems.
• Designing and implementing systems security engineering measures and techniques that prevent or delay unauthorized access to critical technologies.
• Integrating hardware and software protection into major weapons, combat, and/or fire control systems to deter exploitation.
• Developing Program Protection Plans (PPP) and other security related documentation.
• Performing requirements derivation, allocation, and management for a weapon control system and external interfaces.
• Coordinating the impacts of proposed system changes with internal and external organizations, and system stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements

• A Bachelor’s of Science degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline, or ten (10) years of a demonstrated and established knowledge base and subject matter expertise relevant to specific technical disciplines of the SOW.
• Ten (10) years professional systems engineering experience with a DoD major strategic, platform, weapon, combat, Command and Control (C2), cyber, and/or fire control systems program, with five years’ concurrent experience as a team leader performing system engineering and mission engineering efforts that include developing requirements and top‑level designs and/or system architectures for software intensive systems.
• Experience related to the identification, analysis and resolution of complex systems engineering issues involving platforms, weapon, combat, C2, cyber situational awareness, and fire control systems for Navy and Joint warfighting capabilities.
• Ten (10) years of professional experience required for Senior System Engineer/Analyst, eight (8) years specialized demonstrated expertise in total life cycle system development and analysis, supporting achievement of milestone decisions and concept of operations and initial design development from upper‑level requirements.
• Experience dealing with issues for a system employing Government Off‑The‑Shelf software (GOTS) and Commercial Off‑The‑Shelf software (COTS) technology.
• Demonstrated experience developing system integration documents for weapons systems, weapons control systems, and/or combat systems.
• Demonstrated experience with strategic, weapon, and/or combat system certification processes and requirements, specifically self‑certification criteria for elements of these systems.
• Must have an Active SECRET U.S. Government Clearance. U.S. Citizenship is required to obtain a SECRET Clearance.

Preferred Experience

• Systems security engineering (SSE) measures and techniques experience.
• DoDI 5000.02, DoDI 5000.83, DoDI 5200.39, DoDI 5200.44, and DoDI 5200.47E experience.
• Developed and implemented a verified and validated System Security Engineering (SSE) solution.
• Developed and executed a successful verification and validation SSE event.
• Security+, or similar certification.

Compensation

US: $140,000 to $160,000. The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good‑faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax‑saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Equal Opportunity Employer

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low‑income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.