Senior Navy Air Defense Systems Engineer – On Site Arlington

Decision Technologies, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Company paid Short/Long Term Insurance

401(k) match

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Certifications

Job summary

Decision Technologies, Inc. seeks an experienced Air Defense/AAW Senior Systems Engineer to serve as the principal technical direction engineer within a major U.S. Navy weapon system program office. This is a 100% in-office (Arlington, VA) role, with no hybrid or remote options.

You will partner with program leadership to shape future weapon capability, translate threat intelligence into S&T roadmaps, and guide model-based approaches across lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in STEM or Bachelor’s with equivalent Navy experience.
• 10 years of systems engineering experience with U.S. Navy surface weapon systems or related.
• Active DoD SECRET clearance; Top Secret eligible preferred; SIPRNet access.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical, programmatic, and architectural roadmapping across the IWS 11 portfolio.
• Advise Government Technical Director using Fleet feedback to inform CONOPS and capabilities.
• Analyze threat intelligence against weapon systems to update specifications.
• Direct system-of-systems integration of terminal defense weapons with ship systems.
• Interface with senior executives across PAE Munitions, OPNAV, and warfare centers.
• Guide MBSE adoption, digital threads, and Agile/DevSecOps in weapon modernization lifecycles.
• Travel up to ~10% to warfare centers, test facilities, or OEM locations.

Skills

Systems engineering

Navy/DoD experience

MBSE

Digital engineering

Technical leadership

Education

Master's degree in STEM

Bachelor's degree with equivalent Navy experience

Tools

Cameo Systems Modeler

MagicDraw

SysML

DoDAF

Job description

Decision Technologies, Inc. seeks an experienced Air Defense/AAW Senior Systems Engineer to serve as the principal technical direction engineer within a major U.S. Navy weapon system program office. This is a 100% in-office (Arlington, VA) role, with no hybrid or remote options.

You will partner with program leadership to shape future weapon capability, translate threat intelligence into S&T roadmaps, and guide model-based approaches across lifecycles.