Senior Navy Systems Engineering Advisor (Remote, Part-Time)

Gopsusports; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State seeks a seasoned Systems Engineer for a part-time, fully remote role focused on Navy subsurface integration, analytics, and decision support. You will translate operational requirements into actionable models, advise Navy stakeholders, and collaborate with cross‑disciplinary teams to deliver timely, high‑value engineering solutions.

This role requires active TS/SCI clearance and 25+ years in direct Navy systems engineering, analytics, or advisory work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering is required.
• 25+ years of direct Navy-related systems engineering/analytic experience preferred.
• Experience translating complex requirements into data-driven analytic approaches or models.

Responsibilities

• Serve as ARL’s primary technical and strategic interface to the Navy for subsurface systems.
• Translate Navy operational and strategic requirements into actionable systems for engineering, modeling, and analytics tasks.
• Advise Navy stakeholders on ARL capabilities in modeling, data analytics, decision support, and systems integration.
• Maintain awareness of Navy modernization efforts and identify opportunities for ARL technical contributions.
• Collaborate with ARL leadership to develop tailored technical responses and multi-domain integration concepts.
• Support early shaping of projects by refining questions, aligning data sources, and determining analytic approaches.
• Provide guidance to ARL teams on Navy operational context, decision processes, and constraints.
• Build relationships across Navy analytic communities and capability development enterprises.

Skills

Systems engineering

Decision analytics

Modeling

Forecasting

Operations research

Data analytics

Navy experience

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering

Job description

Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State seeks a seasoned Systems Engineer for a part-time, fully remote role focused on Navy subsurface integration, analytics, and decision support. You will translate operational requirements into actionable models, advise Navy stakeholders, and collaborate with cross‑disciplinary teams to deliver timely, high‑value engineering solutions.

This role requires active TS/SCI clearance and 25+ years in direct Navy systems engineering, analytics, or advisory work.