Senior SME Systems Engineer - DoD EW & Aircraft Integration

Serco; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Serco Inc. seeks a Subject Matter Expert in electronic warfare and systems engineering to support classified USAF and DoD programs from Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. The role requires an active Top Secret clearance with SCI access and a strong engineering background.

You will translate user needs into system requirements, lead risk management and test activities, and collaborate with contractors and government stakeholders to advance capabilities while maintaining airworthiness and program integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD programs with systems engineering principles.
• Ability to translate user requirements into system requirements and test plans.
• Strong background in airworthiness, EW, and avionics integration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME in electronic warfare and systems engineering for classified programs.
• Translate operational requirements into contract system requirements documents.
• Apply systems engineering for improvements, hardware/software development, configuration mgmt, data rights, QA.
• Develop technical briefings, strategies, and program documents.
• Interface with contractors, vendors, and government reps on engineering activities.
• Assess technology initiatives to guide investments and transitions.
• Develop system-of-systems architectures and digital transformation strategies.
• Implement airworthiness, risk management, and obsolescence tracking processes.
• Evaluate contractor design changes and oversee defect correction.
• Support subsystem and system-level integration and testing activities.
• Assess contractor capabilities to meet design requirements.
• Perform risk assessments and mitigation planning.
• Develop RFP technical documents and conduct evaluations.

Skills

Electronic warfare

Systems engineering

DoD programs

Airworthiness

Education

Master's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Serco Inc. seeks a Subject Matter Expert in electronic warfare and systems engineering to support classified USAF and DoD programs from Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. The role requires an active Top Secret clearance with SCI access and a strong engineering background.

You will translate user needs into system requirements, lead risk management and test activities, and collaborate with contractors and government stakeholders to advance capabilities while maintaining airworthiness and program integrity.