Senior Submarine Systems Engineer — Secret Clearance

Serco; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Serco is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in the Washington, DC area to support the Virginia Class Submarine Program (PMS450) and Team Submarine offices. You will lead SIT coordination, manage requirements, and support test planning while interfacing with program leadership and stakeholders across a submarine-focused portfolio.

The role requires a DoD clearance, US citizenship, a technical bachelor's degree, and extensive experience in DoD acquisition and submarine programs.

Qualifications

• Active or current DoD Secret clearance.
• Excellent communications and analytical skills.
• Experience briefing senior leaders.
• Proficient with MS Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Support NEWCON development and certification activities for Virginia Class Submarines within PMS450.
• Lead SIT coordination across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Manage requirements alignment and ensure consistency across program documentation.
• Coordinate and support test and evaluation planning and execution.
• Review engineering deliverables for alignment with requirements and standards.
• Provide systems engineering analysis and coordinate with program leadership and the Technical Director.
• Interface with PMS450 and stakeholders for technical inquiries and information exchange.
• Participate in technical meetings and briefings to resolve integration issues.
• Support tasking execution, tracking, and issue resolution.
• Ensure documentation follows established routing and review processes.
• Maintain Objective Quality Evidence to support design certification readiness for NEWCON.
• Support configuration management and design certification activities.
• Apply root cause analysis to system-level issues.

Skills

DoD clearance

Leadership experience

Technical communication

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physics

Navy Nuclear Power School training (preferred)

Tools

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Job description

Serco is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in the Washington, DC area to support the Virginia Class Submarine Program (PMS450) and Team Submarine offices. You will lead SIT coordination, manage requirements, and support test planning while interfacing with program leadership and stakeholders across a submarine-focused portfolio.

The role requires a DoD clearance, US citizenship, a technical bachelor's degree, and extensive experience in DoD acquisition and submarine programs.