Senior Systems Engineer, Digital Ground Station

Actalent; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent seeks a Systems Engineer - Digital Ground Station to support the US Navy program in Warrenton, VA, leading the full systems engineering lifecycle for a state-of-the-art ground station, coordinating hardware, software, and network components for high reliability.

The role offers a hybrid work model with initial on-site onboarding and requires 5+ years in SE lifecycle, MBSE/SysML experience, and an Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in the full Systems Engineering V lifecycle.
• Experience with CONOPS, CDR, PDR, trade studies and ICDs.
• Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement complex systems architectures meeting requirements.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into clear technical specs.
• Evaluate and select hardware, software, and network components.
• Support installation, configuration, and integration of system components.
• Develop and execute test plans for end-to-end validation.
• Maintain system documentation and MBSE artifacts.

Skills

Systems engineering lifecycle

MBSE SysML

Requirements development

System integration & testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Security clearance: Secret w/ TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Actalent seeks a Systems Engineer - Digital Ground Station to support the US Navy program in Warrenton, VA, leading the full systems engineering lifecycle for a state-of-the-art ground station, coordinating hardware, software, and network components for high reliability.

The role offers a hybrid work model with initial on-site onboarding and requires 5+ years in SE lifecycle, MBSE/SysML experience, and an Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility.