Senior Systems Engineer – DoD Weapon Systems (Secret)

ASEC; Ridgecrest (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Excellent benefits

Tuition assistance for education

ESOP

Job summary

ASEC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the DoD PMA-242 program at NAWS China Lake. You will lead systems engineering activities, requirements development, integration planning, and risk management for advanced weapon system capabilities.

Travel to NAS Patuxent River, MD may be required, with relocation options. The role requires extensive DoD experience, a strong engineering background, and ability to coordinate with fleet, industry, and program offices to deliver traceable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (systems/aerospace/mechanical/electrical).
• 8+ years in systems engineering for complex, regulated environments (DoD/aerospace).
• Experience with SE processes: requirements, integration, reviews, risk, configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Lead SE Technical Reviews (SETRs) and manage requirements, architecture, risk, and configuration management.
• Perform gap analyses to derive traceable capability requirements for current and future weapon roadmaps.
• Guide requirements definition, capability roadmapping, and integration planning for emerging DoD strike weapons.
• Coordinate with test communities, intelligence, program offices, NAVAIR, JPO, industry partners, and fleet operators.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements development

Risk management

Configuration management

Technical reviews

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

DoD 5000-series

MIL-STD environments

Job description

ASEC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the DoD PMA-242 program at NAWS China Lake. You will lead systems engineering activities, requirements development, integration planning, and risk management for advanced weapon system capabilities.

Travel to NAS Patuxent River, MD may be required, with relocation options. The role requires extensive DoD experience, a strong engineering background, and ability to coordinate with fleet, industry, and program offices to deliver traceable