Senior Systems Engineer — Maritime T&E & Verification

QinetiQ US (formerly Avantus Federal); Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

QinetiQ US (formerly Avantus Federal) seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to assemble test and evaluation protocols from customer requirements and guide multidisciplinary teams through verification, integration, and developmental test activities across the lifecycle.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, test execution in lab and field environments, and collaboration with Navy/DoD and maritime programs. A proven systems engineer with DoD experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical-Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering; MS preferred.
• At least five years of relevant industry experience in systems engineering, test and evaluation, integration and test, or qualification experience supporting defense acquisition programs.
• Experience with fielded DoD systems and/or prior work in Navy or maritime systems.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or assessing test plans, procedures, readiness documentation, verification documentation, and test reports for complex defense systems.
• Experience with requirements development, management, and traceability.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Experience working independently and managing priorities and tasks over multiple projects.
• Experience with Military Standards, such as MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464.
• Strong analytical, technical writing, and briefing skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOD Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Development of product design descriptions, requirements and system test documentation, safety analysis reports, and technical analyses against requirements.
• Provide systems engineering and oversight of test and evaluation activities
• Develop, review, update, test plans, verification approaches, and qualification documentation in alignment with system requirements and program objectives.
• Ensure traceability between system requirements, verification methods, qualification events, and test results.
• Support T&E planning across the full design and development life cycle, including requirements development, design maturation, integration, verification, qualification, and formal program reviews.
• Coordinate with the customer, test centers, laboratories, and partner teams to support test planning, scheduling, resource alignment, and execution.
• Support design and development of test fixtures to validate complex systems, subsystems, and components.
• Evaluate test discrepancies, root cause analyses, corrective action plans, and regression or retest activities.
• Support hands‑on integration troubleshooting at system and subsystem levels
• Prepare technical briefings, system assessment inputs, and verification status updates.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Test & Evaluation

Integration & Testing

Qualification

Requirements Development

Traceability

Multidisciplinary Team

Independent Work

MIL-STD Knowledge

Technical Writing

Clear Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical-Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering

MS preferred

Tools

Creo

SolidWorks

Altium

Windchill

Windchill Quality Solutions

Data collection tools

Me/EE CAD Tools

Job description

QinetiQ US (formerly Avantus Federal) seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to assemble test and evaluation protocols from customer requirements and guide multidisciplinary teams through verification, integration, and developmental test activities across the lifecycle.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, test execution in lab and field environments, and collaboration with Navy/DoD and maritime programs. A proven systems engineer with DoD experience is preferred.