Senior Systems Engineer - Naval Warhead & DoD Programs Lead

Bowhead; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Bowhead seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to serve as the Systems Engineering Lead for a warhead prototyping and development team in Indian Head, MD. You will guide planning, requirements verification, and coordination with government and industry partners through milestones toward production readiness.

You will maintain schedules, manage risks, and brief leadership with clear recommendations while aligning engineering priorities to fleet deployment needs and Navy priorities.

Qualifications

• Ten (10+) years of systems engineering experience supporting complex defense systems and leading multidisciplinary activities.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience with requirements management, traceability, verification planning, and DoD acquisition milestones evidence.
• Ability to lead technical coordination across government customers, external stakeholders, and technical experts to drive actions to closure.
• Experience developing long-range technical/test/production schedules and assessing downstream impact of priority changes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with leadership briefing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering across warhead prototyping, development, integration, and test, coordinating diverse teams through production readiness.
• Serve as the primary interface with the Program Office, external stakeholders, and subject matter experts in torpedoes and energetics.

Skills

Leadership

Requirements management

Verification planning

Technical documentation

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Master's degree (preferred) in a relevant discipline

Tools

Model-Based Systems Engineering

SysML

DOORS

Job description

Bowhead seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to serve as the Systems Engineering Lead for a warhead prototyping and development team in Indian Head, MD. You will guide planning, requirements verification, and coordination with government and industry partners through milestones toward production readiness.

You will maintain schedules, manage risks, and brief leadership with clear recommendations while aligning engineering priorities to fleet deployment needs and Navy priorities.