Senior Systems Engineer — Navy DoD SoS Architect

PMAT; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

PMAT is hiring a Systems Engineer III in San Diego to support Navy and DoD programs with systems engineering, architecture development, and integration across software, hardware, networks, and data environments. You will partner with chief engineers, program leadership, cyber teams, and operators to ensure documented architectures align with mission objectives and program requirements.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional coordination, risk tracking, and capability roadmaps, with responsibility

Qualifications

• Experience as systems engineer on complex software/hardware/mission systems.
• Experience with architecture development and requirements analysis.
• Understanding of software architecture, design, and system integration.
• Ability to track architectures, interfaces, risks, and changes across programs.
• Experience with cross-functional teams, cyber stakeholders, and program leadership.
• Ability to document technical analysis, briefings, and decision materials.
• Strong written and verbal communication for engineering and program audiences.
• Knowledge of DoDAF and enterprise architecture concepts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate requirements, interfaces, architecture products, and risks across stakeholders.
• Support system and SoS requirements, design, verification, and validation activities.
• Develop and maintain as‑is and to‑be architectures for fielded and programmed capabilities.
• Support enterprise architecture data, artifacts, and documentation integration.
• Provide input to software architecture, design, and test strategies.
• Assist with architecture reviews, design sessions, and capability roadmaps.
• Track cybersecurity implementation, RMF considerations, and cyber risk to mission.
• Coordinate with Navy platform organizations, program offices, and change boards.
• Support documentation and data calls for capability fielding.

Skills

Systems engineering

Architecture development

Requirements analysis

Software/hardware integration

Cybersecurity risk tracking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Job description

PMAT is hiring a Systems Engineer III in San Diego to support Navy and DoD programs with systems engineering, architecture development, and integration across software, hardware, networks, and data environments. You will partner with chief engineers, program leadership, cyber teams, and operators to ensure documented architectures align with mission objectives and program requirements.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional coordination, risk tracking, and capability roadmaps, with responsibility