Senior Systems Engineer - Navy Security & Force Protection

Serco; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Serco Inc. is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to support Navy physical security systems for force protection and anti-terrorism hardware and software. You will lead engineering, CM, refresh planning, and mission support across Access Control, Surveillance, IDS, and related domains.

The role requires DoD experience, top‑secret readiness, and strong cross‑functional collaboration with Navy customers, vendors, and cybersecurity teams. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field is required.
• 10+ years of systems engineering experience in DoD/force protection programs preferred.
• Experience with requirements management, risk assessment, and lifecycle sustainment.
• Strong communication with government customers, vendors, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities for Navy security and force protection systems (Access Control, Surveillance, IDS).
• Manage RDT&E efforts including tech evaluation and prototype integration.
• Support test planning, demos, assessments, and fielding readiness activities.
• Control hardware/software baselines and change control; maintain status accounting.
• Develop and manage a Navy security system configuration database and lifecycle timelines.
• Create dashboards to track configuration, modernization, readiness, and risks.
• Perform planning, integration, verification/validation, and risk analyses for total systems.
• Translate requirements into integrated solutions balancing performance, schedule, cost, and cybersecurity.
• Coordinate with Navy customers, vendors, field teams, and cybersecurity teams.
• Review engineering deliverables and documentation for alignment with requirements.
• Identify risks and obsolescence issues; propose corrective actions and modernization priorities.
• Prepare briefings and decision packages for leadership and stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to systems engineers.

Skills

Systems engineering principles

Requirements management

Risk management

Technical communication

DoD / Navy experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

SysML

BI dashboards

Job description

Serco Inc. is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to support Navy physical security systems for force protection and anti-terrorism hardware and software. You will lead engineering, CM, refresh planning, and mission support across Access Control, Surveillance, IDS, and related domains.

The role requires DoD experience, top‑secret readiness, and strong cross‑functional collaboration with Navy customers, vendors, and cybersecurity teams. Travel up to 25% may be required.