Senior Systems Engineer, Navy Submarine Programs

Serco; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Serco Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in the Washington, DC area to support the Virginia Class Submarine Program (PMS450) and Navy submarine initiatives.

The role involves leading SIT coordination, managing requirements, and guiding cross-disciplinary teams to deliver certified, integrated system solutions. The ideal candidate holds an active DoD Secret clearance, 15 years of systems engineering experience, and strong communication skills to brief senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Active or current DoD Secret clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 15 years of experience in systems engineering.
• Experience briefing senior leaders.
• Proficient with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Support NEWCON development and certification activities for Virginia Class Submarines within PMS450.
• Lead System Integration Team (SIT) coordination, providing technical guidance and facilitating alignment across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Support systems engineering activities by managing requirements alignment and ensuring consistency across program documentation.
• Coordinate and support test and evaluation (T&E) planning and execution activities.
• Review engineering deliverables to ensure alignment with requirements, technical standards, and program expectations.
• Provide systems engineering analysis and support in coordination with program leadership and the Technical Director.
• Facilitate communication among stakeholders to support alignment of system requirements, integration activities, and program objectives.
• Interface with PMS450 and related stakeholders to support technical inquiries and information exchange.
• Participate in technical meetings and briefings to support resolution of system integration and program execution issues.
• Support coordination of assigned tasking and execution activities, including tracking, issue identification, and resolution support.
• Ensure technical documentation and correspondence follow established processes for routing, review, and concurrence.
• Maintain Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) to support design certification readiness for NEWCON efforts.
• Provide support for configuration management and design certification activities.
• Apply root cause analysis to support identification and resolution of system-level issues.
• Present technical summaries and recommendations based on analysis and coordination outcomes.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Test & evaluation planning

Stakeholder coordination

Root cause analysis

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics

Tools

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Job description

Serco Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in the Washington, DC area to support the Virginia Class Submarine Program (PMS450) and Navy submarine initiatives.

The role involves leading SIT coordination, managing requirements, and guiding cross-disciplinary teams to deliver certified, integrated system solutions. The ideal candidate holds an active DoD Secret clearance, 15 years of systems engineering experience, and strong communication skills to brief senior leaders.