Senior Systems Engineer – Submarine Programs Lead

Serco; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Serco Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Virginia Class Submarine Program (PMS450) and Navy Team Submarine offices. Based in Washington, DC, you will guide system integration, requirements alignment, and test planning across multidisciplinary teams to ensure design certification readiness.

You will provide technical summaries, coordinate with program leadership, and maintain OQE while applying root-cause analyses. A DoD clearance and US citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• Active or Current DoD Secret clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (engineering, physics, etc).
• High School Diploma/GED with 4 years of additional experience or an Associate’s degree with 2 years of additional experience will be considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• 15 years of experience.
• Excellent communications and analytical skills; able to meet with program officials and influence actions needed to meet technical program milestones.
• Experience briefing senior leaders.
• Proficient with MS Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Support NEWCON development and certification activities for Virginia Class Submarines within PMS450.
• Lead System Integration Team (SIT) coordination, providing technical guidance and 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 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

Active DoD Secret clearance

U.S. Citizenship

Excellent communications

Analytical skills

Experience briefing senior leaders

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

High School Diploma/GED with 4 years experience

Associate’s degree with 2 years experience

Tools

MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Job description

Serco Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Virginia Class Submarine Program (PMS450) and Navy Team Submarine offices. Based in Washington, DC, you will guide system integration, requirements alignment, and test planning across multidisciplinary teams to ensure design certification readiness.

You will provide technical summaries, coordinate with program leadership, and maintain OQE while applying root-cause analyses. A DoD clearance and US citizenship are required.