Senior Systems Engineer - TS-Eligible, Defense Programs

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL); Laurel (NE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education assistance

Strong retirement contributions

Work-life balance support

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a seasoned Systems Engineer to provide leadership in requirements analysis, concept development, risk assessment, and test & evaluation for strategic deterrent systems. You will coordinate integration efforts across technical and programmatic areas and contribute to milestones and reviews.

The role emphasizes collaboration with prime contractors and government sponsors, delivering formal engineering artifacts and technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or related discipline.
• At least 5 years of systems engineering experience in design, development, or assessment of complex systems.
• Strong early concept development, requirements analysis, design, and risk evaluation.
• Experience supporting test and evaluation work: test planning, field data collection, requirements verification, and test reporting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong critical-thinking ability.
• Proven success leading teams with industry and government sponsors.
• Willingness to travel periodically to sponsor offices and contractor sites.
• Active or eligible for DoD/DoD-cleared access; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems engineering leadership and technical expertise to cross-functional teams focusing on requirements analysis, concept development, risk assessment, and test and evaluation for strategic deterrent systems.
• Coordinate and, when needed, lead integration efforts to maintain alignment across system elements and programs.
• Participate in program technical reviews and acquisition milestone events, including presentations as required.
• Use engineering artifacts, data, and analysis to assess how well systems satisfy stakeholder and government requirements.
• Help develop future weapon system requirements and participate in system requirements and design reviews as needed.
• Collaborate with prime contractors and industry partners to advise on systems engineering execution assessments.
• Develop and communicate technical positions, risk assessments, and trade-offs to senior leadership.
• Deliver formal engineering artifacts and present concepts, analyses, and recommendations to sponsors and supporting contractors.

Skills

Requirements analysis

Concept development

Risk evaluation

Test planning

Communication (verbal & written)

Critical thinking

Team leadership

Travel readiness

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, physics or related field

Advanced degree in systems engineering (preferred)

Tools

Cameo Enterprise Architecture

Job description

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a seasoned Systems Engineer to provide leadership in requirements analysis, concept development, risk assessment, and test & evaluation for strategic deterrent systems. You will coordinate integration efforts across technical and programmatic areas and contribute to milestones and reviews.

The role emphasizes collaboration with prime contractors and government sponsors, delivering formal engineering artifacts and technical