Senior Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

Precise Systems, Inc.; Lexington Park (MD); On-site; USD 103,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans

Holiday pay

Professional growth opportunities

STAR Award program

Job summary

Precise Systems, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Senior Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership for PMA-207 weather radar modernization, avionics integration, and sustainment.

You will evaluate complex engineering issues, develop system requirements, assess interfaces, and support full life-cycle weather radar capabilities. The role requires independent leadership across Government, OEM, and contractor organizations and in-person support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive systems engineering experience, including senior leadership roles.
• Experience supporting development, integration, modernization, test, or sustainment of airborne weather radar systems.
• Extensive experience applying systems engineering across the lifecycle.
• Experience with requirements development and management, interface analysis, and verification/validation.
• Experience supporting military aircraft, avionics, or complex aerospace systems.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical efforts with limited oversight.
• Experience coordinating activities across Government, OEM, prime contractor, and stakeholders.
• Strong writing, analytical, communication, and briefing skills.
• Active DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities for weather radar modernization, integration, and sustainment.
• Develop and decompose system requirements, manage interfaces and IRDs, and oversee verification.
• Analyze system performance, interfaces, and lifecycle considerations.
• Provide technical leadership in reviews, IPT meetings, and contractor engagements.
• Support ECPs, RFIs, and engineering change documentation.
• Oversee hardware/software integration and assess impacts on aircraft architecture.
• Participate in tests and analyze results to identify deficiencies and corrective actions.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation plans; support airworthiness and certification.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements development

Technical leadership

Technical writing

Briefing skills

Cross‑organizational coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

DOORS

Cameo

MIL-STD-1553

Job description

Precise Systems delivers integrated, mission-ready solutions that advance warfighter readiness and strengthen our nation's most critical defense programs. Through the power of our combined capabilities, we provide deep expertise in Advanced Engineering; Digital Transformation; Electromagnetic Warfare; Interactive Training & Simulation; Physical Sciences Research; Platform Lifecycle Support; and Foreign Military Sales. Unified by decades of trusted performance and expanded through strategic growth, our team applies innovative technologies, engineering rigor, and customer-focused execution to solve complex challenges and accelerate mission success. Guided by our commitment to partnership, precision, and performance, we deliver the scalable solutions and technical excellence our customers depend on-today and into the future. Precise Systems is seeking a highly experienced Senior Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership and systems engineering support to PMA-207, with a primary focus on airborne weather radar systems, avionics integration, modernization, and sustainment. The successful candidate will serve as a senior technical resource responsible for evaluating complex engineering issues, developing and managing system requirements, assessing system interfaces and integration impacts, and supporting the full lifecycle of weather radar capabilities. The candidate will work independently and provide technical leadership across Government, industry, OEM, and contractor organizations. This role requires in-person support

Duties

• Serve as a Senior Systems Engineer and technical advisor supporting PMA-207 weather radar modernization, integration, and sustainment efforts.
• Lead systems engineering activities, including requirements development, decomposition, traceability, verification, and validation.
• Perform system-level analysis of airborne weather radar capabilities, including performance, interfaces, operational effectiveness, reliability, maintainability, obsolescence, and lifecycle considerations.
• Lead technical assessments and trade studies to evaluate modernization, replacement, integration, and sustainment alternatives.
• Analyze and document system interfaces between weather radar systems and aircraft avionics, displays, navigation systems, mission systems, and other platform subsystems.
• Develop and review system specifications, Interface Requirements Documents (IRDs), technical data packages, test plans, verification procedures, and other engineering artifacts.
• Provide technical leadership during engineering reviews, IPT meetings, Technical Exchange Meetings, and contractor engagements.
• Support the development, evaluation, and disposition of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Requests for Information, technical directives, and other engineering change documentation.
• Support hardware and software integration activities and assess impacts to aircraft architecture and existing technical baselines.
• Support developmental, integration, ground, flight, and operational test activities and analyze results to identify deficiencies and corrective actions.
• Identify and manage technical risks, issues, dependencies, and system-level impacts, providing recommendations for mitigation and resolution.
• Support airworthiness, certification, and aircraft modification activities associated with weather radar integration.
• Conduct technical evaluations of contractor proposals, engineering products, and technical deliverables.
• Support acquisition planning, market research, Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), and other technical decision-support activities.
• Provide clear technical recommendations and brief complex engineering issues to Government and senior leadership.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide systems engineering leadership across the PMA-207 engineering team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive systems engineering experience, including experience serving in a senior engineering or technical leadership capacity.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the development, integration, modernization, test, or sustainment of airborne weather radar systems.
• Extensive experience applying systems engineering principles across the system lifecycle.
• Experience with requirements development and management, interface analysis, technical baseline management, verification, and validation.
• Experience supporting military aircraft, avionics, or other complex aerospace systems.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex technical efforts with limited oversight.
• Experience coordinating technical activities across Government, OEM, prime contractor, and other stakeholder organizations.
• Strong technical writing, analytical, communication, and briefing skills.
• Active DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting PMA-207 or other Naval Aviation program offices.
• Direct experience with military or commercial airborne weather radar systems.
• Experience with radar modes and capabilities, including weather detection, turbulence detection, ground mapping, and associated radar processing.
• Experience with aircraft avionics interfaces and architectures, including MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, Ethernet, or other aircraft data bus architectures.
• Experience supporting aircraft airworthiness and certification activities.
• Experience with radar modernization, technology refresh, obsolescence management, and lifecycle sustainment.
• Experience with system architecture development and technical trade studies.
• Experience using systems engineering and requirements management tools such as DOORS, Cameo, or similar applications.
• Familiarity with DoD and Naval Aviation acquisition and engineering processes.
• INCOSE certification or equivalent systems engineering credentials. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Precise Systems values employee contributions, promotes diverse opportunities for professional growth, and prioritizes overall well-being. Our comprehensive professional services benefits package includes health insurance, life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, disability insurance, retirement plans, holiday pay, employee-managed leave, and professional growth opportunities. We recognize exceptional performance and alignment with our core values through our STAR Award recognition program. Compensation at Precise Systems is determined by various factors, including education, experience, skills, competencies, and contract-specific requirements. The salary range for this position is $103,428.48 to $155,142.72 (annualized USD). This range represents the standard pay for this role and is just one component of Precise Systems' total compensation package. Precise Systems is dedicated to a shared vision and core values of Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility, which foster innovation and drive our continued success in the global marketplace. Precise Systems and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, status as an individual with a disability, or any legally protected status under federal, state, or local law. Visit www.GoPrecise.com for a listing of current openings and our comprehensive, employee friendly benefits summary. Precise Systems participates in E-Verify.