Senior Weapon Systems Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Fort Walton Beach (FL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education assistance

Retirement contributions

Health and wellness programs

Paid time off

Flexible spending accounts

Bonuses and relocation benefits

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Fort Walton Beach, Florida is seeking a highly motivated Senior Systems Engineer to join our team. This role involves developing and evaluating advanced strike weapon systems, providing engineering support, and coordinating technical activities.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Physics, 10+ years of related experience, active Secret clearance, and the ability to travel for customer support.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in weapon systems development.
• Active Secret security clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• Willingness to travel for customer presentations and support.

Responsibilities

• Conduct concept definition studies for weapon systems.
• Develop and analyze system requirements for total system effectiveness.
• Document analysis and engineering results and prepare reports.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal and written communication

Analytical skills

Modeling and simulation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field

Job description

Overview

Do you want to help ensure our Nation’s military dominance in the 21st century?

Do you want to advance the Air Force hypersonic strike capabilities?

Are you passionate about applying your analytical and technical skills to various weapon systems?

If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL!

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Systems Engineer to help us develop and evaluate advanced strike weapon systems. You will represent APL to provide direct engineering support to the sponsor and coordinate engineering activities with APL team members to serve the technical needs of the program.

Responsibilities

• Conduct weapon system concept definition studies and assess weapon system performance.
• Develop system requirements and perform analysis of total system effectiveness.
• Apply modeling, simulation, and analytic techniques to assess emerging technologies for strike warfare applications.
• Document analysis and engineering results, prepare reports and briefings, and establish material requirements for sponsors.
• Develop systems engineering, integration, and test and evaluation processes and artifacts.
• Provide direct technical interface to the government sponsor, principal investigator, and project management.
• Lead and participate in engineering team meetings and overall technical development efforts.
• Work with industry, academic, and government laboratory staff to identify potential to apply promising emerging technologies to advanced weapon systems applications.

Qualifications

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or another related technical field.
• Have at least ten years of relevant experience related to weapon systems development.
• Have strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills and ability to interact with government sponsor representatives.
• Ability and willingness to travel to present work to customers, provide technical advice during new system development or system modifications, and support laboratory/field testing.
• Hold an active Secret security clearance and can ultimately obtain a TS/SCI level clearance. Eligibility requires U.S. citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Have a Master’s degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, or another related technical field.
• Have at least fifteen years of professional experience related to weapon systems development and acquisition.
• Have general knowledge of digital engineering processes and tools.
• Have general knowledge of military warfare systems including aircraft, weapons, sensors, communications networks, and mission planning applications.
• Have knowledge of DoD Planning, Programming and Budgeting, Acquisition Decision, Research and Development, Test and Evaluation systems.
• Have demonstrated ability to interface effectively with government sponsors and hold active TS/SCI clearance.

Compensation

Minimum Rate: $105,000 Annually

Maximum Rate: $290,000 Annually

Benefits

APL offers comprehensive benefits including education assistance, retirement contributions, health and wellness programs, paid time off, and flexible spending accounts. Additional compensation may include bonuses, sign‑on bonus, relocation benefits, locality allowance, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, occupation, marital or familial status, political opinion, personal appearance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. APL is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals of all abilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in any part of the hiring process, please contact [e-mail].