System Engineer, Senior - Secret

DCS Corporation; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k plan

ESOP

Paid time off

Education reimbursement

Work/life balance

Parental leave

Job summary

DCS Corporation is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support AFLCMC/ES across the acquisition lifecycle, including requirements, design, test, and sustainment for DoD programs. The role emphasizes expert advisory support to leadership for decision-making and regulatory compliance.

Primary duties include coordinating engineering tasks, system specifications development, and test planning with DoD customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years DoD experience or 15+ total with 8 DoD years.
• Must have U.S. citizenship and Active Secret clearance.
• MOSA and Systems Architecture Development experience.
• SysML, Cameo, or Rhapsody for system modeling.
• ICDS, requirements development & management.
• Communications & Networking Systems, ATCALS, radar/surveillance.
• RFI/RFP development, SOW development, vendor evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support across DoD lifecycle including requirements, design, test, and sustainment.
• Develop system specifications and architecture products.
• Support test planning, conduct, and evaluation against requirements.
• Review documents for accuracy and completeness; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Assist with resource scheduling for tests and facility planning.
• Provide technical evaluation of contractor proposals; monitor test efforts.

Skills

U.S. citizenship

Active Secret Clearance

Bachelor's Degree in related field

12 years DoD / 15 years total exp

DoD experience

MOSA

Systems Architecture Development

System Modeling (SysML, Cameo, Rhapsdy

Interface Control Documentation (ICDS)

Requirements Development & Management

Communications & Networking Systems

ATCALS (Air Traffic Control & Landing)

Radar & Surveillance Systems

RFI/RFP Development

SOW Development

Source Selection & Vendor Evaluation

MS Office 365 & SharePoint

SolidWorks

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

SolidWorks

Microsoft Office 365 & SharePoint

Job description

DCS has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to provide support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/PEO Electronic Systems Directorate (AFLCMC/ES). The Air Force Program Execution Office for PEO Electronic Systems (AFPEO/ES) has the collective AFMC mission responsibility to manage and execute the modernization, development, testing, production, fielding, and sustainment of the PEO Electronic Systems portfolio, which includes over 130 programs for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and foreign allies. AFLCMC/ES is headquartered at Hanscom AFB, MA, with geographically separated operating units CONUS and OCONUS.

This position is with AFLCMC/ESA and will provide systems engineering support across the acquisition lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, test, operation, sustainment, and system disposal.

In this Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) role, you will provide expert-level support to Department of Defense (DoD) programs by assisting government leadership with decision‑making, planning, and execution throughout the acquisition lifecycle. You will apply your technical and/or professional expertise to ensure compliance with applicable policies and regulations, contribute to mission success, and help deliver critical capabilities to the warfighter.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide systems, electrical, and/or mechanical engineering support for new and legacy DoD systems
• Accomplish and coordinate engineering tasks for modifications and systems upgrades
• Provide support to customers including data analysis, modification programs, repair requirements, reliability/maintainability actions, and worldwide user support
• Assist in designing, planning, execution, analysis, reporting, and documentation during any phase of test and evaluation programs, including applicable FAA certifications and procedures
• Provide engineering review of programs throughout the life cycle
• Review and ensure all engineering‑related documents are accurate and complete
• Participate in the development of system specifications and system architecture products
• Participate in test and evaluation support, including planning, test conduct, and evaluation of results against operational requirements
• Assist in scheduling and securing required test resources in support of project and program office objectives
• Provide technical evaluation of contractor proposals
• Monitor, assess, and report on test and evaluation efforts; provide recommendations for test facility improvements
• Support development of system and program technical plans, including review of technical documents, participation in working groups, tracking risks/issues, and reviewing test plans, procedures, and data

Required Skills:

• Due to the sensitivity of the customer, U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must have and be able to maintain Active Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD, OR 15 years of directly related experience, eight of which must be in the DoD.
• Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA)
• Systems Architecture Development
• System Modeling (SysML, Cameo, Rhapsody)
• Interface Control Documentation (ICDS)
• Requirements Development & Management
• Communications & Networking Systems
• Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems (ATCALS)
• Radar & Surveillance Systems Integration
• Request for Information (RFI) / Request for Proposal (RFP) Development
• Statement of Work (SOW) Development
• Source Selection & Vendor Evaluation
• Microsoft Office 365 & SharePoint
• SolidWorks

Salary Range $90,220 - $170,000

At DCS, we pride ourselves on providing flexibility that allows employees to balance meaningful work with their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for learning and development.

Our broad and competitive mix of benefits is designed to support and protect employees and their families. Our robust benefit offerings include medical, dental, 401k, ESOP, PTO, education reimbursement, work/life balance, parental and other leave programs.

Learn more about our benefits here:

DCS Corp Benefits