Systems Engineer

Amentum; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum seeks a skilled Systems Engineer to join the Fort Belvoir team, providing essential contractual support to JPRA with a focus on system assessments.

The role involves planning, experimental design, analysis, and reporting, coordinating with Services/CCMDs, and leading complex activities under minimal supervision. Regular travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 5 years of related experience as Systems Engineer or ORSA.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance; US Citizenship required to obtain/maintain clearance.
• Experience designing and executing experiments or tests.
• Proficiency in analysis and comprehensive reports.
• Ability to collaborate with Service/CCMD/Inter-agency/private sector.

Responsibilities

• Assess operational effectiveness of existing and emerging technologies, TTPs.
• Assess system capabilities and support capability improvement plans.
• Identify CONOPS and JTTPs to meet joint requirements.
• Plan and execute demonstrations and experiments; generate assessment reports.
• Develop interoperability requirements and standards.
• Collaborate with Services, CCMDs, Inter-agency and private sector as needed.
• Plan and conduct forums or Working Groups; prepare AARs per JPRA procedures.
• Travel regularly as a core responsibility.
• Author documents at Service Headquarters, Joint Staff, or Combatant Command levels.
• Provide leadership for complex activities with minimal direction.
• Analyze and develop innovative approaches to personnel recovery problems.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Reports & Analysis

Inter-agency coordination

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitments are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well-being are integral to success. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, we have approximately 50,000 employees in more than 70 countries across all 7 continents.

Amentum is seeking a skilled and experienced Systems Engineer to join our team at Fort Belvoir. In this critical role, you'll provide essential contractual support to the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA), focusing on systems assessments. Systems Engineer or Operations Research Systems Analyst (ORSA) functions encompass planning, familiarization with design and execution of experiments, with core competencies in conducting analysis and generating reports, organizing and facilitating working group.

Responsibilities

• Assess the operational effectiveness and suitability of existing and emerging technologies, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Assess system capabilities and provide information for the development of capability improvement plans to satisfy joint requirements and operational needs.
• Identify possible non-material solutions such as concepts of operation (CONOPS) and JTTPs, to satisfy joint requirements and operational needs.
• When directed by the Government, support JPRA-led, demonstrations and experiments during military exercises. Plan and execute experiments; conduct analysis and generate system assessment reports.
• Support the development of interoperability requirements and standards.
• When directed by the Government, collaborate with applicable Services, Combatant Commands (CCMDs), Inter-agency, and private sector entities to identify and develop design requirements, improvement plans for existing and emerging technologies, and capabilities.
• Plan and conduct Government/Industry forums or Working Groups when directed.
• The contractor shall participate in military exercises, experiments, conferences, seminars, or working groups when directed by the Government and prepare AARs within 5 working days following conference, seminar, or working group attendance. AARs shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with JPRA procedures (CDRL A003)
• Requires regular travel as a core part of its responsibilities.
• Author documents at the Service Headquarters, Joint Staff, or Combatant Command Headquarters levels.
• Provide leadership for highly complex and challenging activities under the minimal direction of a manager or executive.
• Analyze and develop innovative approaches, methodologies, or techniques to personnel recovery problem issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 5 years of related experience as a Systems Engineer or Operations Research and Systems Analyst (ORSA).
• Must have an active TS/SCI Clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Clearance.
• Experience in the design and execution of experiments or tests.
• Proficiency in conducting analysis and generating comprehensive reports.
• Proficiency in preparing After Action Reports (AARs) in accordance with specified procedures (e.g., JPRA procedures).
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Service, CCMD, Inter-agency, and private sector entities.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, for generating reports, leading working groups, and presenting information.
• Skills in the management, organization, and presentation of collected data.
• Experience in application of Microsoft Office software.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Demonstrated excellent command of written communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail for conducting analysis, designing experiments, and preparing reports.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative when directed by the Government.