Systems Engineer

Apogee; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-Site work

Travel 10%

Job summary

Apogee seeks a seasoned Systems Engineer to support the SOF AT&L Directorate. The role focuses on engineering surveillance, program analysis, and technical recommendations within a DoD-acquisitions framework. You will coordinate with government counterparts, develop briefings, and drive escalation paths.

The position requires a TS/SCI eligibility, 10+ years in engineering, and expertise with MS Project and acquisition processes. On-site in Virginia Beach, VA with travel expectations apply.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen.
• Clearance: Must possess and maintain a TS with SCI eligibility.
• DAWIA Practitioner Equivalency in Test & Evaluation or Engineering; DAWIA III desired.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience in related areas.
• Ability to communicate effectively across a geographically diverse organization.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with the SOF AT&L S&T organization and support engineering processes.
• Provide inputs for leadership briefings on programs, projects, problems, and resolutions.
• Support contract modifications and technical recommendations for changes.
• Assist budget control for engineering efforts and analyze cost proposals.
• Document surveillance of design and development efforts using performance indicators.
• Prepare executive-level briefings and consolidate official responses.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Acquisition knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer, electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering

Tools

MS Project

Task management systems

Job description

Overview

Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for a Systems Engineer in support of the Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (SOF AT&L) Directorate of Science & Technology.

DIR-S&T discovers, evaluates, and accelerates emerging technologies to preserve SOF's operational advantage by linking operators with government labs, academia, industry, and international partners. Through rapid assessment events, technical experimentation, and streamlined collaboration mechanisms, DIR-S&T reduces duplication, leverages external R&D, and matures high-potential solutions across priority capability areas such as warfighter performance, battlespace awareness, resilient communications and computing, scalable effects, and signature reduction. The directorate also drives the transition of prototypes and software into acquisition pathways, strengthening innovation pipelines and expanding SOF's access to non-traditional partners and small business technology.

This is a full-time opportunity located at Virginia Beach, VA

Responsibilities

• Acts as the SOF AT&L S&T primary liaison to the assigned organization.
• Support government counterparts regarding the adequacy and clarity of engineering and analysis processes based on daily application of the processes and agency reporting requirements.
• Provides advanced inputs for status briefings to leadership, outlining assigned programs, projects, problems, and recommended resolution.
• Supports contract modification and makes technical recommendations for change order approval.
• Supports budget control directly supporting the engineering effort.
• Provides decision support inputs for approval of plans, specification, cost estimates, design calculations, schedules, cost proposals, and engineering studies.
• Applies advanced tools to document and analyze the results of critical, complex activities and tasks.
• Plans, executes, and documents surveillance of design, development, and production efforts on behalf of government counterparts, using performance indicators identified in applicable engineering surveillance processes.
• Provides significant, expert level support to government counterparts regarding the adequacy and clarity of agency engineering and analysis processes based on daily application of the processes and agency reporting requirements.
• Completes advanced engineering demand tasks such as reviewing engineering change proposals, requests for waivers and deviations, and nonconforming materials.
• Provides expert level inputs for status briefings to leadership, outlining assigned programs, projects, problems, and recommended resolution.
• Analyzes trends in performance indicators to assist government counterparts with managing Agency level performance indicators, recommending corrective action, establishing lessons learned, and influencing the improvement of processes.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
• Clearance: Must possess and maintain a TS w/SCI eligibility
• Certifications: DAWIA Practitioner Equivalency IAW the PWS (DAWIA level II equivalent), and in Test and Evaluation or Engineering (systems, computer, or electrical) or equivalent fields. DAWIA Level III desired.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in computer, electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering
• Years of Experience: Minimum of 10 years of relevant engineering experience to include:
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written in a geographically diverse organization.
  • Ability to perform as part of a diverse team. Knowledge of principles and practices of teambuilding. Ability to establish performance goals and assess progress toward their achievement.
  • Knowledge of methods and techniques of fact‑finding, analysis and resolution of complex contracting problems, and the ability to develop concrete action plans to solve problems.
  • Knowledge of business practices and market conditions applicable to program and technical acquisition requirements.
  • Knowledge of technical, price, and cost analysis sufficient to review proposals, actual and estimated expenditures to determine reasonableness or to determine a negotiation position.
  • Working knowledge of Project management/scheduling software programs such as MS Project.
  • Experience with task management systems, proficient in building executive level briefings, and able to apply acquisition experience to formulation and consolidation of official responses to taskers, RFIs, etc.
  • Ability to adjust work operations and program objectives to meet emergencies, changing programs or production requirements within available resources and with minimum sacrifice of quality or quantity of work.
  • Working knowledge of the Defense Acquisition System as directed by DoD Instruction 5000.02, "Operation of the Defense Acquisition System"
  • Working knowledge of the Defense Acquisition Framework process.

Additional Information

Location: Virginia Beach, VA

On-Site/Hybrid/Remote: On-Site

Travel: 10%