Systems Engineer, Associate Principal

Astrion; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead systems and mission engineering efforts for DoD platforms and weapons systems in Dahlgren, VA. The role focuses on developing requirements, top-level designs, and architectures for software-intensive systems supporting Navy and Joint warfighting capabilities.

The position requires extensive DoD program experience, leadership of engineering teams, and ability to navigate certification and security processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, or 10 years of relevant knowledge base and expertise.
• Ten years of professional systems engineering experience with a DoD major program.
• Five years of concurrent team leadership experience in systems and mission engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering and mission engineering for strategic, platform, weapon, C2, cyber, and/or fire control systems.
• Develop requirements, top-level designs, and system architectures for software-intensive systems.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve complex systems engineering issues for Navy and Joint warfighting capabilities.
• Support lifecycle system development and analysis for milestone decisions, CONOPS, and initial design development.
• Develop or review system integration documents for weapons systems, weapons control systems, and/or combat systems.
• Support certification processes and self-certification criteria for strategic/weapon systems.
• Support security systems engineering, including certification, accreditation, and RMF/DIACAP processes when assigned to Security Systems.
• Support cyberspace systems engineering involving requirements identification, architecture design, development, testing, and enterprise software integration.

Skills

Systems engineering

Mission engineering

Team leadership

DoD programs

Software-intensive systems

Big data

Machine learning

Cloud

Microservice architecture

Cyberspace systems

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering

Job description

Overview

Systems Engineer, Senior
LOCATION: Dahlgren, VA
JOB STATUS: Full-time
CLEARANCE: Secret (Ability to obtain up to a TS/SCI)

TRAVEL: Up to 25% — inferred from system engineering, mission engineering, platform integration, certification, and technical working group support; Capture/TA to confirm.

SALARY RANGE: $141k -$ 211k

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer, Senior to join our team supporting NSWCDD in Dahlgren, VA. This role leads systems engineering and mission engineering for DoD major strategic, platform, weapon, combat, Command and Control, cyber, and/or fire control systems. The Systems Engineer, Senior develops requirements, top-level designs, and system architectures for software-intensive systems that support Navy and Joint warfighting capability.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline; or ten (10) years of demonstrated and established knowledge base and subject matter expertise relevant to the technical disciplines of the SOW.
• Ten (10) years of professional systems engineering experience with a DoD major strategic, platform, weapon, combat, C2, cyber, and/or fire control systems program.
• Five (5) years of concurrent experience as a team leader performing systems engineering and mission engineering efforts that include developing requirements and top-level designs and/or system architectures for software-intensive systems.
• Experience identifying, analyzing, and resolving complex systems engineering issues involving platform, weapon, combat, C2, cyber situational awareness, and fire control systems for Navy and Joint warfighting capabilities.
• Concurrent experience in one of the source-defined subcategories: Weapons Systems / Weapons Control Systems / Combat Systems; Strategic Fire Control Systems; Security Systems; Cyberspace Systems; or Computer Systems Engineer.
• For Security Systems subcategory only: CISSP IAW DoDD 8570; IAM Level III or higher with certification in Networking Technologies; IT-1 level clearance; experience preparing and submitting Navy/DoD security certification and accreditation documentation for major weapon, combat, and/or fire control systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the DoD/Navy clearance required by the final DD254/JPAS.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Government Off-The-Shelf and Commercial Off-The-Shelf technology in weapon, weapons control, combat, or fire control systems.
• Experience with strategic fire control systems, SLBM Fire Control Systems, Formal Qualification Testing, Independent Verification and Validation, third-generation programming languages, Database Management Systems, mission planning, targeting models and simulations, Strategic Weapon System, Attack Weapon Control System, SPALTs, or logistics management of software, hardware, and documentation.
• Experience leading shipboard system integration, development, deployment/design efforts, safety, Information Assurance, Human System Integration, documentation, software or hardware Change Control Boards, or working groups supporting strategic or attack weapons systems.
• Experience with big data, machine learning, cloud, microservice architecture, correlation and analytics of externally derived information, and display of information for decision-making.

Education

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline; or ten (10) years of demonstrated and established knowledge base and subject matter expertise relevant to the technical disciplines of the SOW.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering and mission engineering efforts for strategic, platform, weapon, combat, C2, cyber, and/or fire control systems.
• Develop requirements, top-level designs, and system architectures for software-intensive systems.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve complex systems engineering issues involving Navy and Joint warfighting capabilities.
• Support lifecycle system development and analysis for milestone decisions, concept of operations, and initial design development.
• Develop or review system integration documents for weapons systems, weapons control systems, and/or combat systems.
• Support strategic, weapon, and/or combat system certification processes and self-certification criteria.
• Support strategic fire control systems engineering, including software development, hardware design, systems integration, technical design documentation, coordination drawings, future capability definition, and weapons system integration.
• Support security systems engineering, including certification and accreditation documentation, DIACAP/RMF/PIT or predecessor processes, and security capability specification, development, integration, and test, when assigned to the Security Systems subcategory.
• Support cyberspace systems engineering involving operational requirements identification, decomposition, architecture design, development, test, evaluation, big data, machine learning, cloud, microservice architecture, and enterprise software integration, when assigned to the Cyberspace Systems subcategory.
• Support computer systems engineering activities including requirements definition, system design parameters, concepts of operation, risk assessment, producibility studies, performance analyses, test and evaluation, and post-delivery support.