Systems Engineer (Senior)

Synectic Solutions, Inc.; Patuxent Highland (MD); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Synectic Solutions, Inc. (SSI) seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to support the PMA-234 program at NAS Patuxent River, Lexington Park, MD. This hybrid role combines two days on-site with telework, and travel of about two weeks per quarter.

The Deputy to the Assistant Program Manager Systems Engineering – Mid Band will lead requirements gathering, coordination, and SE processes to ensure mission success. The role requires a U.S.

Qualifications

• US citizen with Active Secret Clearance
• Technical or Scientific MS/MA required
• Substitution: BS/BA + 4 years of relevant experience allowed
• Minimum 10 years in an engineering role, 3 related to DoD systems
• Experience delivering results on multi-level security projects
• Defense/aerospace/government program experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Deputy to the Assistant Program Manager Systems Engineering - Mid Band
• Gather, analyze, document, and manage requirements from stakeholders
• Coordinate cross-functional communication among teams and agencies
• Facilitate SE Technical Reviews (SETR)
• Identify and document technical, programmatic, and readiness risks
• Prepare technical reports and analyses including gap and business-case analysis
• Contribute to integrated master plans and schedules
• Review lifecycle management documentation from design to disposal
• Analyze readiness, sustainment, and cost data for investment decisions
• Operate across multi-level security environments and pursue process improvements

Skills

Clearance: Secret

Leadership

Communication

Security compliance

Education

MS or MA in technical/scientific field

BS or BA with 4 years substitution

Job description

Synectic Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer (Senior) to support the Airborne Electronic Attack Systems Program Office (PMA-234) at NAS Patuxent River in Lexington Park, MD. PMA-234 is responsible for acquiring, delivering, and sustaining Airborne Electronic Attack systems and providing combatant commanders with Electronic Warfare capabilities that critically enable operational mission success. This position will serve as the Deputy to the Assistant Program Manager Systems Engineering - Mid Band team. This is a local hybrid position requiring 2 days per week on-site at NAS Patuxent River combined with local telework. Anticipated Travel requirements are 2 weeks per quarter.

Salary Range

$148,330.00 - $164,420.00

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Deputy to the Assistant Program Manager Systems Engineering - Mid Band
• Systems Engineering representative to gather, analyze, document, and manage technical and performance requirements from all relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with project objectives
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams, program offices, competency management, IPT team members, contractors and external agencies to ensure Systems Engineering practices and processes are followed appropriately
• Facilitate Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR) events
• Identify, assess, and document, technical, programmatic, and readiness and sustainment risks for applicable programs
• Prepare clear, concise, technical reports, technical documents, letters, memorandums. including gap analyses, business case analyses, regular status reports/briefings, trip reports, meeting action items, etc
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of integrated master plans and schedules, tracking milestones and deliverables
• Review life cycle management documentation for systems, ensuring supportability from design through disposal
• Analyze readiness, sustainment, and cost data to support investment recommendations and inform decision-making
• Effectively and efficiently operate and communicate across multi-level security environments
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and support the implementation of best practices

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen with Active Secret Clearance
• Must have a Technical or Scientific MS or MA degree from an accredited college or university
• ALLOWABLE SUBSTITUTION: Technical or Scientific BS or BA degree from an accredited college or university and an additional four (4) years of recent and relevant experience
• Must have at least ten (10) years of recent and relevant experience in an engineering position, three (3) of which must be directly related to DoD systems
• Demonstrated experience in the area of engineering expertise is required
• Demonstrated experience in delivering results in support of multi-level security projects
• Direct experience in defense, aerospace, or government programmatic/technical settings
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills for working with engineers, logisticians, and multi-disciplinary teams

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About Synectic Solutions, Inc. (SSI)

Synectic Solutions, Inc. (SSI), is an award-winning, 20-year government contracting agency focused on the areas of logistics, engineering, management, and information technology. SSI is a growing organization committed to exceeding customer expectations, to continually improving all products, services, and processes, and to perform all work with the commitment to upholding the highest standards and ethics.