Systems Engineering Manager

Credence; Maryland; On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Credence seeks a Systems Engineering Manager to lead engineering across the product lifecycle for Army PM PNT programs. You will guide SE processes, manage risks, and coordinate technical reviews with a focus on DoD requirements and DoDAF artifacts.

The role requires active security clearance, a strong DoD systems engineering background, and the ability to align engineering efforts with program goals and schedules. Maryland-based position with on-site responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Active secret security clearance is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or systems engineering with 10 years of DoD systems experience or Master’s degree with 8 years of DoD systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of systems engineering processes and documentation, including SEPs, configuration management plans, risk management plans, and IMS.
• Oversee systems engineering activities for classified and unclassified PM PNT products, including requirements analysis, development, derivation, system design and architecture, modeling and simulation, integration and testing, hardware/software validation, host platform integration, and field demonstrations.
• Lead engineering coordination for technical reviews (SSR, SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, PRR, FCA, PCA); assess readiness and oversee issue resolution.
• Guide engineering participation in IPTs, working groups, and technical meetings, coordinating SME inputs and developing actionable PM PNT leadership recommendations.
• Oversee the integration of PM PNT products with client systems on Army platforms, addressing DOTMLPF impacts, interoperability, sustainment, and doctrine.
• Ensure systems engineering activities and documentation align with DoD guidance and IEEE 1220; guide DoDAF products and other engineering artifacts across requirements and program plans.
• Lead technical assessments of existing products and emerging PNT technologies; evaluate requirements, materiel solutions, applications, strategies, and training for feasibility and alignment with objectives.
• Provide engineering oversight for sensor design; hardware, software, and network integration; experimentation; and demonstrations of PM PNT products and technologies.
• Oversee technical data artifact reviews and maintenance of requirements databases to support analysis and program planning.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

DoD guidance familiarity

DoDAF coordination

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or systems engineering

Master’s degree in engineering or systems engineering

Tools

IEEE 1220

DoDAF

Job description

Join a team where innovation meets mission. Our AI, cloud, cyber, and modernization solutions save agencies thousands of hours, safeguard national security, and strengthen health and humanitarian missions worldwide. With more than 1,700+ team members, 1,500+ AI & data experts, and 100+ prime contracts, we deliver on a scale and with purpose.

We’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for six consecutive years and named to the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 13 of the past 14 years. Credence is a welcoming environment for those looking to grow and make a meaningful impact. We encourage employees to push boundaries and help solve critical, world-changing federal challenges.

Credence has an immediate need for a Systems Engineering Manager to support Army PM PNT. This position will provide technical leadership and oversight of systems engineering activities across the product life cycle, guiding engineering processes, coordinating technical efforts, managing risk, and advising leadership on decisions affecting performance, cost, schedule, and integration.

Overview

• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of systems engineering processes and documentation, including Systems Engineering Plans (SEPs), configuration management plans, risk management plans, and integrated master plans, ensuring alignment with product objectives and integrated master schedules (IMS).
• Oversee systems engineering activities for classified and unclassified PM PNT products, including concept development; requirements analysis, development, derivation, and documentation; system design and architecture; modeling and simulation; integration, test, and evaluation; hardware and software validation; host platform integration; and field demonstrations.
• Lead engineering coordination for technical reviews, including Software Specification Reviews (SSR), System Requirements Reviews (SRR), System Functional Reviews (SFR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Production Readiness Reviews (PRR), Functional Configuration Audits (FCA), and Physical Configuration Audits (PCA). Assess technical readiness, recommend improvements, and oversee resolution of engineering issues and review actions.
• Guide engineering participation in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), working groups, and technical meetings, coordinating inputs from subject matter experts and developing actionable recommendations for PM PNT leadership.
• Oversee the integration of PM PNT products with client systems on Army platforms, addressing operational benefits and constraints, interoperability with current and emerging warfighting capabilities, sustainment, and doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, and facilities (DOTMLPF) impacts.
• Ensure systems engineering activities and documentation align with applicable DoD guidance and regulations and the systems engineering principles of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard 1220.
• Guide the development, review, and maintenance of Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) products and other engineering artifacts, ensuring consistency across requirements, architectures, configurations, and program plans.
• Lead technical assessments of existing products and emerging PNT and augmentation technologies. Evaluate requirements, materiel solutions, applications, strategies, tactics, and training to determine technical feasibility and alignment with product performance objectives, cost goals, and schedules.
• Provide engineering oversight and recommendations for sensor design; hardware, software, and network integration; experimentation; and demonstrations of PM PNT products and technologies.
• Oversee engineering review and technical input for acquisition documentation submitted through PM PNT leadership, including Statements of Objectives (SOOs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Performance Work Statements (PWSs), performance specifications, and associated solicitation documentation. Provide technical advice and assistance during proposal evaluations.
• Oversee the review of technical data artifacts for acceptability, maintain product-data relationships, and guide the establishment and maintenance of requirements databases supporting customer requirements analysis, product planning, systems engineering, and configuration management.

Expected duties include but are not limited to...

• Support the Director of Systems Engineering in establishing and updating engineering standards and interfaces, defining and implementing knowledge management practices, and establishing digital engineering policy.
• Lead evaluations of complex technical problems, integrate input from subject matter experts, and present findings, alternatives, risks, and recommendations to support O6-level decisions.
• Coordinate engineering priorities, dependencies, and technical actions across stakeholders to advance program objectives and resolve issues affecting execution.
• Exercise independent judgment and critical thinking to manage engineering efforts toward leadership’s overarching intent, identifying when decisions require leadership input and elevating issues with clear recommendations.

• Active secret security clearance is required
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or systems engineering field with ten years’ (10) experience, or a master’s degree with eight years’ (8) experience in systems engineering for DoD systems

Salary Range:$160,000- $200,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience, education, skills, and overall qualifications.