Systems Engineer, Sr. Staff (DoD Defense Systems)

Location: Dahlgren, Virginia, United States; onsite role with up to 25% travel.

Salary: $107,000–$160,500 per year.

Company

hirify.global provides engineering support for U.S. Navy and Department of Defense weapon, combat, fire control, security, cyberspace, and computer systems programs.

What you will do

• Perform systems engineering for major DoD weapon, combat, and fire control systems programs supporting Navy surface and submarine mission systems.
• Support concept definition, DoDAF-compliant architecture development, requirements definition, and initial and detailed system design.
• Develop, manage, analyze, and document software system requirements and complex defense systems.
• Use engineering tools including DOORS, Change Synergy, and System Architect as assigned.
• Support weapons, weapons control, combat, security, cyberspace, or computer systems engineering activities according to the assigned subcategory.
• Produce and review technical design, coordination drawing, certification and accreditation, integration, testing, risk, performance, and post-delivery documentation as applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline; or four years of demonstrated relevant knowledge and subject matter expertise; or U.S. Naval operational experience at the E7 level or higher.
• Six years of engineering experience with a DoD major weapon, combat, and/or fire control systems program.
• Experience with concept definition, DoDAF-compliant architecture development, requirements definition, and initial and detailed system design.
• Systems engineering experience focused on software systems requirements development and management.
• Experience identifying, analyzing, and documenting complex DoD weapon, combat, and/or fire control systems.
• Two years of concurrent experience with Navy surface or submarine shipboard weapons, combat, and/or fire control systems, including current Navy programs such as SLBM and Aegis.
• Experience with DOORS, Change Synergy, and System Architect where assigned.
• Concurrent experience in one source-defined subcategory: Strategic Fire Control Systems; Weapons Systems, Weapons Control Systems, or Combat Systems; Security Systems; Cyberspace Systems; or Computer Systems Engineer.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the DoD/Navy clearance required by the final DD254/JPAS, including SECRET clearance requirements.
• For the Security Systems subcategory only: CISSP in accordance with DoDD 8570, IAM Level II or higher with Networking Technologies certification, IT-1 level clearance, and experience preparing and submitting Navy/DoD security certification and accreditation documentation.

Nice to have

• Experience with SLBM, Aegis, Tomahawk Weapon System, Surface Ship Undersea Warfare systems, Strategic Weapon System, or Attack Weapon Control System.
• Experience tracing requirements to design specifications, coordinating drawing requirements, and evaluating proposed changes.
• Experience with Formal Qualification Testing, Independent Verification and Validation, third-generation programming languages, Database Management Systems, mission planning, targeting models and simulations, SPALTs, shipboard system integration, safety, IA, HSI working groups, and Change Control Boards.
• Experience with big data design, architecture, implementation, and decision-support displays for DoD enterprise software applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position supporting NSWCDD and U.S. Navy mission systems in Dahlgren, Virginia.
• Work includes support for major weapon, combat, fire control, security, cyberspace, and computer systems programs.
• Up to 25% travel is required.