Systems Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic, creative, and analytical candidate to help us assess the performance and influence the capability development of the U.S. Navy's newest combat systems. Your contributions will help us transform data into knowledge, enabling decision-makers to make informed choices on the strategic direction of advanced development, integration, and testing communities for the Navy's combat systems.

Responsibilities

• Translate operational needs into a comprehensive and effective combat system solution that incorporates technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners through working groups to assess combat systems at the operational, functional, technical, and system performance level to advise the future development direction.
• Provide technical and thought leadership through concept and feasibility studies toward an effective defensive capability through the integration of sensors, weapons, additional information sources, and sophisticated decision processes into an Integrated Combat System (ICS) architecture.
• Audit dynamic combat system performance metrics against the ability of sensor and other information sources to meet the needs of the combat and weapon systems across multiple warfare domains.
• Collaborate with other combat system representatives to identify and leverage efforts that lead to a common, extensible design that can be applied to multiple ICS platforms.
• Develop tools to analyze combat system performance and visualize data in innovative ways.
• Produce documentation and decision support papers on system requirements, system design, technical recommendations, and analysis results.
• Deliver presentations to technical staff, program leadership, and sponsors.

Requirements

• Possess a BS degree in a STEM field with 5+ years of progressive experience analyzing one or more of the following domains: Integrated Air and Missile Defense Sensors, Weapon System Operation, Command and Control Systems, Integrated Air and Missile Defense Weapons.
• Experience and detailed working-level knowledge with either the Aegis combat system or the SSDS combat system.
• A strong understanding of how system requirements, design, analysis, verification and validation activities are enabled by Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) across the engineering lifecycle.
• Experience solving complex system of systems problems.
• Can perform effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and have strong interpersonal skills and are skilled at developing relationships across organizational teams, managers, and sponsors.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient at multi-tasking, prioritizing assignments, communicating progress, and meeting deadlines.
• Willing and able to travel as needed to remote sites and are comfortable working in closed areas.
• Hold an active Secret security clearance and can ultimately obtain a Top secret level clearance.

Qualifications

• Possess a MS degree in a STEM field with 10+ years of experience analyzing one or more of the following domains: Integrated Air and Missile Defense Sensors, Weapon System Operation, Command and Control Systems, Integrated Air and Missile Defense Weapons.
• Experience and interface level knowledge with both the Aegis combat system and the SSDS combat system.
• Direct experience applying MBSE in support of system development.
• Active Top Secret clearance.

Benefits

At APL, we offer a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere where you can bring your authentic self to work, continue to grow, and build strong connections with inspiring teammates. We provide a comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development. We also provide a healthy work/life balance and a healthy work/life balance.

Pay

$100,000 - $245,000 Annually

Schedule

Full-time