user avatar

Senior Systems Engineer / Acquisition Program Manager

WiSC Enterprises

Posted over 6 months ago

Job Requirements

Chantilly, VA
Top Secret/SCI Polygraph
Career Level not specified
Salary not specified
Join Premium to unlock estimated salaries

Job Description

Overview

WiSC Enterprises is seeking a highly experienced Senior Systems Engineer and Program Manager to provide advanced support for technical programs across the system lifecycle. This role focuses on program cost and schedule management, risk mitigation, acquisition lifecycle support, and engineering oversight for both airborne and maritime systems.

Responsibilities

  • Provide full lifecycle systems engineering and program management support for airborne and maritime programs, including software development, risk assessment, and milestone tracking.
  • Serve as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) overseeing multi-million dollar development contracts, managing program budgets, earned value metrics, and integrated schedules.
  • Lead program risk management efforts, developing mitigation strategies and participating in technical issue resolution across engineering teams.
  • Support the planning, documentation, and coordination of contract acquisition activities, including budget development, purchase requests, and interagency agreements.
  • Guide software development and testing teams through system design, integration, and delivery phases, ensuring performance, quality, and compliance.
  • Deliver on-site advisory support to program offices for acquisition, financial, and strategic planning tasks.
  • Manage cross-functional teams through engineering, bid development, and system modifications across government and commercial portfolios.


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering or related technical field.
  • PMP Certification.
  • 10-15 years of experience in systems engineering, acquisition program management, and software development oversight.
  • Demonstrated experience in budget analysis, cost estimation, earned value management (EVM), and schedule integration.
  • Ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams through technical development and program execution.
  • TS/SCI with POLY is required to start


Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with SIGINT systems, radar simulators, or airborne ISR platforms.
  • Experience in Agile project management environments (Scrum/Kanban).
  • Understanding of government acquisition processes, including documentation such as FS-7600, AF9, and DD-448.
  • Experience in Microsoft Azure-based development or cloud infrastructure implementation.
group id: 10367582
Find WiSC Enterprises on Social Media
Network Employers
user avatar
About Us
WiSC’s mission is to provide objective planning, professional analysis and strategic recommendations that demonstrate our enhanced service capabilities, knowledge of interoperable solutions, experience with streamlined processes and commitment to reduced life-cycle costs to our worldwide customers, partners and communities. WiSC’s goal is to enable tactically scalable, capability-based interoperability to achieve transparent information and intelligence exchange in a secure environment. WiSC’s program support includes: planning, set-up, execution, and reporting for major ISR events such as Enterprise Challenge. WiSC supports the technical requirements and standards for GEOINT, SI/SETA, ACTDs and JCTDs programs for our government customers and NIST standards compliance for our commercial customers.

WiSC Enterprises Jobs


Job Category
IT - Software
Clearance Level
Top Secret/SCI