Senior Systems Engineer

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Systems Engineer to join our team in Patuxent River, MD. This is an onsite position.

This position supports NAVAIR's Systems Engineering Department (SED). SED is a key part of NAVAIR's efforts to acquire and sustain naval aviation capabilities and plays a crucial role in the development, testing, and support of naval aircraft and weapons systems. This is an opportunity to be part of an organization that plays a crucial role in keeping our nation's warfighters safe and mission successful.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Applying engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan and design, develop, implement, test, or evaluate military weapons systems
• Reviewing and preparing engineering and technical analyses, reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation
• Applying systems engineering methods and tools in the development of advanced complex systems and performing functions such as system integration, configuration management, quality assurance testing, or acquisition and resource management
• Analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, testing, and evaluating software, components, or systems related to the engineering and functional requirements of military weapons and associated support systems
• Performing programmatic or technical leadership roles in an organization identifying, formulating, designing, and/or testing practical solutions to engineering problems
• Guiding the engineering development of modern complex systems

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university and 10+ years of recent and relevant experience in an engineering position; 3+ years of the 10 years must be directly related to DoD systems . A Bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university and 14+ years of recent and relevant experience may be substituted for the Master's degree.
• Demonstrated experience in an area of engineering expertise is required
• Experience in applying systems engineering methods and tools to the development of complex systems. Proven ability in system integration, configuration management, and quality assurance testing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with NAVAIR acquisition processes
• Experience with Navy and/or Joint weapons programs
• Experience with military weapon/support systems software/component/system analysis, design, development, implementation, testing, and evaluation

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have an active Secret security clearance

Physical Requirements:

• Tasking is primarily computer based. The person in this position must be able to operate and perform tasking on a PC as well as operate other typical office equipment (e.g. copying machine, shredder, projection systems, etc.).
• Must be able to effectively communicate with co-workers, Customers, and management through email, phone, and other virtual communication methods (e.g. TEAMS, ZOOM).