Senior Systems Engineer - Weapons
Location: NAS Patuxent River, MD
Security Clearance Requirement: Active Secret
Telework Eligible? No
What You’ll Do:
As the Senior Systems Engineer -Weapons, you will serve as a lead technical authority by providing expert engineering oversight, systems integration leadership, and full lifecycle support for NAVAIR's Direct and Time Sensitive Strike Weapons Program Office (PMA-242). This role requires deep technical expertise in weapons system design and platform integration, comprehensive knowledge of DoD acquisition processes, and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, logistics, program management, test, and fleet communities.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide senior-level technical guidance and mentorship to PMA-242 leadership and IPTLs on assigned weapon systems, subsystems, interfaces, and mission capabilities.
- Lead Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETRs), requirements development, system architecture, risk management, and configuration management activities.
- Conduct gap analyses aligned with warfighter needs to deliver traceable capability requirements for current and future weapons roadmaps.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in all aspects of the weapons development and acquisition lifecycle.
- Guide requirements definition, capability roadmapping, and integration planning for emerging DoD strike weapons.
- Coordinate with developmental and operational test communities, intelligence organizations, program offices, NAVAIR, JPO, industry partners, and fleet/combat air forces.
- Lead risk assessment activities related to aircraft and system-of-systems integration.
- Serve as a primary technical interface with fleet users, OPNAV sponsors, contractors, platform PMAs, weapons safety boards, and joint service partners.
This description outlines the general nature and scope of the role. Additional duties may be assigned as necessary.