Senior Systems Engineer

  • QUANTICO, VA
  • Posted 19 hours ago | Updated 7 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Full Time

Skills

Science
Logistics
Testing
Training
Finance
Team Leadership
Reporting
Technical Support
Security Clearance
DoD
Acquisition
System Requirements
AFATDS
Adobe AIR
System Administration
Doctrine
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
FOCUS

Job Details

Job ID: 2508511

Location: QUANTICO, VA, US

Date Posted: 2025-08-11

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is seeking a Systems Engineer and subject matter expert who is passionate about supporting the daily operations and strategic efforts of a Marine Corps acquisition program. They will be working with our talented team engineers, logisticians and program support personnel to design and build the next generation capabilities for the United States Marine Corps Fires community at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

The Systems Engineer will be responsible for but not limited to the following:
  • Maintain a detailed understanding of all project requirements, spend plans and project schedules at the program level and project team level.
  • Advise the project team efforts based on program office priorities to ensure the project team is effectively employing its resources.
  • Support development of acquisition plans that best leverage project team capabilities.
  • Support the complete integrated product team on all engineering, logistics, testing, training and financial efforts.
  • Assist the project team lead with monitoring and reporting performance against plans to meet cost, schedule and performance objectives.
  • Observe demand signals throughout the Fleet to help the project team evaluate them for inclusion in their product(s), contributing to new concepts, techniques and standards.
  • Provide technical support for AFATDS FoS to include AFATDS and other digital fires C2 systems.

Qualifications

Education Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree and five (5) years' of related experience; additional four (4) years of experience in lieu of a degree.

Required Clearance:
  • Must be able to possess and maintain an active Secret security clearance; ship required.

Required Skills:
  • Experience and extensive knowledge of all aspects of the Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition process.
  • Experience with AFATDS system requirements and specialized knowledge of the operational, technical processes and maintenance requirements of the system.
  • Significant experience with AFATDS Family of Systems (FoS) communications architecture.
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in high-pressure environments.
  • Able to work independently and efficiently with short-term deadlines.
  • Experience with Ground Fires, Joint Fires and Close Air Support systems, operations and doctrine is preferred.



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