Junior Combat Systems Engineer

Decision Technologies, Inc.•Dahlgren, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Junior Combat Systems Engineer to support the U.S. Navy at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), part of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). NSWCDD serves as the Navy’s leading architect for complex naval warfare systems, delivering advanced weapon systems through research, development, testing, systems engineering, and integration in support of the Navy, Joint Forces, and the Nation. The organization emphasizes innovation in areas such as directed energy, digital engineering, and advanced combat systems to deliver effective and affordable solutions for the future fleet. Position Description: This position supports a Combat Systems Engineering–focused contract and is part of a seven-person Systems Engineering team within a larger group of approximately 100 contractors.

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, science, or a technical discipline, or four (4) years of equivalent demonstrated technical experience
Four (4) years of experience conducting detailed and complex engineering activities related to systems, capabilities, and mission-level engineering
Demonstrated experience with functional and system-level requirements analysis, requirements development, and technical reviews
Demonstrated experience in systems engineering design, performance analysis, and operational support for military systems
Demonstrated experience in system definition, functional allocation, design development, testing, integration, and operational performance
Demonstrated experience developing total system solutions while balancing technical, schedule, and cost constraints

Nice To Haves

Active DoD Secret clearance
Prior experience supporting NSWC Dahlgren or NSWC Crane

Responsibilities

Supporting Combat Systems Engineering activities in accordance with the Defense Acquisition Guide
Providing systems engineering support across the full lifecycle of naval warfare systems
Supporting the NSWCDD V Department with advanced ship and combat system integration engineering across a wide range of platforms and programs, including: AEGIS modernization and in-service combat systems engineering
DDG-1000 mission systems engineering
Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) engineering
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), and Frigate combat systems
Operations and force analysis
AEGIS Combat Direction System support
AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense systems engineering
LBTTS planning and activation
System analysis and enterprise systems engineering support
Modeling and simulation
Combat system virtualization for the United States Marine Corps
Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
Future surface Navy combat systems