Senior Engineer, PAE (A) Capability Acquisition Department

Sabre Systems LLC • Patuxent River, MD

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About The Position

The Senior Engineer supports the PAE(A) Capability Acquisition Department by guiding execution of Major Upgrade and Born Digital Acquisition Full Lifecycle Strategies. The department advances program execution through data and modeling across disciplines and the lifecycle, integrated program-management environments, rapid software delivery using open architectures and CI/CD, acquisition training and contracting, flexible contractual structures, and secure, data-driven collaboration between government and industry.

The Senior Engineer is a technical leader who applies advanced engineering principles and systems engineering expertise to the acquisition, development, integration, testing, and sustainment of military weapons systems and associated support systems. The role leads complex technical efforts with minimal supervision and provides strategic engineering guidance across the acquisition lifecycle. The selected candidate must hold an active DoD Secret clearance or higher and pass a background investigation.

Requirements

• Master of Science or Master of Arts degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, mathematics, physics, or a related scientific discipline; alternatively, a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in one of these fields plus four additional years of recent and relevant experience, for a total of fourteen years of relevant experience.
• At least ten years of recent and relevant engineering experience.
• At least three years of experience directly supporting naval systems.
• Demonstrated expertise within a relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience supporting military weapons systems and associated support systems.
• Ability to lead complex technical efforts and deliver results with limited oversight.
• Active DoD Secret clearance or higher.
• Must pass a background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex engineering and acquisition tasks with minimal guidance.
• Apply engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, develop, implement, test, and evaluate military weapons systems and supporting capabilities.
• Support Major Upgrade and Born Digital Acquisition strategies across the full acquisition lifecycle.
• Develop and review engineering analyses, technical reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation.
• Apply systems engineering practices to system integration, configuration management, quality assurance, and verification and validation activities.
• Support acquisition planning, resource management, and technical management functions.
• Analyze, design, develop, implement, test, and evaluate software, software components, and systems supporting military weapons systems and related mission capabilities.
• Collaborate with government, industry, and cross-functional stakeholders to align technical objectives with acquisition and program goals.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship while advancing engineering excellence and program execution.
• Support digital engineering, model-based approaches, open architecture principles, and CI/CD-enabled development environments.
• Help develop solutions that promote secure, data-driven collaboration across government and industry partners.

Benefits

• Employee referral bonus eligibility (Level 3 for qualifying referrals).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior