Systems Engineer

Amentum•Arlington, VA

10d•$98,000 - $155,000

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a mid-level Systems Engineer to provide dedicated engineering support to the Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for Munitions PMX-311 Terminal Defense Systems (TDS) in Arlington, Virginia. The PMX-311 Program Office encompasses the U.S. Navy Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), Directed Energy, Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS), Gun Weapon Systems (GWS), and the international cooperative Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) program with Germany. The engineer will support the PMX-311 engineering team in planning, executing, and managing the development, integration, testing, and qualification of RAM and CIWS weapon systems. The position provides systems engineering support across design, development, production, and in-service activities, including system analysis, combat system integration, modeling and simulation, and requirements development and maintenance. It also supports safety and electromagnetic environment effects (E3), cross-functional program planning and delivery, project management, engineering task management, technical coordination, systems engineering reviews, digital transformation and MBSE implementation, and agile system software development. The role requires a bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline, at least 10 years of engineering experience with DoD/DoW weapons programs, experience with surface Navy combat systems, familiarity with the Navy Technical Review Manual, and an active Secret U.S. Government clearance. Travel is less than 10%.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline.
At least 10 years of engineering experience with DoD/DoW weapons programs.
Experience with surface Navy combat systems.
Familiarity with and use of the latest Navy Technical Review Manual (TRM) for U.S. Navy weapon programs.
Proficiency in MS Suite.
Good communication and organizational skills, and the ability to perform detail-oriented work.
Active Secret U.S. Government clearance.

Nice To Haves

Prior engineering and development experience on Navy missile or weapon system programs.
Prior experience using Secure Internet Protocol Network (SIPRNet).
Prior experience using the Navy Enterprise Planning System (NEPS) or a similar tool for planning scope, milestones, deliverables, and financial requirements.
Master's degree in a science, technology, engineering, or math discipline.
Experience managing engineering projects using Earned Value Management (EVM) principles.
Experience with MBSE tools and frameworks such as Cameo or DoDAF.

Responsibilities

Provide systems engineering support for design, development, production, and in-service activities, including system analysis, combat system integration, modeling and simulation, and participation in requirements development and maintenance.
Provide technical inputs in Safety and Electromagnetic Environment Effects (E3), including reviewing and analyzing plans, schedules, tests, test results, and data packages.
Provide engineering inputs to PMX-311 Production, In-service Contracting, and Financial groups for cross-functional planning, execution, and product deliveries.
Produce schedules, track critical metrics and milestones, verify requirements, and provide project management support.
Support management of PMX-311 engineering tasks with engineering design agents and field activities, including developing statements of work, deliverables, and funding requirements.
Draft responses to internal and external PMX-311 Requests for Information (RFIs), coordinating input from the programs' technical community as required.
Prepare briefing materials and participate in working groups, Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), and program reviews.
Manage, tailor, and support Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETRs) using processes defined in the Navy Technical Review Manual (TRM).
Assist digital transformation efforts by defining development requirements that implement Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) in engineering development efforts.
Support management of agile development of system software.