2027 Graduate – Systems Engineer - Advanced Warfare Systems Engineering & Integration

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory • Laurel, MD

24d

About The Position

The Systems Engineer will help develop performance requirements and designs for sophisticated combat and weapon systems, including systems involving sensors, communications, electronic warfare, and combat systems. The role applies systems engineering tools and simulations to understand system performance and help deliver robust threat-defense capabilities for customers.

The engineer will learn and apply digital engineering goals, practices, and tools to define and influence system requirements. As part of a systems and software engineering team, the role supports the full life-cycle development of emerging system-of-systems capabilities. The team provides international system support and works in traditional and model-based systems engineering, digital engineering, systems analysis and integration, and verification and validation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or another related technical field.
• Willingness and ability to travel on a limited basis.
• Ability to obtain an Interim Secret security clearance by the start date and ultimately obtain a Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship, as required for eligibility for access to classified information.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in model-based systems engineering (MBSE) or modeling and simulation (M&S).
• Proficiency in a scripting language such as Python or MATLAB for system analysis.
• Experience with data collection and analysis.
• Experience working in small groups within an agile framework.

Responsibilities

• Help develop required performance and designs for sophisticated combat and weapon systems.
• Apply systems engineering tools and simulations to analyze sensor, communication, and combat system performance.
• Use digital engineering goals, practices, and tools to define and influence system requirements.
• Contribute to full life-cycle development of emerging system-of-systems capabilities.
• Support systems analysis and integration, and verification and validation.

Benefits

• Robust education assistance program.
• Retirement contributions and retirement plans.
• Paid time off.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Training and development.
• Potential sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, locality allowance, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

What This Job Offers

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