Description

We're hiring a senior systems engineer to join a long-tenured team embedded at a major defense prime's facility in the Mount Laurel, NJ area, supporting Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD).

It's a role where you'll work across requirements, V&V, integration, and test. If you love hands-on systems engineering and are equally comfortable in requirements reviews, verification events, and integration labs, you may want to learn more.

 You'll be joining a specialized engineering firm that has been partnered with this customer since 2007 and has specifically supported the Aegis Combat System since 2015. The 36 engineers who are embedded here are treated as an integral part of the team, not as outside vendors managed at arm's length. This team specifically has the lowest turnover of all their work sites, and across the East Coast, not just this location, this company has not had a layoff in 18 years. That's not a line. That's a data point. People here don't just stay. They stay for years and years. That kind of loyalty doesn't come from a ping pong table and free coffee. It comes from a place that has genuinely earned it.

Your manager is a mentor, not a micromanager. He's a long-time, trusted resource to both you and the government customer, checks in regularly to support you, and has an open and welcoming door for you and your collaborative team of independent contributors. 

Your day-to-day will include some combination of the following, depending on the day:

• Requirements development, decomposition, tracking and validation
• Verification and validation (V&V)
• Systems integration and test support
• ET&T (Environmental Test and Evaluation)
• Data analysis and problem investigation
• Working alongside senior technical leads on complex, mission-critical programs
   

Flexibility in How You Work

 Real schedule flexibility, as long as it's planned, consistent, and works for the team you're supporting:

•  Flex 4/10 -- four days a week, ten hours a day
• Flex 9/80 -- nine days over two weeks, every other Friday off
• Straight 5/8 -- five days a week, eight hours a day

 Practical Stuff

 Salary: Up to $150K depending on experience

Sign-on bonus available for the right candidate

Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) Safe Harbor, PTO, STD/LTD, life insurance, tuition assistance

On-site in the Mount Laurel, NJ area

Requirements

Must-Haves

• 5 to 10+ years of systems engineering experience across the full lifecycle -- requirements through verification and test
• Active DoD Secret clearance or higher. If your clearance has lapsed recently and you are eligible for reinstatement, we encourage you to apply
• U.S. Citizenship required
• BS in Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• DOORS / Jazz DOORS Next Gen experience
• Requirements development and decomposition experience
• Verification and validation (V&V) experience
• Systems integration and test background
• Environmental Test and Evaluation (ET&T)
• Ability to read and write C++
• Python scripting experience
• Comfortable working independently and taking direction from senior technical leads without requiring heavy supervision

Strong Differentiators

• Aegis, BMD, naval combat systems, or missile defense experience -- if this is your world, definely let us know
• MATLAB
• Cameo / MBSE exposure
• Experience with automated test, containers, or Kubernetes

A Note on Fit

This role is best suited for engineers who still enjoy doing systems engineering across the lifecycle -- or who want to get back to it versus wanting to transition out of it.