Systems Engineer (4569)

SMX is currently seeking a Systems Engineer to support the Systems Engineering Department (SED) at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD.

The program is providing systems engineering support of weapons systems on various platforms including technical research and development of technologies, analysis, and documentation as part of the acquisition of Aircraft, Weapon, and Integrated Systems and the evaluation of their technical performance, mission suitability and associated acquisition risks throughout the full acquisition process and lifecycle of a program.

In this role, you will support the Strike Planning and Execution Systems under the Next-Generation Naval Aircraft Mission Planning System (Collaborative Mission Planning Continuum – CMPC), a high-visibility, rapid Agile acquisition program set to field in 2026. CMPC is replacing legacy systems with real-time collaboration, automation, and advanced mission planning capabilities for Navy and Marine Corps aircrew.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Performs programmatic or technical knowledge identifying, formulating, designing, and/or testing practical solutions to engineering problems; guiding the engineering development of modern complex systems; and employing systems engineering methods and tools in the development of systems

Performs software acquisition functions, requirements management, and the understanding of software workflow

Performs software requirements analysis and decomposes them into system-level requirements

Applies systems engineering processes to the analysis, development, testing, and deployment of NGNMPS software

Analyzes, documents, and reviews NGNMPS emerging requirements

Evaluates the impact of changes to NGNMPS system requirements and interfaces

Participates in vendor technical interchange meetings and reviews vendor technical recommendations

Leads working groups to address engineering and technical challenges requiring analysis of alternatives

Engages with users to collect input and feedback for continuous improvement of NGNMPS

Coordinates with test and evaluation teams to assess NGNMPS software

Contributes to and provides peer review for technical white papers

Reviews vendor-produced MBSE models and contributes to MBSE system descriptions

Conducts technical risk management and tracking

Participates in change management and configuration management processes and boards

Provides technical input and review for project plans, schedules, and roadmaps

Authors reports and briefs, delivers progress reviews, and presents technical analyses to NAVAIR leadership

Collaborates with leadership, engineers, vendors, and software leads within Agile development processes to evolve requirements into enhanced CMPC capabilities

Participates in Agile software development activities such as backlog grooming, prioritization, sprint reviews, program increment reviews, and capability evaluations

Assists with vendor tasking and oversight, including developing technical SOWs, participating in TIMs and PMRs, and reviewing CDRLs

Supports project planning efforts and develops technical cost estimates

Required Skills & Experience

Clearance Required: Secret

US Citizenship is required for work on DoD contract

Must have a bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university

At least three (3) years of recent and relevant experience

Demonstrated experience and expertise in an area of engineering is required

Application Deadline: 1/5/2025

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