Senior Systems Engineer in Alexandria

System Engineer Job Description Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading a group of engineers on a technical activity and completing the activity on time and within budget.
• Design, develop, analyze, document, and support testing of products, systems or subsystems.
• Use computer-aided engineering or other design/analysis software in the performance of assignments. Review customer specifications and requirements, and under direction, develop designs that best support them, including cost as a key design variable.
• Provide budget, cost, and schedule input for design assignments.
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services.
• Drive the program design toward cost efficiency and design-for-manufacture requirements.
• Develop prototypes to retire key development risks.
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required.
• Participate in the preparation of proposals.
• Provide technical knowledge and assistance to other engineers and support personnel.
• Lead and direct the work of others as assigned.
• Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values, and culture of the organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Fluency in relevant technologies and application domains.
• Ability to lead a technical group independently.
• Active U.S. Government Department of the Army (DoD) Secret level security clearance.