Senior Systems Engineer

General Information

Requisition # R63278 Locations USA-MD-Patuxent River Posting Date 09/10/2025 Security Clearance Required Secret Remote Type Onsite Time Type Full time

Description & Requirements

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MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Systems Engineer to join our team in Patuxent River, MD. This is an onsite position.
 

This position supports NAVAIR’s Systems Engineering Department (SED). SED is a key part of NAVAIR’s efforts to acquire and sustain naval aviation capabilities and plays a crucial role in the development, testing, and support of naval aircraft and weapons systems. Specifically, this position's primary focus is on the development of next-generation weapons system design to enhance strike capabilities against advanced threats. This is an opportunity to be part of an organization that plays a crucial role in keeping our nation’s warfighters safe and mission successful.
 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Applying engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan and design, develop, implement, test, or evaluate military weapons systems.
• Reviewing and preparing engineering and technical analyses, reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation.
• Applying systems engineering methods and tools in the development of advanced complex systems and performing functions such as system integration, configuration management, quality assurance testing, or acquisition and resource management.
• Analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, testing, or evaluating software, components, or systems related to engineering or functional requirements of military weapons systems, associated support systems.
• Performing programmatic or technical leadership roles in an organization to include identifying, formulating, designing, and/or testing practical solutions to engineering problems.
• Guiding the engineering development of modern complex systems

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university and 10+ years of recent and relevant experience in an engineering position; 3+ years of the 10 years must be directly related to DoD systems. Bachelor’s degree in a technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university and 14+ years of recent and relevant experience may be substituted for the Master’s degree.
• Demonstrated experience in an area of engineering expertise is required
• Experience with Navy weapon systems is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with existing Navy anti-radiation missile systems

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have an active Secret security clearance

Physical Requirements:

• Tasking is primarily computer based.  The person in this position must be able to operate and perform tasking on a PC as well as operate other typical office equipment (e.g. copying machine, shredder, projection systems, etc.).
• Must be able to effectively communicate with co-workers, Customers, and management through email, phone, and other virtual communication methods (e.g. TEAMS, ZOOM).

The projected compensation range for this position is $147,900.00-$263,200.00. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories.  In addition, MANTECH invests in its employees beyond just compensation.  MANTECH’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.
MANTECH International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

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