DescriptionAre you interested in working with multidisciplinary teams to plan, execute, and analyze experiments that shape the future of intelligent combat systems?
Do you enjoy applying systems thinking, data analysis, and engineering principles to solve complex problems and help deliver advanced capabilities to the U.S. warfighter?
Are you excited by the opportunity to work across Test & Evaluation, Systems Engineering, and C4ISR architecture development while supporting cutting-edge technologies, including autonomous systems and applied AI?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, we are looking for someone like you to join our team in the Intelligent Combat Systems Group at APL!APL's Force Projection Sector, Intelligent Combat Systems Group (KVM) is seeking an entry-level engineer with a strong technical background (engineering, computer science, or related field) and interest in both Test & Evaluation (T&E) and Systems Engineering (SE). You will help plan and execute events, perform data reduction and analysis, and support development of C4ISR system architectures and technical reports for government sponsors. Success in this role requires being a systems thinker, strong communication skills for cross-team and cross-organization collaboration, and an interest in applied AI technologies is a plus.
As an Associate Systems / Test & Evaluation Engineer, your primary responsibilities are:- Test & Evaluation / Event Support
- Support planning and coordination of technical tests, experiments, and demonstrations (including classified/high-side events).
- Assist with event execution, including setup, configuration checks, data collection, and real-time coordination with internal and external participants.
- Contribute to post-event reviews, capturing observations, issues, and lessons learned to inform future events.
Data Reduction, Analysis, and Reporting
- Perform data reduction (cleaning, organizing, and basic processing of event data).
- Conduct basic quantitative and qualitative analysis to assess system performance and identify trends and issues.
- Assist in preparation of test plans, data summaries, and technical reports, as well as briefings for sponsors and cross-organizational stakeholders.
Systems Engineering / C4ISR Architecting
- Apply systems thinking to support C4ISR architecture development, including system functions, interfaces, and data flows at the system-of-systems level.
- Contribute to meta model development and automation to capture requirements, interfaces, and constraints in SE and T&E processes.
- Help apply model-based or tool-assisted approaches and support integration of applied AI technologies where appropriate to improve traceability and repeatability.
Coordination, Governance, and Stakeholder Engagement
- Assist with coordination and governance activities for cross-team and cross-organizational working groups and leadership forums.
- Use strong verbal and written communication skills to support stakeholder management, including scheduling, status tracking, and action-item follow-up with sponsors and partners.
- Provide administrative and logistical support (room reservations, calendar coordination, visit requests, documentation control) to enable effective technical execution.
QualificationsYou meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you...- Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline.
- Have at least 1 year of experience in Test & Evaluation and Systems Engineering.
- Evidence of being a systems thinker, able to understand and reason about complex, interconnected systems and mission threads.
- Have experience with data analysis tools or methods (e.g., Python, MATLAB, Excel, or similar).
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with ability to work effectively across teams and organizations and contribute to technical reports and presentations.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively on multidisciplinary teams, manage multiple tasks, and follow through on commitments.
- Hold an active Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a TS/SCI level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.
You'll go above and beyond our minimum requirements if you...- Exposure to systems engineering methods (requirements analysis, functional decomposition, interface definition, architecture modeling).
- Experience with test planning and execution (test plans, procedures, data collection) in laboratory or field environments.
- Familiarity with C4ISR systems or mission concepts in defense or national security contexts.
- Interest or experience in applied AI / machine learning technologies and their use in intelligent combat or decision-support systems.
- Experience with MBSE tools or approaches (e.g., SysML, Cameo/MagicDraw, Enterprise Architect) and/or scripting/automation (e.g., Python, MATLAB).
- Have an active Secret or higher security clearance.
Minimum Rate$100,000 Annually
Maximum Rate$245,000 Annually
