Requisition Number: 28585
Required Travel: 0 - 10%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $104,503.00 - $165,000.00
Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly
Level of Experience: Mid
This opportunity resides with
Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII's Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.
Job DescriptionMission Technologies, a division of HII, is hiring a
Senior Systems Engineer to support operations at our Alexandria, VA location.
Step into a role where your engineering expertise directly strengthens our nation's most critical missions. We don't just work on systems. We build the future of secure, resilient, high-performance technologies that empower U.S. military and intelligence operations around the world.
Our team of cleared engineers and technicians apply technology and tradecraft to enable the highest-risk national security missions. Our rapid and collaborative development approach ensures timely delivery of quality products, purpose built and tested in-house to meet the most challenging operational requirements. From concept definition through product sustainment, our team's enduring commitment to customer success distinguishes us as a trusted partner of the USG, to provide Specialty Engineering for National Security.
As a
Senior Systems Engineer, you'll join a team of elite, cleared engineers and technologists committed to solving some of the hardest technical challenges in national security. You'll be part of an innovative environment where rapid development, hands-on testing, and cross-disciplinary collaboration drive real-world impact.
This is more than a systems engineering role - it's your opportunity to influence mission outcomes at the highest levels.
Essential Job Responsibilities- Lead the full scope of project execution: planning, scheduling, coordination, risk management, financial oversight, and earned value tracking - ensuring every milestone is achieved with excellence.
- Translate mission needs into well-defined system requirements and ensure they are clearly allocated across hardware, software, and integration teams.
- Drive system integration, verification, and validation throughout the entire lifecycle - from concept and design to test, deployment, and sustainment.
- Collaborate closely with engineers, program teams, and customers, delivering crisp communication, strong documentation, and transparent status reporting.
Minimum Qualifications- 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
- Hands-on experience supporting systems engineering activities such as requirements development, integration, verification, and validation.
- Experience in project or program management, including schedule management, coordination of technical tasks, project financial management and risk identification and mitigation.
- Exceptional skills in collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams and communicate technical information clearly to stakeholders.
- Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI with CI-Poly.
Preferred Requirements- Experience with financial management practices, including Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost/schedule performance tracking methods.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to synethesize technical information and communicate insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- High level of initiative, ownership, and adaptability, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work.
- Prior experience supporting U.S. Government contracts.
Physical RequirementsOffice, industrial, or shipboard environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances. Lifting and moving materials may be required.
The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.
To learn more about Mission Technologies, click here for a short video: https://vimeo.com/[redacted]
HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.
