Requisition Number: 30867
Required Travel: 0 - 10%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $104,504.00 - $160,000.00
Security Clearance: TS/SCI
Level of Experience: Senior
Job DescriptionMission Technologies, a division of HII, is seeking a
Senior Systems Engineer in Alexandria, VA to lead mission-critical, hardware-driven engineering programs supporting national security customers. If you excel in structured project execution, enjoy guiding multidisciplinary teams, and want your work to make a real operational impact, we'd love to connect with you.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in waterfall project management methodologies or a background in physical hardware production, manufacturing, or construction/engineering management.
Essential Job Responsibilities- Lead full-lifecycle project execution using traditional project management approaches, including development of detailed project plans, schedules, milestone tracking, risk management, financial oversight, and earned value tracking.
- Translate mission and customer requirements into structured, well-defined system requirements and ensure proper allocation across hardware, integration, manufacturing, and engineering teams.
- Manage coordination between hardware engineering, test, and integration teams to ensure systems are built, verified, and delivered according to established plans and specifications.
- Oversee system integration, verification, and validation activities throughout the design, build, test, deployment, and sustainment phases, ensuring alignment with established processes.
- Provide clear communication, documentation, and reporting to technical teams, leadership, and customers, ensuring transparency of project status, risks, and deliverables.
- 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.
- Experience performing systems engineering activities such as requirements development, integration support, hardware/system verification, or validation.
- Background in structured project or program management, including schedule control, coordination of technical activities, financial tracking, and risk mitigation.
- Ability to work with multidisciplinary engineering teams and communicate technical information to various stakeholders.
- Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
Preferred Requirements- Experience in hardware production environments, engineering/construction management, or manufacturing-focused project leadership.
- Familiarity with financial management practices, including Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost/schedule performance tracking methods.
- Strong analytical abilities and a structured approach to problem-solving, documentation, and communication.
- 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.
