Systems Engineer

Arcfield

$135K — $234K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Top-Secret clearance required.
  • BS or equivalent with 10-12 years; MS with 8-10 years; or PhD with 5-7 years in a related technical field.
  • Experience with IBM DOORS Next Generation or Classic for requirements management.
  • Proven track record in developing, analyzing, and tracing requirements.
  • Understanding of systems engineering processes and conducting technical reviews.
  • Strong technical writing and communication skills essential.
  • Experience in coordinating efforts across various organizations and technical disciplines.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage weapon system requirements throughout their lifecycle.
  • Utilize IBM DOORS NG for requirements management, configuration control, and traceability.
  • Conduct requirements decomposition and ensure stakeholder needs are translated into system requirements.
  • Support the planning and creation of requirements verification and compliance matrices.
  • Collaborate with Navy SSP, NNSA, and other stakeholders to advance weapon development activities.
  • Coordinate Integrated Product Teams and track action items effectively during meetings and technical reviews.
  • Assist in technical documentation and presentations for major program milestones.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holiday Pay
  • Short and Long-Term Disability
  • Retirement and Savings plans
  • Learning and Development opportunities
  • Wellness programs and optional benefits.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Arcfield is seeking a Systems Engineer to support our U.S. Navy customer, Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), in Washington, DC.

In this role, you will support the Nation's strategic deterrent by assisting Navy SSP in the development of the W93/Mk7 Weapon System. The successful candidate will serve as a key member of the W93/Mk7 Program Team, supporting requirements development, requirements management, systems engineering activities, and stakeholder coordination across Navy, NNSA, and industry partners.

This position is located at Arcfield's Maritime Plaza office in Washington, DC, adjacent to the Washington Navy Yard. Daily on-site support is required due to the classified nature of the work. Up to 20% travel may be required.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop, analyze, manage, and maintain weapon system requirements throughout the system development lifecycle.
  • Utilize IBM DOORS Next Generation (DOORS NG) to manage requirements, establish traceability, maintain baselines, and support configuration management activities.
  • Perform requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability from stakeholder needs through system, subsystem, and component-level requirements.
  • Support requirements verification planning and development of compliance matrices.
  • Collaborate with Navy SSP, NNSA laboratories, contractors, and other stakeholders in support of weapon development activities.
  • Support W93/Mk7 Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Working Groups, and Technical Review Boards.
  • Coordinate meetings, develop agendas, capture meeting minutes, and track action items to closure.
  • Assist with development of technical presentations, white papers, reports, schedules, and program documentation.
  • Support major program reviews including System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), and other technical reviews.
  • Assist in tracking program risks, issues, decisions, and technical actions.
  • Provide systems engineering support for requirements, interfaces, verification planning, and technical baseline management.
  • Perform other duties other as assigned to support Arcfield Maritime Plaza office operations.

Qualifications

Required:
  • Must possess and maintain an active Top-Secret clearance.
  • BS with 10-12 years; MS with 8-10 years or PhD with 5-7 years' experience in in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related technical discipline.
  • Experience using IBM DOORS Next Generation (DOORS NG) or DOORS Classic for requirements management.
  • Experience developing, analyzing, allocating, and tracing requirements.
  • Familiarity with systems engineering processes and technical reviews.
  • Strong technical writing, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Experience coordinating across multiple organizations and technical disciplines.


Desired:
  • Experience supporting Navy SSP, NNSA, DoD strategic systems, missile systems, or weapons development programs.
  • Experience supporting requirements management for safety-critical or mission-critical systems.
  • Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Cameo, or MagicDraw.
  • Experience supporting Systems Requirements Reviews, Design Reviews, and Verification Planning activities.
  • Knowledge of configuration management and technical baseline control processes.
  • Experience supporting Integrated Product Teams, Working Groups, and stakeholder coordination.
  • Familiarity with DoD acquisition and systems engineering processes.


Equal Pay Act

This is the projected compensation range for this position. 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, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield '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. Min: $135,035.83 Max: $234,801.11

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