Engineering & Systems Support - Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) : Job Details

Do you want to help ensure our Nation's military dominance in the 21st century?Do you want to advance the Air Force hypersonic strike capabilities?We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Systems Engineer to help us develop and evaluate advanced strike weapon systems. You will represent APL to provide direct engineering support to the sponsor and to coordinate engineering activities with APL team members to serve the technical needs of the program.Conduct weapon system concept definition studies and assess weapon system performance.Develop system requirements and perform analysis of total system effectiveness.Apply modeling, simulation, and analytic techniques to assessing emerging technologies for strike warfare applications.Document analysis/engineering results, prepare reports and briefings, and establish material requirements for sponsors.Develop systems engineering, integration, and test and evaluation processes and artifacts.Provide direct technical interface to the government sponsor, principal investigator, and project management.Lead and participate in engineering team meetings and overall technical development efforts.Work with industry, academic, and government laboratory staff to identify potential to apply promising emerging technologies to advanced weapon systems applications.Have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or another related technical field.Ability and willingness to travel to present work to customers, provide technical advice during new system development/system modifications, and support laboratory/field testing.Hold an active Secret security clearance 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. Have a Master's degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, or another related technical field.Have at least fifteen years of professional experience related to weapon systems development and acquisition.Have general knowledge of digital engineering processes and tools.Have general knowledge of military warfare systems including aircraft, weapons, sensors, communications networks and mission planning applications.Have knowledge of DoD Planning, Programming and Budgeting, Acquisition Decision, Research and Development, Test and Evaluation systems.Our employees enjoy generous benefits, including a robust education assistance program, unparalleled retirement contributions, and a healthy work/life balance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, occupation, marital or familial status, political opinion, personal appearance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.APL is committed to promoting an innovative environment that embraces diversity of perspectives, encourages creativity, and supports inclusion of new ideas. In doing so, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals of all abilities, including those with disabilities. The referenced pay range is based on JHU APL's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level with consideration for internal parity. APL may offer bonuses or other forms of compensation per internal policy and/or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be provided in the form of a sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, locality allowance or discretionary payments for exceptional performance. APL provides eligible staff with a comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.