Senior Combat Systems Engineer

General information

Requisition # R62866 Locations USA-VA-Dahlgren Posting Date 08/28/2025 Security Clearance Required Secret Remote Type Hybrid Time Type Part time

Description & Requirements

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MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Combat Systems Engineer to join our team working in Dahlgren, VA.  This is a hybrid, part-time position requiring 2 days a week onsite, 20 hours per week.

In this role, you will support strategic planning for land-based test site capabilities. This position is crucial for planning, activating, and sustaining site capabilities to meet critical certification milestones.
 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support the Government AEGIS Land Based Test Sites Manager in developing and implementing long range strategic goals to streamline the combat systems test and certification process

• Support the implementation of a distributive test environment and seamless data transfer between testing sites

• Conduct regular meetings with stakeholders and customers to gather, validate, and coordinate tasks

• Prepare and coordinate inputs for status reports, briefings, and information inquiries

• Provide quality technical leadership and produce deliverables and other products with a high degree of accuracy

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years of engineering experience with Navy combat systems

• Master’s degree in a technical discipline or a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and 15+ years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of Master's degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with development and testing of Navy surface ship combat systems at land-based test sites

• Experience leading programmatic meetings with internal and external stakeholders and program monthly reviews

Clearance Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess an active or current Secret Security Clearance

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

• Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.

MANTECH International Corporation considers all qualified applican