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Systems Engineer, Senior

Brandes Associates Inc.
United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 Apr 2026
šŸ’° $160,000/yr($130,000/yr – $160,000/yr)

About the role

Overview

BAI, a defense contractor, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for our expanding workforce supporting current and evolving mission planning products, at Patuxent River MD. Opportunities for career advancement, excellent benefits and long-term stability are some of the advantages of our growing, employee-focused company.

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Salary

The typical annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 USD to $160,000.00 USD. Salary will be based on current qualifications, directly related experience, geographic location, and possible contractual requirements which could fall outside of this range.

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Responsibilities

Functional Description:

  • Support end-to-end lifecycle systems engineering, from concept development through field deployment and system life cycle support
    • Provide support as a Mission Planning Environment (MPE) Systems Engineering Lead
    • Assist leadership in orchestrating team efforts to obtain milestone objectives
    • Assist in the investigation of relevant technologies for potential future integration
    • Assist in Use Case development for Mission Planning system capabilities
    • Work closely with active-duty personnel to ensure understanding of requirements
    • Assist in hardware, software, and documentation development, test and procurement planning efforts
    • Assist in the planning, organizing, and managing of technical and engineering functions relating to the design and development of information management security systems
    • Provide support for the analysis, recommendation, design, and prototype of future software, system components, digital products, and data systems for use with current and emerging technologies
    • Provide support for cost analysis of hardware procurement and project execution
    • Assist in monitoring project execution and cost
    • Evaluate integrated systems designs for human factors compatibility
    • Manage Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) for system upgrades and shepherd ECPs through the engineering Configuration Control Board (CCB) approval process
    • Support development and delivery of current and future digital products and data systems software products, digital products, and data systems
    • Develop system integration plans and oversee execution, ensuring compliance with Navy standards
    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including non-traditional engineering resources, contractors, and stakeholders, to integrate new technologies
    • Coordinate acquisition, procurement, and production of necessary hardware and systems to align with program objectives.
    • Provide support to observe, detect and resolve compliance issues and security threats utilizing the Continuous Monitoring automated process during each phase of the CI/CD pipeline and ATOs as directed by the and as managed by the SAFe, Agile, Kanban, and/or Scrum processes and backlog. Support the generation and distribution of regular reports on the state of the CI/CD pipeline and associated control gates.
    • Provide system product development planning and execution support documentation
    • Create and update data flow diagrams to document and improve understanding of information management across multiple unclassified and classified systems for geographically dispersed organizations
  • Coordinate integration and test activities for completion of products
    • Lead System Engineering Review Boards (SERBs) to analyze and prioritize deficiencies, identify mitigations to the deficiencies, and coordinate for appropriate fixes
    • Contribute to the creation of test documentation in support of test and fleet events, and support generation of test strategies, plans, procedures, and reports
    • Provide support for the testing of digital products and data systems
    • Participate in the Security & Information Assurance Requirements Management Team
  • Support deployment, update, and maintenance of In-Service products
    • Manage development and provide technical recommendations to system configurations and system support manuals
  • Support the development, update, and management of program plans, reports, and technical documentation
    • Develop Systems Engineering Plans (SEPs), short and long-range project plans, and capability roadmaps
    • Assist in generation of Statements of Work
    • Draft project budgets, program briefings, and risk assessments for NAVAIR, CNO, and Congressional staff
    • Develop TEMP Annexes
    • Assist in the update and maintenance of the program Security Classification Guides (SCGs) and key management plans.
    • Draft Systems Security Authorization Agreements (SSAA) for Trusted MPEs
    • Manage and track project design, system co

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