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Lead Systems Engineer, Defense Programs

Protingent
  • Shoreline, WA
  • $160,000–$200,000 Per Year
  • Quick Apply
7 days ago

Job Description

Position Title: Lead Systems Engineer, Defense Programs

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct hire Lead Systems Engineer, Defense Programs opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Capture & Business Development:
    • Lead capture engineering on defense pursuits, from early customer discovery through proposal submission
    • Identify and develop the technical discriminators that separate Longshot from conventional and non-conventional competitors
    • Shape technical solutions that align to customer requirements, acquisition strategy, and evaluation criteria
    • Partner with business development and program management on pursuit strategy, bid decisions, and teaming
    • Debrief the internal team on what the customer actually said, and what it means for the roadmap
  • Systems Engineering:
    • Conduct trade studies across cost, performance, risk, schedule, and supportability to defend solution choices
    • Perform requirements analysis, functional decomposition, and architecture development for defense applications of our launch platform
    • Define and document system interfaces, requirements traceability, and verification and validation plans
  • Proposal & Program Documentation:
    • Author and review technical white papers and responses to RFIs, BAAs, and RFPs
    • Build and lead SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR packages, including the analysis and traceability behind them
    • Draft statements of work, work breakdown structures, milestone definitions, and integrated master schedule inputs
    • Develop CDRL deliverables and ensure compliance with applicable Data Item Descriptions
  • Customer-Facing Communication:
    • Track and report technical performance measures, risks, and opportunities
    • Prepare and deliver technical briefings to program offices, service leadership, and senior government stakeholders
    • Build capability briefings and quad charts that hold up to technical scrutiny 

Job Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field
  • 5+ years of experience in systems engineering within aerospace and defense programs.
  • Direct experience with DoW/DoD customers and programs (hypersonics, long-range strike, missile defense, or space access), including capture engineering and developing technical solutions for defense acquisition
  • Excellent technical writing and communication skills, including preparing and delivering briefings to DoW/DoD customers, program offices, and senior leadership
  • Strong understanding of DoD acquisition lifecycle (MDD, MSA, TMRR, EMD, P&D) and systems engineering processes (requirements, architecture, V&V)
  • Experience with requirements management and traceability tools (DOORS, Jama, or equivalent)
  • Ability to work fully onsite at our Alameda, CA facility, with up to 25% travel to test sites, government partner sites, bases, conferences, and tradeshows. 

Preferred Job Qualifications:
  • Proven track record of writing technical white papers, proposals, PDR/CDR packages, and other program deliverables

Job Details:
  • Job Type: Full-time, Direct-Hire
  • Salary Range: $160K-$200K
  • Location: Alameda, CA (Onsite).
  • ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.

About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to Software, Electronics, Medical Device, Telecom, and Aerospace companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates. 

Numbers & Facts

LocationShoreline, WA
Salary$160,000–$200,000 Per Year

Skills

  • Acquisition Strategyunmatched
  • Aerospace Engineeringunmatched
  • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Applications Securityunmatched
  • Backend as a Service (BaaS)unmatched
  • Business Developmentunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Conferencesunmatched
  • Customer Acquisitionunmatched
  • Customer Relationsunmatched
  • DoD Acquisitionsunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Electronicsunmatched
  • Functional Decompositionunmatched
  • Governmentunmatched
  • Information Technology Softwareunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Legalunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Management Strategyunmatched
  • Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
  • Medical Equipmentunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Performance Metricsunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
  • Requirements Managementunmatched
  • Requirements Validation/Verificationunmatched
  • Riskunmatched
  • Risk Analysisunmatched
  • Software Developmentunmatched
  • Statement of Work (SOW)unmatched
  • Strategic Analysisunmatched
  • System Readiness Review (SRR)unmatched
  • Systems Engineeringunmatched
  • Technical Deliveryunmatched
  • Technical Presentationunmatched
  • Technical Writingunmatched
  • Technology White Papersunmatched
  • Telecommunications Industryunmatched
  • Test Readiness Review (TRR)unmatched
  • Traceabilityunmatched
  • Trade Showsunmatched
  • Trade Studiesunmatched
  • United States Citizenunmatched
  • United States Department of Defense (DoD)unmatched
  • Validation Planunmatched
  • Verification Plansunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)unmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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