NewSenior Spacecraft Thermal Engineer Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)Senior Spacecraft Thermal EngineerLaurel, MDConduct and communicate thermal design trade studies that balance performance margins, resource use, risk, cost, and schedule, and present thermal engineering results at peer reviews, design reviews, and other major technical reviews. 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.
NewSenior Air-to-Air Modeling and Simulation Analyst Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)Senior Air-to-Air Modeling and Simulation AnalystLaurel, MDAPL 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. Develop, evaluate, and analyze tactics and concepts of employment for ground breaking technologies such as air platforms, sensors, countermeasures, and weapons including manned-unmanned vehicles.
Senior Windows Systems Engineer System OneSenior Windows Systems EngineerWashington, DC$63–$75 / hourBachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related technical field, and eight (8) or more years of progressive Windows Administration and engineering experience OR Master’s degree in a related field and at least 6 years of relevant experience in above areas. Familiarity with orchestration tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet for configuration management and ability to implement Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for cloud infrastructure provisioning and deployment automation.?.
NewSenior Nuclear Surety Systems Engineer Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)Senior Nuclear Surety Systems EngineerLaurel, MDServe as the Lab’s focal point and thought leader for nuclear surety engineering with emphasis on leveraging and implementing systems engineering principles to enhance strategic systems nuclear surety design and modifications. Are you interested in applying technical leadership, innovation, system engineering skills, and specialty nuclear surety expertise toward the difficult critical challenges of ensuring the safety and security of this nation’s most critical defense systems?.
NewSenior Guidance and Control Engineer Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)Senior Guidance and Control EngineerLaurel, MDEmerging domains like hypersonic flight introduce complex design challenges, including rapidly changing nonlinear dynamics, unique control mechanisms, and mission-specific guidance in highly contested environments. Innovations in areas like Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) and cooperative control for multi-agent systems also offer exciting opportunities to shape the future of our nation’s defensive capabilities.
Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer System OneSenior Infrastructure Automation EngineerWashington, DCRemote$78.25–$95 / hourThe SEC environment is expanding automation from an existing baseline and establishing a repeatable model that technical teams can use to automate infrastructure configuration, software and agent deployment, patching, operational procedures, and approved remediation without creating unnecessary dependencies on a single infrastructure team. System One IT has a remote, 12 month+ contract opening for a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer to support our client with their SEC ISS2 contract by architecting, engineering, and building an enterprise infrastructure and operations automation capability centered on Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Ansible.
NewSenior C++ Software Engineer - Multi-Mission Planning Development Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)Senior C++ Software Engineer - Multi-Mission Planning DevelopmentLaurel, MDIn A5C, we develop and deploy advanced planning capabilities and solutions directly into the hands of the warfighter, empowering them to design dominant defenses for maximum performance across multiple simultaneous multiple missions, multiple services, and multiple command echelon planning levels and domains. Are you passionate about applying your talents to address the difficult challenges facing our warfighters such as Operationalizing Artificial Intelligence to support Achieving Robust Homeland and Theater Defenses, Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities in INDOPACOM, or Enabling Space Superiority? .
NewSenior Data Fusion and Tracking Systems Engineer Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)Senior Data Fusion and Tracking Systems EngineerLaurel, MDThe Multi-Domain Sensing Architectures and Data Fusion Group develops advanced sensing, tracking, and data fusion algorithms that enable next-generation air and missile defense capabilities. Have experience developing and evaluating tracking algorithms through modeling, simulation, analysis, and test data assessment using MATLAB, Python, C/C++, Julia, or similar scientific programming languages.
NewSenior Electronic and Optical Materials Device Fabrication Engineer Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)Senior Electronic and Optical Materials Device Fabrication EngineerLaurel, MDBuild and maintain version-controlled GDS/layout databases with Python-based automation for parametric layout generation, fracturing, and design rule checking, and develop data-analysis pipelines linking design, fabrication, and metrology data for CD, overlay, and yield trends. The role is predominantly fabrication-focused, with a majority of working hours spent in a cleanroom or laboratory environment, including the cleanroom at JHU-APL in Laurel, MD and other multi-user facilities within a 20 min to 1 hr drive.
NewSenior System Realization and Resilience Engineer Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)Senior System Realization and Resilience EngineerLaurel, MDYou will participate as a systems engineer on various projects, studies, and technical working groups focusing on requirements development, analysis, concept/technology development, acquisition, test planning and execution, system evaluation, and risk assessments across the program lifecycle. 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.
NewSr. Cyber AI Operations Researcher Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)Sr. Cyber AI Operations ResearcherLaurel, MDProvide subject matter expertise in the areas of Cyber AI Operations and Mission Assurance Develop innovative, cutting-edge prototype solutions to tradecraft-driven problems for DoD and IC customers by blending latest research and industry best practices. Have experience with integrating full spectrum cyber AI operations (network operations, defensive cyberspace operations, and offensive cyberspace operations) and conventional military operations (kinetic, information, and electronic warfare).
NewSenior Embedded Systems & Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)Senior Embedded Systems & Hardware-in-the-Loop EngineerLaurel, MDThe Electro Optical Seeker and Infrared Systems group (A1F) of the Air and Missile Defense Sector (AMDS) is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems & Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer to lead the architecture and implementation of complete embedded systems, custom electronics hardware, FPGA firmware, real-time embedded software, and sophisticated HWIL test systems. 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.
NewSenior AFSIM Analyst Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)Senior AFSIM AnalystLaurel, MDCollaborate with our software development teams on improving our customized tools, including designing efficient representations for large datasets, testing accurate interactions across interdependent algorithms, and automating production analysis pipelines. 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.
NewSenior Software Engineer Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)Senior Software EngineerLaurel, MDModel and apply solid engineering practices around architectural design, testability, scalability, and maintainability, including modular development, design patterns, and effective integration of AI-assisted development into team workflows. 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.
NewSenior Wireless Signal Processing Engineer Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)Senior Wireless Signal Processing EngineerLaurel, MDHave deep theoretical and practical knowledge of digital communications and signal processing, with demonstrated expertise in several areas such as statistical signal processing, detection and estimation, receiver design, synchronization, modulation/demodulation, or channel coding. Have experience applying artificial intelligence or machine learning to wireless signal detection, classification, characterization, or reverse engineering, or developing automated or agentic workflows for complex signal-analysis problems.
Sr DevSecOps Engineer System OneSr DevSecOps EngineerFort Meade, MD$145,000 / hourThis role bridges full-stack software development with automated security gates, enforcing compliance with DoDI 8430 (Accelerated Mission Software Development), the DoD Software Modernization Strategy, and Continuous Authorization to Operate (cATO) criteria. cATO & Governance Automation - Implement automated policy-as-code to satisfy continuous compliance gates under DoDI 8430 and OSD CIO cATO requirements (Real-time Visibility, Active Cyber Defense, Pipeline Attestation).
NewSenior Cloud Administrator (onsite) System OneSenior Cloud Administrator (onsite)Washington, DCWe're seeking a talented Senior Cloud Administrator to help architect, deploy, and manage our AWS platforms while supporting emerging AI capabilities and modern containerized workloads. Join our Cloud Architecture and Administration team at the forefront of secure, innovative cloud infrastructure for one of the nation's most critical institutions.
NewSenior OpenShift/Kubernetes GitOps and CI/CD Engineer System OneSenior OpenShift/Kubernetes GitOps and CI/CD EngineerWashington, DCRemote$77–$90 / hourDesign and implement container image build workflows using Buildah or another appropriate OpenShift-compatible build technology, including image provenance and immutable image identification. Integrate ACS into the software supply chain and implement security policy gates, including blocking critical and high vulnerability images from promotion unless approved.
NewSr Network Engineer System OneSr Network EngineerWashington, DCProvide senior-level network engineering support, including advanced data and VoIP design, upgrades, troubleshooting, and Level 3 operational support for campus and wide area networks. • Extensive experience with Cisco routers and switches, Cisco IOS routing protocols (EIGRP, RIP, BGP, IBGP, OSPF), TCP/IP, IEEE 802.x Ethernet, IPSec, and Wireless networking.
NewSenior Application Developer (AWS/Python) onsite System OneSenior Application Developer (AWS/Python) onsiteWashington, DCSystem One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. • Implement comprehensive logging, monitoring, and audit trails (CloudWatch, CloudTrail).