Job TitleNaval Research Laboratory, DC Top Secret/SCI CI Polygraph Early Career (2+ yrs experience) Salary not specified Join Premium to unlock estimated salariesJob DescriptionCandidates must already possess an active Top Secret/SCI w/ CI Polygraph to be considered. This is a future position anticipated for May 2026. Summary: • Lead systems engineering for advanced satellite and communications systems. • Drive system development, integration, and comprehensive requirements analysis.
• Oversee program lifecycle, including progress, risk, cost, and schedule management. • Provide technical leadership for critical research and development efforts.Qualifications & Compensation: Degree: Technical bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Years of experience: 1+ years Salary: $173k+ yearly compensation, pending final rate confirmationJob Description: • Direct and execute full lifecycle systems engineering for satellite and communications systems. • Lead integration and test (I&T) activities, ensuring system performance and reliability. • Develop and manage system requirements, conducting detailed analysis.
• Apply program management principles to monitor and control project progress, risks, costs, and schedules. • Mentor and guide technical teams, fostering innovation in R&D initiatives. • Leverage a strong mathematical foundation to address complex engineering problems. • Advise and justify the best feasible approach to be taken for each solution proposed.
• Formulate and recommend specific work requirements, priorities, and resource allocations necessary to accomplish long-range plans for the assigned areas. • Ability to develop system flow-down requirements specifying top level system requirements and their flow down relationships with individual subsystems. • Utilize a broad knowledge of specialties within the engineering discipline to assure system integrity by establishing compatibility between equipment, other subsystems, and components. • Provide overall leadership and direction for pioneering innovative Research and Development (R&D) efforts to address previously unattainable capabilities and characteristics.