Senior Engineer

AMERICAN SYSTEMS

Senior Engineer providing technical expertise on mission-critical infrastructure, systems, and equipment for a federal government contractor. Involves design, analysis, and support of complex systems.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeMcLean • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $130,000 - $172,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serves as an engineering consultant and technical expert on mission-critical infrastructure, systems, and equipment.
Applies professional knowledge of scientific and engineering concepts, principals, phenomena and relationships to assess specific requirements, delineate appropriately engineered designs, develop preliminary and final design plans, engineering specifications, cost estimates and procurement packages in support of the operation, preventive maintenance and repair of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, utility and mission critical systems and equipment.
Specifies functional requirements, designs and tests components, analyzes designs, and integrates components.
Evaluates overall design effectiveness, cost, reliability, and safety.
Designs, analyzes, configures, tests and troubleshoots systems, as well as providing project engineering/program management support, development and evaluation support and/or engineering/life cycle support of a complex nature in a narrow area of specification.
Conducts surveys and investigations at project sites to secure necessary data prior to initiating design work.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree and 5-7 years of related work experience or 20+ years of experience supporting Navy Programs

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare benefits
Paid leave
Retirement plans
Insurance programs
Education and training assistance

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Hard Skills & Tools

engineering designcost estimationsystem analysiscomponent testingdesign integrationpreventive maintenancetroubleshootingproject managementlife cycle supportdata analysis

Soft Skills

consultingtechnical expertiseproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationattention to detailanalytical thinkingorganizational skillsproject supportinvestigative skills

Certifications

Bachelor's degree