Senior Systems Engineer – Engineer Systems 3

Mission Technologies, a division of HII

Senior Systems Engineer supporting national security missions at HII’s Alexandria, VA location. Leading projects in systems engineering, integration, verification, and validation.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeAlexandria • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $104,503 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

TypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the full scope of project execution: planning, scheduling, coordination, risk management, financial oversight, and earned value tracking — ensuring every milestone is achieved with excellence.
Translate mission needs into well‑defined system requirements and ensure they are clearly allocated across hardware, software, and integration teams.
Drive system integration, verification, and validation throughout the entire lifecycle — from concept and design to test, deployment, and sustainment.
Collaborate closely with engineers, program teams, and customers, delivering crisp communication, strong documentation, and transparent status reporting.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
Hands-on experience supporting systems engineering activities such as requirements development, integration, verification, and validation.
Experience in project or program management, including schedule management, coordination of technical tasks, project financial management and risk identification and mitigation.
Exceptional skills in collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams and communicate technical information clearly to stakeholders.
Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI with CI-Poly.

Benefits

Comp & perks

best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices
wellness resources
employee assistance programs
Savings Plan Options (401(k))
financial planning tools
life insurance
employee discounts
paid holidays
paid time off
tuition reimbursement
early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships

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Hard Skills & Tools

project executionrisk managementfinancial oversightearned value trackingsystem integrationverificationvalidationrequirements developmentschedule managementtechnical task coordination

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationdocumentationstatus reporting

Certifications

TS/SCICI-Poly