Senior Systems Engineer

Position Overview

Location and Work Setting

• The role is performed on-site in Riyadh and Jubail, Saudi Arabia, with technical site surveys also conducted in Jeddah.
• The posting lists potential remote work as ORA_ON_SITE, while the description explicitly requires on-site work.

Systems Engineering Duties

• Perform end-to-end systems engineering for C4I capabilities including GCCS, NAVMACS, radios and antennas, Tactical Data Links, CENTRIXS, network communications, SATCOM, ADSI, and related systems.
• Conduct technical site surveys, capture as-built configurations, and translate operational needs into engineering requirements.
• Plan and execute SOVTs, develop test procedures, witness installations, document discrepancies, and drive resolution.
• Research COTS products including radars, GPS, AIS, radio direction finding, EO cameras, GMDSS, APS, CCTV, video display, and VTC systems.
• Conduct Analysis of Alternatives and provide trade studies with recommendations.
• Support SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR Systems Engineering and Technical Reviews and present engineering artifacts.
• Author and sanitize technical documentation for foreign disclosure review.
• Interface with U.S. Government program managers and senior RSNF military and government officials.
• Contribute to the Integrated Master Schedule and brief schedule status using MS Project and MS PowerPoint.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks and escalate cost, schedule, or performance impacts to the Program Manager.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field from an accredited college or university and five or more years of experience.
• Active Secret security clearance with the ability to maintain it.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Five or more years of experience supporting C4I systems.
• Three or more years of experience with COTS equipment.
• Experience working OCONUS in security cooperation efforts with U.S. Government or foreign senior military or government officials.
• Expertise with foreign disclosure, technical documentation sanitization, site surveys, SOVTs, or COTS product alternatives analyses.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills related to C4I systems and network communications.

Desired Qualifications

• Three or more years of experience with NAVWAR prime mission products and SETR activities.
• Completion of DISAM Security Cooperation Management courses or DISAM International Affairs Certification Level 1 or above.
• Experience working in austere locations or Middle Eastern nations supporting security cooperation or foreign customers.
• Proficiency developing and presenting Integrated Master Schedules using MS Project, MS PowerPoint, or similar tools.
• A master’s degree in an engineering field.

Schedule and Travel

• The position is full-time with a day-job schedule.
• Travel is required for approximately 25 percent of the time.
• The role requires compliance with OCONUS work, security, and country-clearance requirements.

Documentation Requirements