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# ENGINEER SYSTEMS 3

- **Company:** Newport News Shipbuilding
- **Location:** Newport News, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $99,000.0 - $122,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Data Integration, Verification and Validation (Software)
- **Published:** July 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9040063/engineer-systems-3

## About the Role

Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant exempt experience;
Master's Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience;
Ph.D. and 0 years of experience.

Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.

 * Proficiency with MBSE Tools (Cameo, Cradle, DOORS, etc.).
 * Experience with program management and maintaining cost, schedule and performance goals.
 * Experience with digital engineering practices, data integration and model management processes.
 * Systems Engineering certifications: INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP), OMG Certified Systems Modeling Professional (OCSMP), etc.

 * Experience implementing systems engineering principles, methods and lifecycle processes on naval, defense or aerospace programs.
 * Proven exceptional communication and leadership skills.
 * Self-motivated and able to prioritize and lead projects autonomously.
 * Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.

## Description

Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) is seeking a skilled and experienced Systems Engineer to lead the development and implementation of Systems Engineering on submarine, carrier and facility programs at NNS. The candidate will contribute to existing programs as well as develop new processes and systems engineering capabilities for future programs., * Lead the implementation of systems engineering on active NNS programs across the systems lifecycle including requirements development and management, verification and validation, and systems architecting.

 * Lead the development and refinement of systems engineering processes, frameworks, and best practices to be applied on future programs.
 * Collaborate with discipline engineering teams, program management, and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with customer needs.
 * Drive the adoption and execution of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies across programs to enhance efficiency and decision making.
 * Mentor early career systems engineers.


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