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# Systems Engineer, Journeyman - Capabilities...

- **Company:** Synectic Solutions Inc
- **Location:** Lexington Park, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Systems Analysis, Automation of Marketing, Systems Integration
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gm2lqw

## About the Role

+ Must have a bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university.

 + Must have at least five (5) years of recent and relevant experience.

 + Demonstrated experience in an area of engineering expertise is required.

 + Advance development of technology roadmaps experience is desired.

 + Science & Technology (S&T) familiarity is desired.

 + Active Secret DoD Security Clearance required

 + Must be a US Citizen

What Your Experience Working for Us Will Be Like

## Description

Synectic Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer for Capabilities Integration to join our team in support of the Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office (PMA-261) at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD. This position provides critical systems engineering support for the CH-53K Capabilities Integration Team. Responsibilities include technical research and development of emerging technologies, system analysis, and documentation for new capabilities integration into Block upgrades to the CH-53K aircraft.

Responsibilities

 + Provide systems engineering technical support to PMA-261's CH-53K Capabilities Integration Team.

 + Provide the technical research and analysis of emerging technologies at lower Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) to create advanced capabilities development roadmaps that can be presented to a CH-53K Engineering Review Board.

 + Approximately 75% of this effort will be the pre-work required to neck down various emerging technologies to identify material/non-material solutions to fill identified gaps.

 + Provide recommendations for the most impactful maturing technologies that bring increased capabilities to be included into bi-annual CH-53K Block upgrades.

 + Perform analysis of a technology's TRLs maturation timeline, review Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs) and SWAP requirements.

 + Approximately 25% of effort will be post-award work to perform the System-of-Systems integration of various technologies and horizontal integration across Level II IPTs.

 + Performs programmatic or technical knowledge identifying, formulating, designing, and/or testing practical solutions to engineering problems; guiding the engineering development of modern complex systems; and employing systems engineering methods and tools in the development of systems.

 + Coordinating engineering change proposals (ECPs), technical directives, and updates.


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