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# Systems Engineer (Journeyman)

- **Company:** Sabre Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** Patuxent River, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $130,577.0 - $144,991.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Automation of Marketing, Microsoft Office, Sabre (Computer System), SAP (Applications)
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/b1989051-f428-47af-bfa0-832fd5109db0

## About the Role

* Must hold a BA/BS degree in a technical field or scientific field from an accredited college or university
 * Must have three (3) years of recent and relevant experience
 * Demonstrated experience in an area of engineering expertise is required
 * Knowledge of systems engineering and DoD acquisition processes is required
 * Direct experience in defense, aerospace, or government programmatic/technical settings.
 * Strong interpersonal and communications skills for working with engineers, logisticians, and multi-disciplinary teams.
 * Proficient in the MS Office 365 suite
 * Harpoon or weapons related experience would be beneficial.
 * Have an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher. SAP would be helpful but not required.

#LI-CS3

## Description

Sabre Systems is currently recruiting for a Systems Engineer (Journeyman) to support the Precision Strike Weapons Program Office (PMA-201) at NAS Patuxent River in Lexington Park, MD. PMA-201 is responsible for research, development, acquisition and sustainment of the Navy's air-to-ground precision guided weapons, general-purpose bombs, and aircraft armament-related equipment. This position will support the A/U/RGM-84 Harpoon project. Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile system that provides the Navy with a common missile for air and ship launches. Twenty-nine foreign military partners employ the Harpoon Block II missile and its launch control equipment. This is a hybrid position with much of the work being performed at the local satellite location for the PMA-201 International Team with some local telework. Travel requirements average about once every six weeks.

The selected candidate will be responsible for not limited to:

 * Performs programmatic or technical knowledge identifying, formulating, designing, and/or testing practical solutions to engineering problems
 * Review and interpret technical drawings and technical documents to correctly and efficiently complete the paperwork for Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), Requests for Variance (RFVs), Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), etc.
 * Tracking and validating requirements
 * Perform Risk Management functions, experienced using the ROI tool
 * Perform Configuration Management functions
 * Guide the engineering development of modern complex systems
 * Employ systems engineering methods and tools in the development of systems.
 * Contribute to technical documentation and compliance with acquisition standards


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