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# Senior Staff Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Bcubed Engineering
- **Location:** New Baltimore, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $155,000.0 - $165,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Network Interface Controllers, Systems Development Life Cycle
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18662571/Senior-Staff-Systems-Engineer-Virginia-Warrenton

## About the Role

* Mission-Driven Professional: Collaborative contributor motivated by the opportunity to develop cutting-edge solutions that protect and serve both the nation and the world.
 * Experience: 5-10+ years of proven systems engineering experience delivering high-consequence technical solutions.
 * Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline from an accredited university, or equivalent foundational knowledge gained through formal technical apprenticeships and hands-on work experience.
 * Domain Knowledge: Experience working on the Verification phases within the System Engineering V with a focus on requirements analysis and system, architecture, and system design.
 * Experience maintaining engineering drawings, BOMs, and technical documentation.
 * Mission Outcome Orientation: Proven track record of driving solutions from requirements through to implementation.
 * Autonomy & Accountability: Self-directed ownership of complex workloads and team execution plans, coupled with transparent risk communication, immediate roadblock escalation, and shared accountability for team decisions.
 * Integrity & Trust: Exceptional standard of professional integrity and ethics, with a commitment to doing what is right under pressure and holding oneself accountable for outcomes.
 * Security Clearance: Active U.S. Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

## Description

* Systems Engineering Excellence: Apply advanced problem-solving methodologies to the most complex problem sets, architecting and delivering solutions for entire systems and systems of systems.
 * Technical Rigor & Acumen: Lead with engineering rigor, ensuring a strict commitment to testing, repeatable processes, comprehensive documentation, and reliable delivery across the entire development lifecycle.
 * Customer & Partner Engagement: Act as a key technical point of contact to communicate and negotiate directly with external partners (sub-contractors, vendors, prime contractors) and external customers.
 * Establish and maintain trusted partnerships with customer bases, negotiating through conflicts with transparency and integrity.
 * Effective Technical Leadership: Lead the technical execution of projects and initiatives, ensuring engineering processes are upheld. Serve as a prominent, respected mentor across the organization to develop talent and elevate the contributions of your team members.
 * End-User Focus: Design architectures and solutions that explicitly reflect the mission needs of the end-user, actively seeking out and embracing feedback with a growth mindset.
 * Requirements & Verification: Author, trace, manage, and validate comprehensive system-level program requirements.
 * Technical Milestones: Support the development and executive presentation of major engineering milestone reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR).
 * Technical Artifacts: Generate and maintain critical engineering artifacts, including Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Engineering Drawings, system Bill of Materials (BOMs), etc.
 * Configuration Management: Maintain configuration management across artifacts created by the program
 * Create and maintain a list of SW Configuration Items (CI) and Bills of Material (BOMs).
 * SW Lifecycle Planning: Collaborate with the design team from requirements through design, implementation, and maintenance.
 * Enforce Engineering Process and Rigor: Define and implement engineering processes throughout the entire Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC)., * Unrivaled 401(k) Benefits: BCubed Engineering automatically contributes an additional 25% of your base salary into your 401(k) monthly-with no matching or vesting requirements whatsoever.
 * Continuous Growth & Education Support: Level up your skills with our comprehensive Educational Assistance Program, funded conference attendance, and full access to Udemy learning platforms.
 * Dynamic Career Mobility: Chart your own path across our three defined career ladders: Engineering, Leadership, or Program Management. Your journey isn't limited to a single track; we actively help you align your personal interests with our evolving business needs.