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# Systems Engineer (5840)

- **Company:** Smartronix, LLC
- **Location:** Patuxent River, MD, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $87,600 - $146,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Collaborative Software, Software Safety, Scaled Agile Framework, Software Engineering, Software Project Management, Software Requirements Analysis, Workflow Management Systems, Cisco Discovery Protocol, Software Security, SC Clearance, Containerization, Information Technology, Devsecops
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9310626/systems-engineer-5840

## About the Role

* Clearance Required: Secret
 * A bachelors degree from an accredited university; or technical/scientific degree with systems engineering experience on DoW program(s)
 * Experience working engineering activities for a technology program
 * Ability to travel within CONUS
 * Must reside local to Pax River NAS and able to make scheduled and adhoc meetings in person.

Desired Skills and Experience

 * Experience in any of the following areas is considered enhancing but is not required.
 + Working software development and sustainment programs.
 + Working DoW acquisition programs.
 + Experience as a military aviator or serving in the Navy or Marine Corps
 + Experience generating system requirements.
 + Experience with DoW mission planning
 + Producing and using Model Based Systems Engineering artifacts
 + Agile or Agile SAFe processes
 + Cyber and system security
 + DevSecOps & modern software CI/CD pipelines
 + Software technologies such as: Architectures, Networks, Mobile Platforms, Containerization
 + Software safety, testing, accreditations

## Description

SMX is seeking an energetic Systems Engineer to support the development of the Mission Planning System for the U.S. Navy's Strike Planning and Execution Systems.

The program is focused on the replacement of legacy mission planning software and system architectures to achieve real-time collaboration, automation, and enhanced mission capabilities. The program is applying innovative software technologies, large scale Agile, and DevSecOps to revolutionize mission planning solutions and the deployment of those solutions to operational environments.

You will be part of a dynamic and diverse team that will bring modern digital technologies to the planning, execution, and post-mission analysis.

Duty station will be Patuxent River, MD. This position allows for hybrid (mixed on-site and telework) efforts. Requires travel approximately 6 times per year. Current Secret clearance is required., * Apply systems engineering processes to the analysis, planning, development, verification, deployment, and documentation of modern mission planning software.

 * Analyze a variety of current and next generation mission operation domains in order to translate these into requirements and system views using MBSE.
 * Collaborate with leadership, other engineers, vendors, and software project leads in a large scale Agile SAFe workflow software development process to evolve user requirements into solutions that enhance the mission planning.
 * Participate or lead working groups to address system safety and certification requirements and documentation for the software.
 * Participate in working groups to document and address cyber and software security requirements.
 * Participate or lead risk management tracking and mitigation for assigned efforts.
 * Coordinate with test & evaluation activities to ensure that the mission planning solutions are sufficiently verified & validated.
 * Coordinate with (and in many cases lead) action teams that will include SMEs, engineers, vendors, and operators to analyze, plan, and address engineering and software challenges for the program.
 * Assist with vendor tasking, guidance, & oversight in the development of technical SOWs, participation with TIMs, PMRs, and review of CDRLs.
 * Advise and assist NAVAIR executives, managers, and supervisors in the planning and implementation of systems engineering and digital engineering policy and guidance.
 * Support project planning and technical cost estimates.
 * Author reports, provide progress reviews, and brief Senior NAVAIR Leadership on status and technical analysis.