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# Senior Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Sabre Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** St. Mary's County, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $148,330 - $164,420
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Spreadsheets, Databases, Sabre (Computer System)
- **Published:** November 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18927942/Senior-Systems-Engineer-Maryland-Patuxent-River

## About the Role

* Must have a have a master's degree in a technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university or a bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university and an additional four (4) years of recent and relevant experience is required.
 * Must have ten (10) years of recent and relevant experience in an engineering position, three (3) of which must be directly related to DoD Systems.
 * Demonstrated experience in the area of engineering expertise is required.
 * Selected candidate must pass a background investigation
 * Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher.
 * Must be a US Citizen

## Description

Sabre Systems is currently recruiting a Senior Systems Engineer for the Model-Based Systems Engineering Division to support the PMA-281 at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD. The candidate will support PMA-281 which is responsible for the acquisition and life cycle management of a range of mission planning, control system and execution tools that are developed and integrated in partnership with other NAVAIR program offices, other services, and foreign nation customers/partners. Work location is a local hybrid position with on-site work as required. SECRET security clearance is required. Travel requirements are approximately 5%.

The candidate will coordinate engineering support with NAVAIR's engineering divisions, external field engineering facilities and test sites. The candidate will ensure that engineering resources are applied to issues in a timely and effective manner to ensure effective program execution. Work location is a local hybrid position with on-site work as required. SECRET security clearance is required. Travel requirements are approximately 5%.

The selected candidate will be responsible for but not limited to:

 * Lead the Systems Engineering aspects of a technical effort to include requirements development, requirements verification, and technical risk management.
 * Effective communication across multiple mediums such as email, presentations, and in-person meetings
 * Compile information and data from multiple sources (briefs, meeting minutes and actions, spreadsheets, etc.) to developing briefs & response to Executive and Level 1 data calls.
 * Provide technical insight and inputs to APMSE and DAPMSEs in various formats
 * Provide reports and data as requested to APMSE and DAPMSEs.
 * Assist with coordination of future year planning and staffing requirements
 * Assist with coordination of financial planning and execution oversight across the Engineering team.
 * Support spend plan reviews and provide inputs to APMSE and DAPMSE.
 * Coordinate and track Risk/Issues/Opportunities from an Engineering leadership perspective. Work with the Risk Manager to collect team inputs and provide status information to the APMSE and DAPMSE.
 * Support Flight Clearance efforts and assist with coordination and tracking in the Flight Clearance Tool and Operational Limit Database.
 * Support efforts to monitor and track CDRL deliveries and reviews process.
 * Coordinate inputs for and monitor the completion of taskers, including pulling information from previous briefs and class desks to draft responses for leadership reviews.
 * Develop, manage, & maintain Action Items / Taskers, Technical Coordination Memos, Specification Change Notices & Correspondence (Letters, Memo, etc.) to support assigned tasking
 * Other general Engineering support as required.