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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Systems Engineer - Arlington, VA - **Company:** Serco - **Location:** Joint Base Andrews, MD, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Software Requirements Analysis - **Published:** June 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/28625A4F70444E87881BD68091464D35/job/ ## About the Role * An active Secret security clearance. * A U.S. citizenship. * A Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, or related field. * 8 years of experience in a related field. * The ability to travel 10%. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in a collaborative team environment. * Strong verbal and written communication skills with complex technical issues. * To demonstrate command of engineering principles, methods, and knowledge of ship systems. * Experience with Navy acquisition programs. * A broad knowledge of shipboard systems, and basic interactions of those systems. * The ability to communicate across technical specialties including Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Structural Engineering. * A solid writing skills for communicating technical materials with accuracy, and precise word usage. Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact on our military and safety of our sailors. ## Description If you love high profile and challenging projects supporting the US Navy and Commercial Customers - Serco has a great opportunity for you!, Serco is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Systems Engineer to join our dynamic Maritime Engineering Operation (MEO) and to create, edit, and review ship systems requirements and navy standards for various programs at our Alexandria, Virginia location. The MEO team leverages its corporate knowledge to conceive, design, construct, support and evaluate high-performance maritime systems for a variety of customers. As a Systems Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team that works closely with the customer and other Serco teams in an integrated design environment to deliver high quality designs to schedule. You will work closely with our Digital Engineering team to create an integrated data environment linking requirements to design elements and design deliverables. Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact towards military modernization and the safety of our sailors. This position is contingent upon your ability to maintain and transfer your Secret clearance post-employment. In this role, you will: * Work directly with senior personnel and program managers in the planning and execution of engineering activities related to system and technical product development in support of Navy ship acquisition. * Employ existing guidelines and instructions, guidance from higher-level engineers, experience, and independent judgment to plan and accomplish task objectives. * Manage technical conflicts during specification reading sessions and various other specification meetings * Review ship system guidance and specifications. * Propose system requirements and provide detailed system descriptions. * Participate in the change management process ensuring proposed changes meet technical requirements. * Update and maintain configuration control of drawings, standards, and MIL-SPECs. * Be capable of assisting engineers and architects from a variety of specialties to clearly and concisely expressing their system needs, in a manner that engineers from other areas of expertise can understand * Assist in managing changes to the specification ensuring that allowances which are made are appropriately limited and enforceable in later stages of design and construction. ## Related Videos - [Crew Management System for Airlines: Plan duties for pilots & flight attendants worldwide](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1444-crew-management-system-for-airlines-plan-duties-for-pilots-flight-attendants-worldwide) - [Terraform for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/3-terraform-for-developers) - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) - [From Vibe Coding to Viable Code with Spec-Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100216-from-vibe-coding-to-viable-code-with-spec-driven-development) - [Migrating half a million users to a new payment service provider](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/730-migrating-half-a-million-users-to-a-new-payment-service-provider) - [AI in Regulated Industry - Validating AI-Enabled Products with PLM and Digital Twins](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2065-ai-in-regulated-industry-validating-ai-enabled-products-with-plm-and-digital-twins) ## Related Articles - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)