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SENIOR PRINCIPAL MARINE SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Sayres Defense
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/1/2026

Sayres Defense, a leading provider of defense support services to the DOD, is currently seeking an experienced SENIOR PRINCIPAL MARINE SYSTEMS ENGINEER with SECRET clearance, verifiable in DISS in Washington, DC.

In this role, you will provide executive level support to the PMS 300/325 Ship Design Management team, providing SME expertise for technical and engineering efforts on the assigned Hull (e.g T-AGOS, T-AO, T-AGS, NAV, T-ATS, NGLS, Small Boats, and Service Craft).

Qualifications & Clearance Requirements

  • Provide engineering/technical support for concept studies; feasibility studies; preliminary design activities; contract design activities; detail design and construction activities; independent design reviews; In-service ship design and engineering activities; shipboard installation support; and special studies related to ships/boats/craft, ship systems and/or shipboard equipment.
  • Perform critical ship design review and analysis of industry (shipyard) contract deliverables such as specifications, drawings and calculations. On behalf of Navy customer, develop corrective design comments and revisions to confirm to Government specifications and requirements.
  • Supervise and train junior SDM engineers.
  • Develop technical resolutions to engineering problems that arise in the production of Navy Ships.
  • Provide Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical (HM&E) technical assessments and evaluations in accordance with the specification and advise the client on equipment and system design issues.

Education, Work Experience, Skills and Clearance Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering and a minimum of fifteen (15) years of Navy shipbuilding/design experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal and customer relation skills.
  • Superior organizational skills.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Active Secret security clearance verifiable in JPAS or the ability to obtain an interim Secret clearance
  • Strong Marine Engineering experience.
  • Knowledge of ABS, Commercial, and Military Sealift Command (MSC) standards in support of Navy Auxiliary ship builiding

Preferred:

  • Prior Military or Maritime Engineering background.
  • Experience with automated engineering software (i.e. AutoCAD, AdobePro).
  • Knowledge of Contract Documentation, experience reading contract data, and familiarity with NAVSEA ship specification requirements and processes.

The position description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by the incumbents of this position. The incumbents may be requested to perform position-related tasks other than those stated in this description. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. At Sayres, our employees enjoy an atmosphere conducive to realizing their potential through personal and professional development while simultaneously exceeding customers' expectations.

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Salary : $150,000 - $175,000

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