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Principal Engineer

theswiftgroup
Laurel, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 11/1/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/30/2025

For the OPS Consulting team, ‘the power to help’ means helping our clients, helping serve the mission, helping our employees and their families, and helping the community. Headquartered in Hanover, MD. OPS Consulting has over two decades of experience specializing in the most mission-critical operations. We are thought leaders and innovators. The ingenuity of our developers, engineers, cyber experts, linguists, and analysts are dedicated to empowering our clients, fulfilling The Mission, and remaining trusted leaders and advisers in national security and technology solutions.

OPS Consulting is seeking a Principal Engineer to work in Laurel, Maryland.

Job Description: The Principal Engineer (PE) will provide oversight to tactical engineering activities to accomplish system goals to include coordinating and participating in design meetings and technical reviews. The PE will support HPC installation and deployment while working as lead system engineer supporting and achieving HPC program goals.

 
Responsibilities:

  • Develop technical plans to guide capability development.
  • Coordinate test plans and procedures.
  • Coordinate thread testing and verification for test results.
  • Report status of capability development.
  • Work with system architects, system developers, testers, and system engineers to develop and maintain thread block diagrams, sequence diagrams, etc..
  • Write and coordinate technical documentation for one or more programs.
  • Assist with providing oversight to ensure technical reviews are done in accordance with system engineering processes, procedures, and standards.

Required Skills:

Level 2:

  • One (1) year experience with an agency or HPC development program.
  • Eight (8) years of experience in technical roles for Government or industry customer.
  • Five (5) years of experience as a system engineer supporting programs to develop and field large-scale systems to include expertise in system architecture, requirements analysis, system documentation, system evaluation, and process execution and evaluation.
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related technical discipline from an accredited college or university. May substitute four (4) years relevant experience in lieu of a degree.  

Level 3:

  • Three (3) years of experience with an agency or HPC development program.
  • Fifteen (15) years of experience in technical roles for Government or industry customer.
  • Ten (10) years of experience as a system engineer supporting programs to develop and field large- scale systems to include expertise in system architecture, requirements analysis, system documentation, system evaluation, and process execution and evaluation.
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related technical discipline from an accredited college or university. May substitute four (4) years relevant experience in lieu of a degree. 

Security Clearance:

  • A current government clearance, background investigation, and polygraph are required.

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The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00

Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates. 

At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits. 

Salary : $49,997 - $290,004

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