Systems Engineering Lead – Submarine Combat Systems

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Ventus Solutions is seeking a skilled Systems Engineer Lead to support the Technical Direction Agent (TDA) for an innovative program. The successful candidate will lead systems engineering efforts across the program, to include chairing the Requirements, Architecture, and Design Working Group (RADWG), and the associated Scrum of Scrums (SoS) activities. This individual will ensure the rigor and traceability of requirements across development and integration processes, maintain the feature baseline within JIRA, and facilitate collaboration across subsystem teams. The position plays a key role in ensuring high-quality systems engineering deliverables, technical integrity, and readiness of the system for fleet deployment. Join our innovative team and contribute to impactful national security initiatives.

Work Location: Onsite: Newport, RI or Washington Navy Yard

Travel: 25%

Required Experience:

• Strong background in Systems Engineering with demonstrated experience managing requirements across system lifecycles.
• Proven ability to lead technical working groups and facilitate multi-organizational coordination.
• Familiarity with Agile development, SECDEVOPS processes, and requirements traceability tools like JIRA.
• Working knowledge of Navy Combat Systems, preferably AN/BYG-1 subsystems (TCS, PCS, IA, CIS, CWL, MTWS, Apps/NDIs).
• Experience with requirements decomposition and documentation from top-level (CDD/FRD) through contractor-level artifacts (SSS/SRS).
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, with ability to summarize and present technical issues to diverse stakeholders.
• Secret Clearance

Desired Experience:

• Experience supporting Technical Direction Authority (TDA) roles within Navy or DoD systems engineering environments.
• Knowledge of SWFTS processes and coordination with the PMS425 program office.
• Familiarity with MBSE methodologies and tools supporting requirements traceability.
• Experience coordinating with subsystem IPTs on PSPEC content and ensuring consistency across documents.
• Hands-on lab experience with system baselines and new feature integration.
• Ability to review and assess contractor deliverables for technical accuracy and completeness.