Senior Engineer

VTG is seeking a Senior Engineer to support NavalX. This position is located in Arlington, V, and will support the Department of Navy initiatives for Digital Transformation, System-of-Systems Engineering (SoSE), DevSecOps, and the future of Digital warfighting. The Engineer will serve in a cross-functional role supporting a variety of Digital/SoS efforts across Naval program offices.

This position will be 100% onsite in Arlington (Crystal City), VA).

• Providing engineering and technical direction for problem definition, analysis, requirement development and implementation for complex systems to meet technical requirements.
• Making recommendations and advising on system development, improvements, optimization, or support efforts.
• Performing risk assessments and analysis employing modeling and simulation techniques.
• Support technical reviews of drawings, interfaces, and specifications of Naval systems and networks.
• Generate and deliver timely status updates, weekly reports, and briefing materials as required.
• Identify, consolidate, and inform the prioritization of technology gaps and solutions for the Disruptive Capabilities Office (DCO).
• Oversee the development and execution of technology projects, ensuring alignment with rapid innovation goals and timelines.
• Analyze emerging technologies and concepts to evaluate their potential impact on defense capabilities and prioritize their integration within the DCO operating model.
• Recommend prioritization of technology initiatives based on their potential to enhance defense capabilities within accelerated timelines, considering factors such as viability, feasibility, scalability, interoperability, and more.
• Contribute to regular progress reports and recommendations for senior DCO leadership, highlighting the prioritization and selection of technologies for rapid deployment.
• Clarify and refine prioritized list with Fleet reps.
• Identify effort, length, scope, assumptions for each problem.
• Build sprint proposal and identify funding and staffing needs.
• Create prioritization recommendations from sprint list.
• Define end criteria for sprint-project transition.
• Define specific objectives and Measurements of Success.
• Refine mission/needs statements and evaluate trade-offs, alternatives, and criteria.
• Create POC list for different levels.
• Execute tech assessment.
• Produce OV-1 of Enemy Threats & response capabilities.
• Coordinate with exercise or experiment planners.
• Define clear inputs, outputs, and expectations for handoff.

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering discipline.
• 15+ years of relevant experience with DoD.
• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Systems Engineering Experience.
• Modeling and Simulation, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Architecture.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong Working Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).

• Working knowledge of MS Project, IMS, WBS.
• Experience with applications (Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence), Power BI.
• Highly motivated individual capable of working independently and/or in teams.