Systems Engineer 1
$60k - $100k/yr
Entry
Bachelor's
Fredericksburg, VA, USA
In PersonTravel to NSWC Dahlgren Division once every one to two weeks.
Engineering Management
No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship Required
About the job
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must be detail oriented.
- Must be able to learn quickly.
- Must be able to communicate and disseminate information effectively verbally and in writing.
- Must be able to work on a diverse team with other contractors and government personnel.
- Must have a Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline.
- An active Secret clearance is required.
- Engineering experience, especially with Department of Defense programs or weapon systems, in concept definition, architecture development, requirements definition, and initial and detailed system design activities is preferred.
- Understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering and experience applying its methods and principles to engineering tasks is preferred.
- Experience using Cameo and/or other modeling tools to perform systems engineering tasks is preferred.
- Experience using Jira to document and track change requests and track tasks is preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, and Word is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Determine impacts on the weapon system, requirements, and other design specifications during engineering development.
- Review, analyze, and create requirements at multiple levels (SSS, SSDD, SRS, and HRS) for weapon system capability and functionality.
- Develop Candidate Change Packages to engineer new system capabilities and document design details and impacts in models and engineering documents.
- Review, analyze, and develop system architectures using modeling tools such as MagicDraw.
- Provide human factors engineering, prototyping, and analysis support for developing and maintaining system user interface requirements and specifications, such as the Human Computer Interface Design Specification.
- Review, analyze, provide inputs, make updates, and adjudicate comments for external interface documents.
- Create change requests and resolve change requests related to system problems and/or discrepancies between design documentation and system functionality.
- Provide engineering expertise during Integrated Product Team meetings, Engineering Review Boards, Deficiency Review Boards, Change Review Boards, and Interface Working Groups by performing package development, package review, and comment and documentation of results.
- Attend and actively engage with others at weekly team meetings and other scheduled meetings.
- Communicate meeting and engineering summaries verbally and in writing, including providing technical briefs, defending engineering and design decisions, presenting at meetings, and providing tasking and schedule statuses.
Desired Qualifications
- Engineering experience, especially with Department of Defense programs or weapon systems, in concept definition, architecture development, requirements definition, and initial and detailed system design activities.
- Understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering and experience applying its methods and principles to engineering tasks.
- Experience using Cameo and/or other modeling tools to perform systems engineering tasks.
- Experience using Jira to document and track change requests and track tasks.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, and Word.
About the company
SimVentions provides modeling, simulation, and analysis services for defense and government customers. It helps clients design, test, and evaluate systems by building simulation models, running digital twins and wargames, and delivering engineering support and software of simulation tools. Their products operate by integrating data, models, and simulations into end-to-end workflows to assess performance, training needs, and risk under realistic scenarios. The company differentiates itself through its employee-owned structure and a focus on delivering precise, reliable simulation and analysis services with a strong emphasis on excellence and client service. The overall goal is to help customers make informed decisions, reduce risk, and improve readiness by providing high-quality, battle-tested simulation solutions.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$2.5M
Headquarters
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Founded
2000
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- SimVentions won a five-year, $140 million NavTac Cyber contract in July 2026.
- The company also secured a 2025 $32 million Phase III NSWCDD follow-on.
- Virginia named SimVentions a 2026 Best Places to Work winner and top intern employer.
What critics are saying
- A 2025 ADA employment lawsuit, Diffo v. SimVentions, threatens management distraction and disclosures.
- Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren concentration creates budget-renewal risk if re-competes turn against SimVentions.
- If Dahlgren awards slow, SimVentions lacks obvious commercial diversification and faces existential dependence.
What makes SimVentions unique
- SimVentions has been 100% employee-owned since 2020, sharpening retention and accountability.
- Joe Caliri succeeded founder Larry Root in 2025, preserving leadership continuity.
- Its 26-year Dahlgren relationship embeds SimVentions deep inside Navy cybersecurity programs.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Company Equity
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Leave
- Professional Development Budget