Systems Engineering Lead - C
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 7, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 7, 2026. FirstDiv scores C on the Alion truth index.
Come Join Our Team! First Division Consulting (FirstDiv) provides program management, acquisition, logistics, field service representative, explosive ordnance disposal, and personnel support services to Department of Defense and Federal Government Agencies. We are a Small Business Administration certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and a Small Disadvantaged Business. If you are looking for a company who has an overall rating on Glassdoor of 4.8 and who puts their people first, then continue to read below and join the FirstDiv team!
**Position is contingent upon contract award
The Systems Engineering Lead provides senior systems engineering leadership for Solutions & Integration support. You will help Government engineers assess designs, technical deliverables, and engineering changes with clear requirements traceability and decision-ready technical analysis.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate equipment designs and proposed hardware and software engineering change proposals (ECPs) against system and subsystem requirements.
- Review specifications, interface control documents, test plans and reports, engineering analyses, network designs, requirements, and drawings from vendors and System Support Activities.
- Develop technical briefs and white papers explaining alternatives, assumptions, and recommended changes.
- Support design reviews, technical interchange meetings, IPTs, and Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) with agendas, briefs, and discussion records.
- Review network engineering and architecture documents and recommend updates based on systems engineering events.
- Prepare engineering and system safety analysis supporting baseline changes and risk mitigation; perform final quality checks on engineering products and support Agile Release Trains (ARTs).
Requirements
Required qualifications
- 16 years of experience performing professional services associated with systems engineering.
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Ability to lead technical analysis, evaluate systems and interfaces, review ECPs, and present defensible engineering recommendations.
- Meet applicable background investigation, CAC, network, facility, and duty-specific classified-access requirements.
- Secret Clearance
Preferred qualifications
Experience leading Marine Corps C2 systems engineering, cross-system integration, technical reviews, and safety or network-architecture analysis.
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, STD, LTD, holidays, Paid Time Off to include Maternity/Paternity leave, and 401(k) plan with company match.
FirstDiv is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other class protected by applicable state or federal law.