
Senior Electrical Systems Engineer
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Job overview
ManTech seeks a Senior Electrical Systems Engineer to support Ford Class ship design and electrical systems work in the Washington D.C. Navy Yard. The role assesses technical risks, resolves electrical-system issues with Navy and shipbuilding stakeholders, reviews technical data and specifications, and provides written recommendations. It is hybrid, with at least three days onsite per week.
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Full job description
MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Electrical Systems Engineer to join our team working in the Washington D.C. Navy Yard. This is hybrid position requiring at least 3 days onsite per week .
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
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Identify, review, and assess risk for technical decisions for Ford Class Ship Design Managers (SDMs) and Electrical System Engineering Manager (SEM)
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Collaborate with the SUPSHIP Newport News to resolve Electrical System technical matters
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Provide written responses to requests for technical assistance or adjudication received via letter, Departure from Specification (DFS), and Nuclear Liaison Action Request (NLAR)
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Address technical issues with ship modernization efforts executed via Ship Change Documents (SCDs) and support development of new SCDs
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Coordinate with NAVAIR and NAVSEA Engineering Agents and Technical Authorities, TYCOM, PMS 312, PMS 378, SUPSHIP, Newport News Shipbuilding, & other activities
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Provide technical leadership to calculate and assess risk associated with technical issues and key events.
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Review technical data packages, drawings, reports, logistics products, training, etc. and provide written technical recommendations
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Review ship, procurement, and systems specifications and submit written proposals for changes.
Minimum Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
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10+ years of experience with electrical systems to include some direct experience with Aircraft carrier electrical systems
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Experience leading, coordinating, and collaborating with multiple teams including stakeholders to resolve issues.
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Must have experience communicating effectively with technical and non-technical staff both verbally and through writing
Preferred Qualifications:
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Prior experience with the DON and Naval Nuclear propulsion
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Experience with CVN 78 class Power Generation and Distribution, including medium voltage switchboards, transforms and 450V load centers; Electrical Equipment including generators, motors, pumps, circuit breakers, and motor controllers; and Control Systems
Clearance Requirements:
- U.S. citizenship required and a current or active Secret clearance or ability to obtain an interim secret prior to start.
Physical Requirements:
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The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
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Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering prese
MANTECH International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at [email protected] and provide your name and contact information.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,723 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Washington, D.C. median$134–195K/yr126 salary ranges
- US median$55–71/hr334 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 162 open Systems Engineer jobs in Washington, D.C. and 10,723 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 8,903 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,701 of the 10,723 open Systems Engineer jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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