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Digital Network Cybersecurity Systems Engineer

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Location
Newport News, VA
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, required

Job overview

ManTech seeks a Digital, Network, Cybersecurity Systems Engineer to support machinery controls and shipboard HM&E networks for Nimitz and Ford Class aircraft carriers in Newport News, Virginia. The onsite role involves technical coordination, risk assessment, modernization support, and review of technical data and specifications. Candidates must meet the stated engineering or Navy experience pathway, have at least four years of relevant systems experience, and hold or obtain an interim Secret clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Risk Assessment, nice to haveTechnical Decision-Making, nice to haveStakeholder Leadership, nice to haveEngineering Deployed Systems, requiredTechnical Support, requiredMaintenance, requiredMilitary Systems, requiredIndustrial Systems, requiredTechnical Team Leadership, requiredUS Navy Machinery Control Networks, requiredProgrammable Logic Controllers, requiredHM&E Networks, requiredNuclear-Powered Ships, nice to haveTechnical Authority Coordination, nice to haveNontechnical Leadership Collaboration, nice to haveUS Navy Vessels, nice to haveUS Coast Guard Vessels, nice to haveMilitary Sealift Command Vessels, nice to have

Qualifications

Engineering or Engineering Technology Bachelor's, requiredAny Bachelor's or Navy LDO/CWO/CPO Experience, required4+ Years Deployed Systems Experience, requiredUS Citizenship, requiredActive Secret Clearance or Interim, required

Full job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Digital, Network, Cybersecurity Systems Engineer to join our team working in the Newport News, VA. This is a onsite position.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Act as Systems Engineer for machinery controls (Machinery Control and Monitoring System - MCMS) and shipboard HM&E networks (Federated Machinery Local Area Network – FMLAN) for Nimitz and Ford Class aircraft carriers.

  • Lead multiple stakeholders through risk assessment and technical decision-making.

  • Coordinate directly with technical and programmatic authorities

  • Collaborate with the Supervisor of Shipbuilding – Newport News (SUPSHIP) to resolve Digital, Network, Cybersecurity Systems Engineer ( DNC) System technical matters

  • Provide written responses to requests for technical assistance or adjudication received via letter, Departure from Specification (DFS), and electronic Liaison Action Request (eLAR)

  • Address technical issues with ship modernization efforts executed via Ship Change Documents (SCDs) and support development of new SCDs alongside In-service Engineering Agents (ISEAs)

  • Collect and issue DNC Systems Government Furnished Information (GFI) packages to Newport News Shipbuilding

  • Review technical data packages, drawings, reports, logistics products, training, etc. and provide written technical recommendations

  • Review ship, procurement, and systems specifications and submit written proposals for changes.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or engineering technology or a bachelor’s degree in any discipline and prior experience as a US Navy LDO/CWO/CPO

  • 4+ year of experience completing engineering, technical support, maintenance, and/or logistics of military or industrial systems already deployed and in active service

  • Experience leading technical teams composed of multiple stakeholders from different organizations

  • Experience with US Navy machinery control networks, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), and/or HM&E networks

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with nuclear powered ships

  • Experience working with technical authorities in PAE Maritime, NAVSEA 05/08 and programmatic authorities across the Navy Enterprise

  • Experience working with non-technical leadership

  • Experience with US Navy, US Coast Guard, or Military Sealift Command vessels

Clearance Requirements:

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen and hold an active/current Secret Security Clearance or obtain an interim secret clearance before starting

Physical Requirements:

  • The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

  • 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 presentations.

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 11,651 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Virginia median$118–182K/yr922 salary ranges
  • US median$60–70/hr378 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,158 open Systems Engineer jobs in Virginia and 11,651 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,719 postings).
Education
4,386 of the 11,651 open Systems Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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