Senior Systems Engineer (IV&V)
American Systems
Groton, CT · Posted October 15, 2026
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About the job
Overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.
**This is a pipeline requisition designed to collect resumes for potential upcoming work at AMERICAN SYSTEMS and does not represent a current opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted when an opening/funding becomes available**
Responsibilities
Perform all IV&V processes and procedures, including the review and comments on test plans, test procedures, and test scripts
Review engineering specifications, documents, drawings, and plans.Review system, software, and hardware test procedures.
Witness Formal Qualification and System Acceptance Testing at land-based test facilities.
Validate requirements.
Carry out Audits of computer software units.
Perform technical reviews of Software Requirements Specifications, System Specifications, Interface Requirements Specifications, and Requirements Databases.
Execute ADA software code inspections and At-Sea Certification Trials of hardware and software
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in an Engineering, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, or Computer Science field.
Have an active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
Proven experience in US Navy submarine SCS.
At least 5 years of experience in:
Fly-By-Wire (FBW) training and qualification and FBW certified formal U.S. Navy witnessing of laboratory testing at the developer’s facilities
Reviews of Program Trouble Reports (PTRs).
Experience in computer programming with the ability to understand ADA programming language.
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