C4I System Engineer at JRC Careers
Dahlgren, VA
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Jul 20, 2026
Dahlgren, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems engineering role supporting the Missile Defense Agency, focused on Japan's Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) program. The work centers on designing, integrating, and documenting a C4I configuration for the vessel, coordinating equipment procurement with contractors, and communicating technical status to government and foreign military sales stakeholders. Suits an experienced Aegis or C4I engineer with an active or recent Secret clearance.
Senior level · 7+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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Why we read it this way (8)
The role is located in Dahlgren, VA, which falls within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV CBSA.
SOC classification is uncertain: this is a defense systems engineering role focused on C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers & Intelligence) integration for the Aegis/ASEV program. It sits between Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211) and a broader systems engineering occupation; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the best available fit given the C4I/systems integration focus.
The 7-year experience requirement is stated as 'Seven years of experience with Aegis and/or C4I' — this is simultaneously a role-level and technology-level requirement. It is captured as the overall years minimum and on the Aegis/C4I skills.
Aegis and C4I are listed together as 'and/or' alternatives in the requirements — they are treated as a single interchangeable gate. Both are also listed separately to reflect that either alone satisfies the requirement.
Foreign Military Sales (FMS) experience is listed under 'Bonus Points' and is treated as preferred.
An active Secret clearance, or one held within the last two years, is a hard gate per the requirements section.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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