Systems Engineer
Apogee Engineering, LLC · Tampa, FL
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Jul 5, 2026
Tampa, FL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering role supporting a Special Operations Forces maritime acquisition program office, focused on overseeing science and technology and research and development projects across crewed and uncrewed maritime platforms. Day-to-day work involves evaluating programs, advising government counterparts on engineering processes, reviewing technical documentation, and contributing to budget and contract decisions. Suits an experienced defense acquisition engineer with a background in SOF maritime systems.
Senior level · 10+ years · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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Why we read it this way (8)
This role is primarily a defense acquisition / systems engineering advisory position supporting a government program office (SOF AT&L PEO-M), with no named commercial software tools or platforms. The SOC classification is uncertain: the work spans systems engineering, program management, and S&T portfolio oversight rather than any single computer/mathematical occupation. 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is used as the closest available code, but 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is a plausible alternative given the breadth of the role.
The clearance requirement is TS with SCI eligibility, mapped to TopSecretSci.
DAWIA Advanced (formerly DAWIA Level III) certification in Engineering & Technical Management, Program Management, or Test & Evaluation is a hard gate, though candidates may obtain it within 6 months of hire with an approved customer deferral.
The skills listed are domain competencies and process areas rather than discrete commercial tools; they are included because the JD explicitly gates on them in the required qualifications section.
SOF-unique acquisition processes knowledge and maritime experience appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' and are marked accordingly.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): S&T/R&D program management, SOF acquisition S&T and R&D processes, SOF maritime communications equipment and networks, SOF-unique acquisition processes.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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