mid operations Systems Engineer ic 7+ yrs Bachelor's · Posted Mar 9, 2026

About this role

Johns Hopkins APL is hiring a mid-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Laurel, MD. The posting calls out experience with TypeScript, Data Structures, Data Analytics and roughly 7+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Role
Systems Engineer
Function
operations
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Location
Laurel, MD
Experience
7+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Department
Electrical Engineering
Posted
Mar 9, 2026
AI Summary
Design and integrate multi-sensor data fusion, active/passive sensors, and weapon systems for networked fire control across military domains. Requires BS in Engineering/Math/CS, 7+ years systems engineering experience, and MATLAB proficiency for algorithm development and performance analysis.

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Job description

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Description

Are you an experienced engineer who would like to be a major contributor to the design of future advanced integrated networked fires capabilities in support of homeland and theater defense?

 

Would you like the opportunity to design and integrate multi-modal sensing phenomenology, multi-sensor data fusion, and long-range weapon technologies into a complex system of systems?

 

If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL!

 

We are committed to the pursuit of innovative and novel approaches that drive state-of-the-art solutions to urgent operational needs and complex evolving warfighter challenges. As a member of our team, you will provide thought leadership and conduct rigorous analysis and engineering to rapidly develop and demonstrate technologies and integrated systems concepts and solutions that can enable effective joint, integrated, theatre level defense across all operational warfighting domains (land, sea, air, space). We want you to help us reach our goal in identifying emerging information fusion and data distribution needs and developing groundbreaking integrated fire control solutions for force-level systems in distributed warfare theatres.

 

As a Long Range Networked Fires Engineer, you will….

  • Design and develop novel concepts and architectures for integrating new types of active and passive sensors, weapons, and multi-mission data fusion capabilities into future combat systems and military platforms enabling long-range fires across multiple domains.
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