As a General Engineer supporting a high-visibility, mission-critical Department of War (DoW) program you will deliver full-spectrum engineering support. Working directly with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), competency leads, and program leadership, you will manage new and existing equipment and systems and develop hands-on technical expertise within a multidisciplinary team.
Responsibilities- Be responsible for hands-on testing, troubleshooting, installation, calibration, repair, and modification of equipment and systems.
- Learn new skills from senior scientists and engineers and develop into a local SME.
- Manage design, procurement, and fabrication in support of instrument acquisition and life-cycle support.
- Manage the end-to-end procurement process by identifying and qualifying vendors, obtaining quotes, and tracking purchase orders to ensure timely delivery of critical items.
- Solve technical problems in accordance with prescribed specifications.
- Conduct laboratory and field work as a junior member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Write standard operation procedures (SOPs), reports, and technical requirements.
- Assist in development, maintenance, and sharing of systems level knowledge within your functional area.
- Adjust plans to accommodate urgent requirements.
- Work safely in an environment that may contain electrical, chemical, physical, or machine hazards.
- Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Engineering, or a related field (or High School Diploma / GED plus 6 additional years of directly relevant experience).
- 5+ years of experience working as a physicist or as an electrical, mechanical, or related engineer.
- Demonstrated machining experience.
- Demonstrated computer aided design (CAD) experience.
- U.S. Citizenship and active Secret clearance at time of hire.
- Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI as required by the program.
- Ability to work 100% on-site with occasional travel
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Engineering, or a related field, or a high school diploma/GED plus six additional years of directly relevant experience
- At least five years of experience as a physicist, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, or related engineer
- Demonstrated machining experience
- Demonstrated computer-aided design (CAD) experience
- U.S. citizenship
- Active Secret security clearance at time of hire
- Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance
- Ability to work 100% on-site
- Ability to travel occasionally
AMERICAN SYSTEMS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AMERICAN SYSTEMS and has not been reviewed or approved by AMERICAN SYSTEMS.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The ESOP provides an ownership stake that adds long-term financial value and complements base pay. This employee-ownership structure stands out within the overall package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with automatic enrollment and broad investment options, alongside the ESOP, strengthens retirement pathways beyond salary. These features are presented as competitive within the defense contracting space.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Base pay is considered fair or comparable to industry peers, particularly for technical roles. Starting compensation is described as solid for areas like cybersecurity, systems administration, and IT engineering.
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What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
