AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.
Responsibilities- Conduct static analyses of mechanical structures.
- Assist the Design Team with material selection.
- Conduct Quality Assurance reviews of design and engineering products.
- Interface with customers and government sponsors.
- Work daily with onsite government Engineers and Project Managers to ensure that information is technically accurate.
- Develop project schedules, create technical reports, whitepapers.
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, civil or structural engineering.
- Ability to maintain a DOD Secret Clearance.
- U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
- Physically capable to conduct ship checks on United States Nuclear Submarines:
- Be comfortable in relatively confined spaces.
- Capable of climbing vertical ladders (20’ – 25’) within the submarine.
- At least two (2) years business experience in:
- General engineering.
- Working with SOLIDWORKS.
- Working with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Working with Visio Diagram/Flowchart Software.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, civil, or structural engineering
- Ability to maintain a DoD Secret clearance
- U.S. citizenship to obtain or hold a security clearance
- Physical capability to conduct ship checks on U.S. nuclear submarines
- Comfort working in relatively confined spaces
- Ability to climb vertical ladders 20 to 25 feet within a submarine
- At least two years of general engineering business experience
- At least two years of experience working with SOLIDWORKS
- At least two years of experience working with Microsoft Office Suite
- At least two years of experience working with Microsoft Visio diagram and flowchart software
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.
AMERICAN SYSTEMS Insights
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.
