Sustainment Engineer

Sealing Technologies, a Parsons Company

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Columbia, MD Until 10/3/2026 8+ years exp First posted August 4, 2026 Last posted August 4, 2026
Job description

Location: Columbia, MD
Type: Onsite
Travel: 15%


About Us:
Sealing Technologies, a Parsons Corporation company, is a trusted partner in providing powerful edge computing hardware and defensive cybersecurity solutions to protect the Federal Government and private enterprises. Our goal is to support the federal government, our allies, mission partners, and private industries in accomplishing their cybersecurity and defense objectives efficiently and securely through cutting-edge hardware, engineering, and integration services.

Position Overview:
Sealing Technologies, a Parsons Company, is looking to hire a senior Sustainment Engineer to lead the sustainment engineering function for a strategic DoD program. In this senior role, you will own the technical sustainment of our products across their lifecycle; driving reliability, maintainability and engineering support for deployed systems. You will serve as the senior technical authority ensuring program systems remain mission ready throughout their operational life.

Note:This position is contingent upon award of an anticipated federal contract.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Lead the sustainment engineering strategy for fielded program kits across their full operational lifecycle.
  • Drive reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) analysis and improvement across deployed systems.
  • Own obsolescence management and technology refresh planning, including diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages (DMSMS) mitigation.
  • Lead engineering root cause analysis and corrective action for fielded system failures and recurring issues.
  • Define and maintain sustainment engineering processes, standards, and technical documentation across the program.
  • Partner with the supply chain, configuration management, and production teams to manage engineering changes, spares strategy, and repair workflows.
  • Provide senior engineering support for deployed systems, including troubleshooting escalations and field issue resolution.
  • Develop and maintain sustainment metrics, reliability reporting, and lifecycle cost analysis for program leadership.
  • Lead technology insertion and modernization planning to keep fielded systems mission-ready and secure.
  • Serve as the senior technical interface to the customer on sustainment matters; represent the program in sustainment reviews and technical engagements.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to sustainment engineering standards across the program.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • U.S. Citizenship.
  • Ability to obtain a security clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
  • 8+ years of progressive systems or sustainment engineering experience supporting DoD or federal programs.
  • Demonstrated experience leading sustainment engineering for fielded hardware or hardware/software integrated systems.
  • Experience with reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) analysis and lifecycle sustainment.
  • Experience with obsolescence management and DMSMS mitigation.
  • Experience leading root cause analysis and corrective action for fielded systems.
  • Experience with engineering change management, spares planning, and repair workflows.
  • Strong technical leadership, customer-facing communication, and documentation skills.
  • Must be able to lift, carry, and move packages weighing up to 50 lbs repeatedly throughout the workday to support delivery order fulfillment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience supporting DoD Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) programs.
  • Experience sustaining deployable or tactical edge computing platforms.
  • Experience with lifecycle cost analysis and sustainment metrics reporting.
  • Experience with technology refresh and modernization planning for fielded DoD systems.
  • Familiarity with configuration management, technical data packages, and BOM-driven sustainment.
  • Experience supporting business development and proposal efforts.
  • Master's degree in Engineering or related field.

Sealing Technologies is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status. Working is no longer solely about the job. Here at Sealing Tech, we understand your happiness and health is vital to our success. We are innovative in our approach to cultivating balanced work environments and offer a plethora of added perks. Sealing Tech offers competitive compensation packages, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement contributions, continuing education budgets, tuition reimbursement, flexible schedules, and generous vacation policies. Other perks include complimentary snacks, drinks & monthly catered lunches, and company retreats and gatherings. Plus, flexible work arrangements, pet friendly offices and quarterly merit bonuses for qualified employees. We are looking for a new member to join our team, take on challenges, be innovative and willing to grow with us. BUILD, SECURE, SOLVE.

About this role

Summary

Lead sustainment engineering for DoD systems, ensuring reliability, obsolescence management, and lifecycle support.

Job title

Sustainment Engineer

Experience level

8+ years

Minimum experience

8+ years exp

Industry

defense and cybersecurity

Location requirements

Onsite in Columbia, MD; no remote work allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

systems engineeringreliabilityDMSMSroot cause analysisengineering change management

Preferred skills

cybersecurityedge computingcost analysismodernization planningconfiguration management

Specializations

sustainmentreliabilityobsolescence managementroot cause analysisDMSMS
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Columbia, MD, USA

On-site City