McKean Defense is now Noblis MSD.

Join our Philadelphia team.

Noblis MSD is a top workplace with a flexible environment and extensive portfolio of clients and contracts. We work alongside Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWCPD) in support of their missions to enable research, development, test and evaluation, acquisition, engineering, systems integration, in-service and fleet engineering with cybersecurity, comprehensive logistics and life-cycle savings. We’re a mission-driven, collaborative team of engineers and technical experts who help ensure the readiness of naval platforms and project war-fighting capability. Ready to join us? Apply today.

navy engineers and personel working on ships

Our teams provide engineering services in a flexible and innovative environment.

Desired skills and experience includes:
  • Cybersecurity and RMF
  • Machinery control systems
  • Model-based systems engineering (MBSE)
  • Industrial control systems
  • Navigation and steering system experience
  • Shipyard availability oversight experience
  • Training and logistics experience
  • Shipboard systems
  • And more…
U.S. Navy experience in roles such as:
  • Departmental 3M assistant
  • Electrical/controls engineer
  • Engineering officer of the watch
  • Master training specialists
  • Program analyst
  • Project Manager
  • Quality assurance inspector
  • Ship systems engineer or technician
  • Software engineer
  • And more…

Join Us and Push the Boundaries of Innovation.

As part of Noblis MSD’s Philadelphia team, you will work with an innovative and collaborative team dedicated to solving some of the most complex naval challenges—whether you’re working on client-funded problems or developing next-generation solutions through our internally funded research program. Learn more about the Noblis Sponsored Research program and our innovative research and development culture at noblis.org/r-d.

Review our open positions and apply today.

Structural Mechanical Engineer
We are looking a Structural Mechanical Engineer to support NAVSEA and NSWCPD customers at the Philadelphia Naval Yard. You will be joining a team primarily supporting submarine communication systems. In this role you will be performing structural analysis for shock & vibration, mechanical component design, and supporting documentation development...
Location: Philadelphia - PA
Updated: 06/09/2025
Company: Noblis MSD
Software/Systems Engineer
Noblis MSD is seeking a Systems Engineer to support a U.S. Navy program. Within this role, you will be part of an in-service engineering and software development team, which is an evolving Agile-based release and deployment environment. The team develops software and supports a Machinery Control System (MCS) software suite and network whose application is...
Location: Philadelphia - PA
Updated: 06/12/2025
Company: Noblis MSD
Control Systems Engineer
This position is for a machinery controls system engineer.  The main function of the candidate will be to provide lifecycle support of fielded and future Machinery Control Systems (MCS) on the USS ARLEIGH BURKE class of destroyer.  This includes shipboard support as well as Land Based Engineering Site (LBES) support.  The USS ARLEIGH BURKE MCS is...
Location: Philadelphia - PA
Updated: 06/13/2025
Company: Noblis MSD
PLC Programmer/Automation Engineer
We are seeking a PLC Programmer to support the development, maintenance, and delivery of Machinery Control System (MCS) software for DDG-51 Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers. The selected candidate will be interfacing with U.S. Navy civilian software and systems engineers, support contractors, U.S. Navy ships force, OEMs, and engineering management. The...
Location: Philadelphia - PA
Updated: 06/13/2025
Company: Noblis MSD
Control System Engineer
Noblis MSD’s mission is to support the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWCPD) and their missions’ to enable research, development, test and evaluation, acquisition, engineering, systems integration, in-service and fleet engineering with cybersecurity, comprehensive logistics, and life-cycle savings.  We are...
Location: Philadelphia - PA
Updated: 06/13/2025
Company: Noblis MSD
Controls Engineer
Noblis MSD’s mission is to support the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWCPD) and their missions’ to enable research, development, test and evaluation, acquisition, engineering, systems integration, in-service and fleet engineering with cybersecurity, comprehensive logistics, and life-cycle savings.  We are...
Location: Philadelphia - PA
Updated: 06/12/2025
Company: Noblis MSD
JAVA Software Developer
Noblis MSD’s mission is to support the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWCPD) and their missions’ to enable research, development, test and evaluation, acquisition, engineering, systems integration, in-service and fleet engineering with cybersecurity, comprehensive logistics, and life-cycle savings.Noblis MSD is...
Location: Philadelphia - PA
Updated: 05/20/2025
Company: Noblis MSD
C++ Software Developer
Noblis MSD’s mission is to support the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWCPD) and their missions’ to enable research, development, test and evaluation, acquisition, engineering, systems integration, in-service and fleet engineering with cybersecurity, comprehensive logistics, and life-cycle savings.Noblis MSD is...
Location: Philadelphia - PA
Updated: 05/20/2025
Company: Noblis MSD
Machinery Controls Engineer
Noblis MSD’s mission is to support the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWCPD) in their missions to enable research, development, test and evaluation, acquisition, engineering, systems integration, in-service and fleet engineering with cybersecurity, comprehensive logistics, and life-cycle savings.  Noblis MSD is...
Location: Philadelphia - PA
Updated: 06/03/2025
Company: Noblis MSD
Transitioning Navy Submarine Officers – Current & Future Roles
Continue Your Mission Ashore — Now Hiring Former Navy Submarine OfficersLocation: Philadelphia Naval Yard | Noblis MSDCurrent & Future Opportunities | Multiple Career Levels Noblis MSD’s mission is to support the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD). As part of this mission, Noblis...
Location: Philadelphia - PA
Updated: 05/09/2025
Company: Noblis MSD
Transitioning Navy Nukes & Submariners – Current & Future Roles
Transition Your Navy Nuclear Expertise into a Civilian Engineering CareerCurrent & Future Opportunities | Multiple Career LevelsLocation: Philadelphia Naval Yard – Hiring for Current & Future Opportunities Are you a former or enlisted submariner or Navy nuke preparing to transition out of the Navy? Put your operational experience and technical...
Location: Philadelphia - PA
Updated: 05/09/2025
Company: Noblis MSD
Noblis MSD logo with tagline mission solutions for defense

Noblis MSD, a Noblis subsidiary, is a recognized market leader in U.S. Navy network design, operational readiness, system modernization, lifecycle sustainment and system integration. As a system developer through lifecycle maintenance, Noblis MSD provides engineering, enterprise transformation and program management, to help clients design solutions for operations and maintenance. We identify and deploy new shipboard technologies, integrate information technology across shipboard platforms, implement cyber and advanced information technology systems and develop strategies to support the Warfighter. Noblis MSD leverages the depth and breadth of the entire Noblis family of companies to deliver advanced capabilities to our customers.

“We take care of our employees and make sure they know they are valued. They are the reason we succeed in our goal to deliver the best to our clients. We hire and retain top talent and are committed to continued professional growth and development. When you join Noblis, you will do work that truly matters.”

– Glenn Hickok, president of Noblis MSD and vice president of the Noblis defense mission area

Join an innovative science and technology company that has been ranked a “Top Workplace” consistently year after year.

Noblis employees love working here and our numerous wins for excellence in ethics and workplace culture are the proof. We have been consistently named one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies.” We have been ranked on the Washington Post’s list of “Top Workplaces” every year since its inception in 2014. We have been named by Comparably as one of the “Best Places to Work in D.C.,” as a Top 50 company for “Best CEO,” “Best Engineering Teams,” “Happiest Employees,” “Best Work-Life Balance” and “Best CEO for Diversity.” See our comprehensive list of awards.

Our culture is driven by collaboration, science, technology and research. Innovation is a practice focus for all Noblis colleagues—whether working on client-funded problems or advancing capabilities via our internally funded research program. Learn more about the Noblis Sponsored Research program and our innovative R&D culture.

Working here is more than just a job, it’s a career. You’ll work with some of the brightest, most collaborative and mission-driven individuals who perform work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis offers stability, security, work life balance and competitive benefits.

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Questions? Contact us at careers@noblis.org.