Systems Engineer (Expert)
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI
Location: Chantilly, VA
Minimum Years' Experience: 18 years
We are seeking an Expert Systems Engineer to provide high-level technical leadership in support of complex geospatial intelligence systems across the National System of Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and other federal partners.
This individual will support the Government in applying a multi-disciplinary systems engineering approach to requirements development, solution design, integration, testing, resiliency, and lifecycle management for enterprise-scale mission systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Government in systems engineering efforts across large-scale GEOINT mission environments
- Translate mission needs into technical requirements and system capabilities
- Evaluate and improve system architectures, workflows, and cloud-based services
- Provide technical recommendations on solution designs and emerging technologies
- Perform requirements analysis, traceability, and allocation to architecture components
- Support systems integration, verification, validation, and performance engineering activities
- Lead or support:
- Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)
- Course of Action (COA) development
- Trade studies
- Engineering assessments
- Contribute to strategic planning, risk management, interface design, and project execution
- Provide expert guidance on aligning mission vision, strategy, and technical capabilities
- Coordinate engineering efforts across organizational and agency boundaries
- Mentor and oversee junior and senior systems engineering staff
- Apply knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprise environments
The ideal candidate is a senior technical leader who can bridge mission needs and engineering execution while driving innovation across highly complex intelligence systems.
Location: This position is fully onsite in Chantilly, VA
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in:
- Systems Engineering
- Engineering
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Computer Science
- Information Technology
- Operations Research
- Engineering Management
- Management Information Systems
- or another related STEM field
- Equivalent expert-level, 18+ years' of systems engineering experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements
- 18+ years' experience supporting Government or industry in one or more of the following:
- DoD/IC Acquisition Processes
- Requirements development
- PPBES
- Large-scale System of Systems environments
- Cloud-based enterprise architectures
- Strong understanding of the full systems engineering lifecycle
- TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly
Preferred Qualifications
- Doctorate in a related technical discipline
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methodologies
- Software Development Framework certification
- International Council on Systems Engineering Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) certification
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Active participation in professional organizations such as:
- United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
- Open Geospatial Consortium
- American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- Extensive experience in geospatial intelligence
- Experience designing solutions using:
- Cloud technologies (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)
- Big Data platforms
- Automation and AI/ML technologies
- Expertise in one or more of the following:
- Photogrammetry
- Remote sensing
- Image science
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Geomatics
- Information science