Systems Engineer (Expert) #791

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