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