Expert Level Systems Engineer

shine systems; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SHINE Systems seeks an Expert-level Senior Systems Engineer to lead multi-discipline teams on GEOINT-related projects across NSG/ASG and federal agencies. You will guide requirements engineering, solutions planning, and systems integration for cloud, on-prem, or hybrid environments.

The role requires 18+ years in DoD/IC settings, NSG/ASG/NRO knowledge, and TS/SCI clearance (polygraph readiness). Master’s degree preferred, with strong lifecycle expertise and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or related STEM field; 4 years with no degree or 2 years with non-STEM degree acceptable.
• 18+ years of experience in DoD/IC Acquisition, Requirements, PPBES, or large System of Systems environments.
• Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Knowledge of NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises; NGA/NSG/ASG program experience.
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements and solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability and analysis across NSG/ASG and federal agencies.
• Plan and analyze user requirements, architectures traceability and cloud/workflow constraints.
• Advise government on changes to solutions designs based on requirements and new tech.
• Translate mission needs into system/capability requirements and solutions.
• Support system integration activities and AoAs/CoAs/Trade Studies.
• Assist strategic technical planning, risk management and interface design.
• Provide expert advice on vision, strategy and process development.
• Coordinate multiple major acquisitions across organizational and national boundaries.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or related STEM field

Master’s degree or higher (Desired)

Job description

Overall Assignment Description:

Expert-level Systems Engineers assist in leading engineering teams in taking a multi-discipline approach to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.

Duties may include:

• Assists the Government in directing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies.
• Assists with the planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Advies the Government on proposed changes to the solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology.
• Assists the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.
• Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs.
• Assists the Government in performing systems integration activities.
• Assist in leading Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
• Assists the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design.
• Provides expert advice to the Government in the areas of relating vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, and process and capability developments.
• Operates at the level of integrating multiple Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational, agency, department, and governmental/national boundaries.
• Oversees and coordinates the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Systems Engineers.

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in a related technical or scientific fields such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management,Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience of 4 years with no degree or 2 years with a non-STEM degree.
• 18+ years of experience working in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or systems engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, on premise, or hybrid infrastructures.
• Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.
• Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.
• Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph.

Desired:

• Master’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in a related technical or scientific fields such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.
• Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.
• Software Development Framework certification.
• INCOSE Expert Systems engineering Professional (ESEP) certification.
• Licensure as a professional engineer.
• Membership or leadership participation in any of the following professional organizations:
• ACSM
• ASCE
• ASPRS
• OGC
• SARE
• USGIF

• Extensive work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.
• Experience engineering solutions using Cloud-based technologies.
• Experience engineering solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data.
• Experience engineering solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.
• Demonstrated expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.

SHINE Systems is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.