Expert Level Systems Engineer

shine systems; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SHINE Systems, based in Washington, DC, seeks expert Systems Engineers to lead multi‑discipline teams across NSG/ASG and Federal Agencies, aligning requirements, designs, and cloud/workflow strategies. You’ll drive lifecycle activities from requirements to integration and evaluation.

The role emphasizes AoAs/CoAs, trade studies, and strategic planning, with extensive experience in DoD/IC environments and a TS/SCI clearance. Collaboration with senior engineers across programs is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or related STEM field, or 4 years additional equivalent experience.
• 18+ years of experience in DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES, or large System of Systems.
• Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Knowledge of NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises; NGA/NSG/ASG program experience.
• TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across NSG, ASG and Federal Agencies.
• Plan and analyze user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and issues to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Advise on proposed changes to the solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology.
• Translate mission and customer requirements into systems/capability requirements and solutions.
• Support analyses and allocation of requirements to system architecture components and executing programs.
• Assist in leading Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
• Assist in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design.

Skills

Requirements engineering

Systems engineering lifecycle

Geospatial intelligence domain

DoD/IC Acquisition Process

Cloud/infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM

Master's degree in Systems Engineering (desirable)

Tools

MBSE

Cloud-based technologies

Big Data frameworks

Automation/AI technologies

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.
• Advises 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
• SAREM
• 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.