Expert Systems Engineer

VTG Defense; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG Defense in Chantilly, VA seeks an Expert Systems Engineer to lead multi‑discipline requirements and solutions engineering for NSG/ASG and Federal Agencies. You will guide architecture traceability, review cloud capabilities, and advise on design changes aligned with mission needs.

You must have a Master’s in Systems Engineering, 18+ years of experience, and a TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance. Expect collaboration across government programs and senior team leadership.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Systems Engineering or related technical fields.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• 18+ years of experience in relevant work areas.
• Expert working experience in DoD/IC Acquisition Process and system engineering of large complex systems.
• Experience with lifecycle systems engineering and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, and analysis across NSG/ASG and Federal Agencies.
• Plan traceability of user requirements and architectures, review cloud service capabilities and workflows.
• Advise on changes to solutions designs based on requirements and new technology.
• Support analyses and allocation of requirements to architecture components.
• Lead AoAs, CoAs, trade studies, and engineering assessments.
• Coordinate senior to junior contractor Systems Engineers and oversee team efforts.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Leadership

Government contracting

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Master's degree in Systems Engineering

Doctorate in Systems Engineering

Tools

SOA/Cloud environments

Model Based Systems Engineering

Big Data frameworks

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking an Expert Systems Engineer, located in Chantilly, VA.

What will you do?

Expert 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.

• 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.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.
• Oversees and coordinates the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Systems Engineers.

Do you have what it takes?

Required:

• Master's degree in Systems Engineering or in 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.
• Expert working experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or system engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments.
• Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• 18 + Years of experience

Desired:

• Doctorate in Systems Engineering or in 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 System 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 Technology such as: Service Orientated Architecture (SOA), On-demand self-service, Broad network access, Resource pooling, Rapid elasticity, Measured Service, Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
• 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.
• TS/SCI w/Poly

Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $110,000 - $185,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.