Junior Systems Engineer - Sign-On Bonus Eligible

VTG Defense; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $10,000

Job summary

VTG Defense in Fort Meade, MD seeks a motivated Systems Engineer to support requirements analysis, architecture, integration, and technical documentation for mission-critical programs. A foundation in Linux and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams is essential to deliver secure, scalable systems.

Eligible candidates may receive a sign-on bonus up to $10,000 as part of a national-security program. Strong technical writing and DoDAF alignment are valued. Si/DoD compliance is required.

Qualifications

• US citizen with TS/SCI with Poly requirement.
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, CS or related technical discipline.
• Foundational systems engineering concepts incl. requirements, design, integration, testing.
• Experience with Linux operating systems and DoDAF/SOA alignment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements, CONOPS, and architectures to refine system requirements.
• Support derivation and management of system-level requirements.
• Translate operational needs into functional and performance requirements.
• Contribute to design and development ensuring architecture alignment.
• Coordinate requirements across hardware, software, facilities, and personnel.
• Evaluate alternative approaches and feasibility.
• Document SEPs, SRS, ICDs, interface/control docs, and Architecture/Design docs.
• Support configuration management and document control.

Skills

Linux OS

DoDAF familiarity

SOA basics

Requirements analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering/CS

Bachelor's in Systems Engineering/CS/IS/Engineering Mgmt

Tools

CCNA certification

IAT Level II certification

CompTIA Security+

Job description

VTG Defense in Fort Meade, MD seeks a motivated Systems Engineer to support requirements analysis, architecture, integration, and technical documentation for mission-critical programs. A foundation in Linux and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams is essential to deliver secure, scalable systems.

Eligible candidates may receive a sign-on bonus up to $10,000 as part of a national-security program. Strong technical writing and DoDAF alignment are valued. Si/DoD compliance is required.