Principle Systems Engineer with Active TS/SCI

Datrose; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 158,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

GeoLogics is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer with active TS/SCI clearance for an Aurora, CO contract role. The position requires strong systems engineering discipline, Agile practices, and experience with government contracts.

The engineer will lead capability elaboration, interface definition, and EVMS support in a complex, cross-functional environment. The role emphasizes backlog management, automated testing, and collaboration with program management to ensure alignment of scope,

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) in a related field and minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience with systems engineering lifecycle and ConOps development, capability and feature elaboration, and program increment support
• Development experience on a government contract
• Experience with Agile principles and Agile roles such as Scrum Master / Product Owner

Responsibilities

• Elaborate capabilities and features, define system interfaces and validate them with the test team
• Analyze and define system operations by creating use cases
• Automate test procedures and analyses to support integration and test programs
• Identify technical issues during software and hardware integration and drive solutions to closure
• Manage the team's backlog and capacity during each program increment
• Support EVMS implementation and execution
• Collaborate with program management and engineering teams on scope, schedule, and budget
• Investigate system anomalies to identify root causes
• Attend technical reviews and interchanges in support of the program

Skills

Systems engineering

Agile development

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Backlog management

EVMS implementation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Cameo Systems Modeler

DOORS

Job description

Job Details

Engineering

Principle Systems Engineer with Active TS/SCI Aurora,CO

Posted: 6/30/2026

Job Description

Job ID#: 16248

Job Category: Engineering

Position Type: Contract to Hire

Shift: 5x40

Title: Principle Systems Engineer with Active TS/SCI

Rate Range: $115/hr - $143/hr W2 **Depends on experience and benefits chosen**

Location: Aurora, CO 80011 (no relocation package offered)

Clearance: Top Secret/SCI (US Citizenship REQUIRED)

Duration: 12+ month contract or Contract to Hire

***No C2C, we can NOT work with outside agencies/vendors, and we can NOT do 1099-US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED***

GeoLogics has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Elaborate capabilities and features, define system interfaces and help determine how system functional capability and performance will be validated and verified by the test team
• Analyze and define how the system works creating use cases
• Support the execution of the integration and test program by automating test procedures and subsequent analyses
• Identify technical issues during software and hardware integration and collaborate with engineers to drive solutions to closure
• Manage the team's backlog and capacity during each program increment
• Support Earned Value Management System (EVMS) implementation and execution
• Collaborate with program management and engineering teams to ensure alignment of scope, schedule, and budget
• Conduct investigation into system anomalies to identify root cause
• Support and attend technical reviews and technical interchanges in support of the program

REQUIREMENTS

Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) in a related field and minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience

Experience with systems engineering lifecycle, roles and functions, with specific experience in one or more of the following areas: Concept of Operations (ConOps) development, capability and feature elaboration and management, program increment support, functional analysis or interface definition and control

Development experience on a government contract

Experience with Agile principles, to include Agile systems engineering practices and/or Agile roles such as Scrum Master / Product Owner

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Development experience in project domain (e.g., mission management large-scale ground systems, space-based ISR platforms)
• Experience working in an Agile development environment and with Agile development tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.)
• Experience with MBSE tools (e.g., Cameo Systems Modeler)
• Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, Perl, Groovy, or Ruby
• Experience building automation, developer tooling, and lifecycle reporting for large, distributed software programs
• Experience with test automation tools (Cucumber, Gherkin, Behave)
• Experience with requirements management in DOORS or other requirements databases
• Good oral and written communication skills as well as good collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment

*Rates listed are not a guarantee of salary/rate. Rate offered at time of hire will depend on many factors including education, experience, interview results and skill level

GeoLogics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that is committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce. EOE/Disability/Veteran

Minimum Security Clearance: TS SCI