Senior Lead Systems Engineer – Mission-Critical Security

Vibrint; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual merit-based salary increase

Discretionary bonus program

401(k) with company contribution

Paid federal holidays

Paid time off (160 hours)

Medical, dental, vision, life, and ST/

Professional development allowance

Job summary

Vibrint, a trusted provider in national security systems, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead mission-focused programs in Reston, VA. You will translate operational needs into measurable requirements, define system baselines, coordinate cross-disciplinary interfaces, and drive end-to-end verification and validation.

You will leverage a decade of SE experience and a strong signal-processing background, with opportunities to influence architecture, performance evaluation, and program

Qualifications

• Ten years of Systems Engineering experience, with lead engineer responsibilities.
• Strong signal processing background for mission-focused programs.
• Translate mission needs into measurable system requirements and baselines.
• Lead and apply disciplined SE processes across full lifecycle: requirements, architecture, interfaces, verification, and sustainment.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability and ensure requirements are complete and testable.
• Plan and execute V&V activities with strategies, criteria, and traceability.
• Define and apply MOPs/MOEs to evaluate performance.
• Analyze test data to benchmark capabilities and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Perform technical trade studies and alternatives analyses.
• Identify and manage technical risks, dependencies, interfaces, and tradeoffs.
• Coordinate hardware, software, algorithms, data, and external interfaces for integration.
• Lead technical reviews and engineering discussions at key milestones.
• Manage baselines and engineering changes to control impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead systematic engineering activities across the full system lifecycle.
• Translate operational needs into measurable requirements and baselines.
• Plan and execute V&V activities with structured criteria and traceability.
• Develop MOS/MOEs and evaluate algorithm performance.
• Perform data-driven analysis to benchmark system capabilities.
• Conduct technical trade studies and risk-based analyses.
• Coordinate cross-discipline interfaces for end-to-end integration.
• Lead design reviews, test readiness, and milestone reviews.
• Maintain configuration baselines and manage changes.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Signal processing

Requirements translation

Lifecycle processes

V&V planning

MOPs/MOEs

Data-driven analysis

Trade studies

Risk management

Technical reviews

Baseline management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering

INCOSE ASEP/CSEP (preferred)

Job description

Vibrint, a trusted provider in national security systems, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead mission-focused programs in Reston, VA. You will translate operational needs into measurable requirements, define system baselines, coordinate cross-disciplinary interfaces, and drive end-to-end verification and validation.

You will leverage a decade of SE experience and a strong signal-processing background, with opportunities to influence architecture, performance evaluation, and program