Senior Requirements Engineer, DHS/CBP (20% Travel)

LMI; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 108,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Requirements Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) PMO. This role focuses on defining system and product requirements, guiding development, and enabling effective deployment of integrated systems, including field-focused assessments.

Applicants should have 5+ years of applied engineering experience, DHS/DOD process familiarity, and strong analytical,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applied Physics, or related technical field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in applied engineering, technology evaluation, or systems development.
• Familiarity with DHS or DOD acquisition processes, including SELC and test planning.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and technical writing skills.
• Experience working across technical and operational teams in mission-driven environments.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a CBP Background Investigation (BI) is required; active CBP BI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define requirements for the systems and products required by users and other stakeholders, including communications, sensor and surveillance technologies.
• Establishing project requirements baselines and further analyzing requirements to identify deficiencies and cost drivers.
• Decomposing high-level functions identified through requirements analysis into lower-level functions and document using various diagrams.
• Conducting trade studies to support functional allocation of requirements and evaluating alternative architectures.
• Documenting analysis outcomes in Functional Requirements Documents and related reports.
• Preparing and updating Requirements Analysis Reports, Functional Requirements Documents, Constraint Evaluation Analyses, Cost Benefit Reports, and Trade Studies Reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

LMI in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Requirements Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) PMO. This role focuses on defining system and product requirements, guiding development, and enabling effective deployment of integrated systems, including field-focused assessments.

Applicants should have 5+ years of applied engineering experience, DHS/DOD process familiarity, and strong analytical,