Senior Requirements Engineer for Complex Systems

SITEC Consulting, LLC.; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent consulting firm in Maryland is seeking a System Engineer Level 3 to manage and validate incoming requirements across a complex portfolio. The role requires 20 years of Systems Engineering experience, collaboration skills, and the ability to translate functional needs into actionable requirements. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience. This position involves engaging with stakeholders, assessing requirements' impacts on cost and performance, and supporting development documentation.

Qualifications

• 20 years of Systems Engineering experience on programs/contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Demonstrated experience planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts.
• Five additional years of SE experience may substitute for the degree.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers and stakeholders to gather, clarify, and validate new requirements.
• Translate functional needs into technical and operational requirements.
• Assess requirement impacts to cost, schedule, and performance.
• Route requirements into the appropriate governance and delivery channels.
• Support development of requirements documentation, interface inputs, and systems engineering artifacts.
• Coordinate across business, technical, and mission teams to ensure requirement traceability and alignment.

Skills

Systems Engineering experience

Collaboration skills

Experience in Agile environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

System Engineer Level 3 – Requirements Validation

Position Specifics

Support the Senior Leadership Team in managing and validating incoming requirements across a large, complex portfolio. This role will serve as the front door for new requirements, engaging stakeholders across mission and business organizations including HR, Security, B, NCU, I&L, CSD, and others. The selected candidate will gather and refine functional needs, help translate them into actionable technical requirements, and assess impacts to cost, schedule, and performance. This role requires strong collaboration skills, comfort operating at the executive level, and experience working in Agile or Agile-at-scale environments supporting large product teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage customers and stakeholders to gather, clarify, and validate new requirements
• Translate functional needs into technical and operational requirements
• Assess requirement impacts to cost, schedule, and performance
• Route requirements into the appropriate governance and delivery channels
• Support development of requirements documentation, interface inputs, and systems engineering artifacts
• Coordinate across business, technical, and mission teams to ensure requirement traceability and alignment
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• 20 years of Systems Engineering experience on programs/contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
• Demonstrated experience planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related field
• Five additional years of SE experience may substitute for the degree
  
  

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