Senior Systems Engineer

Vosper Thornycroft Group; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is searching for a Senior Systems Engineer in Springfield, VA. The role involves guiding junior engineers, conducting systems integration, and providing technical solutions to government clients. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related field and 12 years of experience in systems engineering. This role requires strong analytical and communication skills, with expertise in the DoD/IC Acquisition Process and the geospatial intelligence field.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in government or industry in relevant work areas.
• Senior-level experience in large complex System of Systems integration.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across organizations.

Responsibilities

• Guide mid-level and junior engineers in systems engineering tasks.
• Assist in capturing and translating customer requirements into system capabilities.
• Conduct analysis and allocation of requirements to architecture components.

Skills

TS/SCI with Poly

Agile Methodologies

12 years SE experience

Experience in DoD/IC Acquisition Process

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Senior-level experience

Systems engineering lifecycle

Communicating and collaborating with senior executives

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related technical field

Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Job description

Overview

VTG is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer in Springfield, VA.

What will you do?

Systems Engineers employ a multi-discipline approach to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.

Duties

Guides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers performing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the NSG, ASG and Federal Agencies.

• Guides the planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Guides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers developing solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology.
• Assists the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.
• Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs.
• Performs systems integration activities.
• Conducts Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
• Assists the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, and interface design.
• Operates at the level of integrating multiple systems, services, processes, and interfaces within a Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational and agency boundaries.
• Assists with user outreach to communicate planned architecture changes, operational concepts, and project status, and accept user inputs for optimization of delivery plans.
• Produce weekly activity reports for use by government customers and the program.
• Develop and present effective technical presentations to senior management and to technical/non-technical audiences; must possess strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Explain technical issues clearly/accurately to technical/non-technical audiences; and conduct issue coordination within and across agencies.
• Work with customers to resolve technical and programmatic issues.
• Manages requirements and system design specifications

Skills Required

• TS/SCI with Poly required
• Proficient with Agile Methodologies
• 12 years SE experience
• Experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, SAFe Agile acquisition product ownership, merging disparate architectures, CONOPS development, defining a vision for future work based on incomplete requirements, conducting imagery and/or geospatial analysis.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.
• Senior-level experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or system engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments.
• Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle.
• Experience communicating and collaborating both within and external to organization, to include with senior executives and leaders.

Desired

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.
• Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.
• Working knowledge of Software Development Frameworks.
• INCOSE Certified System Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification.
• Experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.
• Licensure as a professional engineer.
• Membership or leadership participation in any of the following professional organizations:
• ACSM
• ASCE
• ASPRS
• OGC
• SAREM
• USGIF
• Demonstrated knowledge in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.