Sr. System Engineer – Requirements Engineer 2025-CAL-100

ICES, Inc; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Intelligence Consulting Enterprise Solutions, INC. is seeking a Sr. System Engineer – Requirements Engineer in Chantilly, VA. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to pass an additional polygraph as needed.

You will lead requirements analysis, decomposition, and traceability across the system lifecycle, coordinating with government stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure complete, verifiable, and testable requirements.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or willingness to obtain one.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
• 12 years of systems engineering experience with at least 5 years focused on requirements engineering.
• Experience with requirements tools (DOORS, Cameo/MagicDraw, Jama Connect)

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition, analysis, documentation, and maintenance of stakeholder, system, and service-level requirements in accordance with ICES standards.
• Perform requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability across the full system development lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain the Requirements Management Plan and requirement traceability matrices.
• Define and maintain test and verification criteria associated with all system and functional requirements.
• Support the resolution of TBD and TBR items in the requirements baseline; provide monthly status briefings to Government.
• Participate in cross-directorate working groups and joint requirements definition fora to ensure alignment of enterprise and system-level needs.
• Ensure that all requirements, including security requirements, are developed and maintained to be complete, traceable, and testable.
• Support the integration of requirements with architecture, design, and acquisition planning artifacts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess gaps in capability, and incorporate new or evolving mission needs into the requirements baseline.
• Review and provide input on acquisition documentation to ensure alignment with established system requirements.

Skills

Requirements engineering

System engineering

Stakeholder collaboration

Documentation & traceability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

DOORS

Cameo/MagicDraw

Jama Connect

Job description

• Chantilly, VA

Intelligence Consulting Enterprise Solutions, INC. is looking for a Sr. System Engineer – Requirements Engineer

Join ICES on a new contract impacting national security as a Sr. System Engineer – Requirements Engineer. Position is located in Chantilly, VA and requires an active/current TS/SCI security clearance and be willing and able to pass an additional polygraph as needed.

Duties:

• Lead the definition, analysis, documentation, and maintenance of stakeholder, system, and service-level requirements in accordance with IC standards.
• Perform requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability across the full system development lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain the Requirements Management Plan and requirement traceability matrices.
• Define and maintain test and verification criteria associated with all system and functional requirements.
• Support the resolution of TBD and TBR items in the requirements baseline; provide monthly status briefings to Government.
• Participate in cross-directorate working groups and joint requirements definition fora to ensure alignment of enterprise and system-level needs.
• Ensure that all requirements, including security requirements, are developed and maintained to be complete, traceable, and testable.
• Support the integration of requirements with architecture, design, and acquisition planning artifacts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess gaps in capability, and incorporate new or evolving mission needs into the requirements baseline.
• Review and provide input on acquisition documentation to ensure alignment with established system requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph (or willingness to obtain one).
• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• 12 years of experience in systems engineering with at least 5 years focused on enterprise or system-level requirements engineering.
• Demonstrated expertise in requirements analysis, development, traceability, and verification planning.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work closely with senior Government stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience using requirements and modeling tools such as DOORS, Cameo/MagicDraw, Jama Connect, or equivalent.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, or a related discipline.
• INCOSE CSEP or ESEP certification, DAWIA Level III (Systems Engineering), or PMP certification.
• Experience supporting classified DoD or Intelligence Community programs, particularly NRO.
• Knowledge of requirements standards and methodologies used in NRO or similar acquisition environments.
• Use model-based and data-driven approaches to verify requirements completeness, consistency, and alignment with operational goals.
• Support acquisition efforts by reviewing and advising on solicitation documents to ensure alignment with requirements traceability and verification strategies.
• Engage in continuous collaboration with Government stakeholders to iteratively define, refine, and validate requirements throughout the lifecycle.
• Conduct comprehensive stakeholder needs and expectations analysis to drive the definition of operational and technical requirements.