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

Intelligence Consulting Enterprise Solutions (ICES); Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Intelligence Consulting Enterprise Solutions, INC. is seeking a Sr. System Engineer – Requirements Engineer to join a national-security contract in Chantilly, VA, requiring TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and willingness to obtain additional clearance as needed.

The role leads requirements analysis, decomposition, traceability, and management across the system lifecycle, coordinating with Government stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure complete, testable requirements.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or willingness to obtain one.
• 12+ years in systems engineering with 5+ years in requirements engineering.
• Experience in requirements analysis, development, traceability and verification planning.
• Strong collaboration and communication with Government stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with DOORS, Cameo/MagicDraw, Jama Connect or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead definition, analysis, documentation, and maintenance of stakeholder, system, and service-level requirements.
• Perform requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability across the full system lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain the Requirements Management Plan and requirement traceability matrices.
• Define and maintain test and verification criteria for system and functional requirements.
• Support resolution of TBD and TBR items; provide monthly status briefings to Government.
• Participate in cross-directorate working groups to align enterprise and system-level needs.
• Ensure requirements, including security requirements, are complete, traceable, and testable.
• Support integration of requirements with architecture, design, and acquisition planning artifacts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess gaps and evolving mission needs in the requirements baseline.
• Review and input on acquisition documents to ensure alignment with requirements.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Polygraph

Requirements engineering

Systems engineering

Traceability

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related field

Tools

DOORS

Cameo/MagicDraw

Jama Connect

Job description

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

Description:

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.