System Engineer 3

BCT LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 215,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions

Health/Dental/Vision Coverage

Tuition/Training Reimbursement

Gym Membership Program

Pet Adoption Program

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Annapolis Junction is seeking a System Engineer 3 to support complex system designs and diagnostics. Responsibilities include leveraging monitoring tools like Splunk for troubleshooting, guiding the development of dashboards, and ensuring system reliability. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and extensive experience in systems engineering. This position offers a robust benefits package including a competitive 401(k) plan and generous PTO.

Qualifications

• 20 years of experience in systems engineering aligned with the position.
• Proven capability in reading and analyzing hardware documentation.
• Self-motivated and capable of complex tasks with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Maintain understanding of system architecture for effective monitoring.
• Leverage tools to triage issues and direct problems to vendors.
• Analyze system logs to determine root causes and behavior.

Skills

System Architecture and Design

System Health Monitoring

Diagnostics and Operational Support

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Splunk

Chiplink

iostat

Job description

Overview

BCT LLC is seeking a System Engineer 3. The ideal candidate must possess an active TS/SCI with POLY. This position is located in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. A career at BCT LLC says you want to contribute and make a difference to something larger than yourself where success results from the dedication our team members have in building success for our customers and their mission. If you are seeking a meaningful work experience along with a workplace culture that thrives on teamwork, we invite you to explore this career opportunity to join us.

Description

The High-Performance Computing (HPC) System Engineer supports complex system design, integration, monitoring, and diagnostics by applying deep understanding of both physical and logical system architectures. This role analyzes user requirements and high-level operational concepts to derive system requirements, leads design and development activities, and provides technical leadership across the system life cycle. The Systems Engineer also leverages hardware modeling and diagnostics (HMD) monitoring tools to triage issues efficiently and collaborates with developers and analysts to enhance monitoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the system’s end-to-end physical and logical architecture to effectively apply hardware modeling and diagnostics (HMD) monitoring tools.
• Leverage HMD monitoring tools to identify, narrow, and triage system issues, directing detailed problems to the appropriate diagnosticians or vendors for resolution.
• Develop deep expertise in the HMD product and monitoring architecture to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities to enhance diagnostic effectiveness.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, and monitoring tool owners to propose, design, and implement improvements to monitoring solutions, increasing system reliability, and operational visibility.
• Analyze system logs, metrics, and telemetry—primarily using Splunk—to determine root causes, understand system behavior, and identify anomalous conditions.
• Interpret hardware and system performance data, including graphs and trends, to diagnose system behavior and inform troubleshooting activities.
• Guide the development of Splunk dashboards, health indicators, and diagnostic scripts to monitor critical data flows, system performance, and failure signatures.
• Review and evaluate relevant technical documentation; ask clarifying questions and build expertise in hardware design to support accurate and timely system diagnosis.
• Provide recommendations for testing strategies and develop documentation of issue signatures to enable and accelerate diagnostics development.
• Collaborate closely with diagnosis teams and external vendors to troubleshoot complex hardware and system-level issues.
• Track issues through resolution using JIRA, validate fixes, and confirm that corrective actions resolve the underlying problems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 20 years of systems engineering experience directly aligned with the scope and responsibilities of this position.
• Demonstrated experience in one or more technical domains with a strong willingness and aptitude to expand expertise: System Architecture and Design, Power Systems, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design, Cooling Infrastructure, Signal Integrity, and System Reliability.
• Proven experience in system health monitoring, diagnostics, and operational support for complex hardware and integrated systems.
• Ability to read, interpret, and analyze detailed hardware documentation, including specifications, data sheets, schematics, and design artifacts.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting mindset, with a natural curiosity and willingness to ask probing questions to identify root causes and systemic issues.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to engage vendors and internal stakeholders to extract detailed technical information related to system design, performance, and anomalies.
• Experience with, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn, system monitoring and diagnostics tools, including but not limited to Chiplink, Splunk, Ipsci, and iostat.
• Self-motivated and capable of completing complex technical tasks with minimal supervision while managing priorities effectively.
• Ability to clearly convey technical findings, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences through written documentation and oral briefings.
• Proven ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams, including engineering, diagnostics, operations, and vendor partners.
• Comfortable learning and adapting to new tools, technologies, and processes as mission and system needs evolve.
• Candidates must be submitted for a CASA pre-screen prior to any contingent offer.

What We Offer

• Very competitive 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions
• Independent 401(k) and Investment Advisory Services
• BCT-Funded Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health/Dental/Vision Coverage
• Competitive PTO & Federal Holiday package
• Life/AD&D/Disability Coverage paid 100% by BCT
• Generous Employee Referral Program
• Tuition/Training Reimbursement
• Gym Membership Program
• Pet Adoption Program
• Several Scholarship Opportunities- available to BCT family members/dependents

Salary Range: $215,000 - $255,000

Who is BCT?

BCT LLC is a small business founded in 2006. Since then, BCT has worked tirelessly to construct a foundation laser-focused on its core values of Humility, Respect, Integrity, Loyalty, Kindness, Gratitude, Innovation, and Initiative. In mobilizing these values, BCT has delivered exceptional service to its valued customers and seeks to maintain that reputation at each step. Headquartered in Annapolis Junction, MD, they serve customers throughout the DMV and beyond. With a combined 70 years of experience directly supporting the missions of National Security, BCT’s leadership knows their business better than most. Employees find themselves highly supported by a dedicated and available home-office team and leadership whose focus is their employees\' success and happiness. In short, BCT does a small business like none other - check out the difference!

BCT LLC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All facets of employment, including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based solely on merit and business need. Candidates and Employees will never be subject to discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.