System Engineer (Expert) 1965

Urban Compass; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier Defense and Intelligence solution provider in Virginia is seeking a Systems Engineer (Expert) to lead engineering teams and manage complex systems solutions. This role involves expertise in systems engineering, project management, and direct engagement with government agencies on geospatial intelligence projects. Ideal candidates will possess a solid technical background and experience in defense-related systems engineering.

Qualifications

• Expert-level experience in systems engineering for military or intelligence projects.
• Knowledge of DoD/IC Acquisition Process and systems engineering lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Assist in leading engineering teams for multi-discipline approaches.
• Support systems integration and requirements traceability.
• Provide expert advice and strategic technical planning.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements Engineering

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related field

Job description

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Position Title: Systems Engineer (Expert) #1965

Location: Northern Virginia

Clearance Required: Top Secret/SCI

Overall Assignment Description

Expert-level Systems Engineers assist in leading engineering teams in taking 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 May Include

• Assists the Government in directing 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.
• Assists with 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.
• Advises the Government on proposed changes to the 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.
• Assists the Government in performing systems integration activities.
• Assist in leading 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.
• Provides expert advice to the Government in the areas of relating vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, and process and capability developments.
• Operates at the level of integrating multiple Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational, agency, department, and governmental/national boundaries.
• Oversees and coordinates the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Systems Engineers.
  
  

Required

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in a related technical or scientific field such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience.
• Expert-level experience working in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or systems engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, on premise, or hybrid infrastructures.
• Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle.
  
  

Desired

• Master’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in a related technical or scientific field 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.
• Software Development Framework certification.
• INCOSE Expert Systems engineering Professional (ESEP) certification.
• Licensure as a professional engineer.
• Membership or leadership participation in any of the following professional organizations:
• ACSM
• ASCE
• ASPRS
• OGC
• SAREM
• USGIF
• Extensive work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.
• Experience engineering solutions using Cloud-based technologies.
• Experience engineering solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data.
• Experience engineering solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.
• Demonstrated expertise 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.
• Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.
• Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.
  

Compass, Inc. (Compass) is a Small Business (SB) headquartered in Winchester, VA as a Defense and Intelligence solutions provider to the United States Government. We provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS), and Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) to our government and business partner customers. As a premier Defense and Intelligence solution provider, we employee a diverse, agile, highly trained and extremely talented staff.

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

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