Systems Engineer – CAD Design and Knowledge Management

Gc2it; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GC2IT is seeking a Systems Engineer with strong CAD design and knowledge management experience to produce, control, and maintain high-quality engineering drawings and site documentation supporting a complex, geographically distributed mission environment.

The role requires seven+ years of relevant experience, proficiency with CAD tools, and an active Top Secret/SCI clearance to support deployment-ready documentation and knowledge repositories across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field; four extra years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
• Seven or more years of relevant experience in systems/ deployment/ documentation engineering with CAD responsibilities.
• Proficiency with at least one CAD tool such as AutoCAD, DraftSight, Revit, or SolidWorks.
• Demonstrated experience producing equipment room layouts, rack elevations, cabling/power schematics, and site as-built documentation.
• Strong knowledge management and documentation control skills, including structured repositories and document workflows across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong written communication skills and attention to detail.
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CAD-based engineering drawings and layouts, including equipment rooms, rack elevations, cabling, power distribution, and required network diagrams.
• Prepare deployment-ready drawing packages with appropriate title blocks, revision history, and adherence to program drafting standards.
• Convert site surveys and field notes into accurate as-built drawings using photographs, measurements, and field engineering feedback.
• Build and maintain structured knowledge repositories for drawings, build packages, installation guides, and troubleshooting references.
• Define and apply metadata and tagging standards so engineering documents remain searchable, traceable, and linked to configuration baselines and changes.
• Support systems engineering activities for physical deployments, including space, power, cooling, and cabling considerations, and participate in technical and deployment readiness reviews.
• Maintain CAD templates and documentation quality checklists to ensure consistent standards, revision control, and audit-ready document traceability across deployments.

Skills

CAD proficiency

Knowledge management

Documentation control

Systems engineering

Written communication

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

4+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree

Tools

AutoCAD

DraftSight

Revit

SolidWorks

Job description

Location: Reston, Virginia

Position Summary

GC2IT is seeking a Systems Engineer with strong CAD design and knowledge management experience to produce, control, and maintain high-quality engineering drawings and site documentation supporting a complex, geographically distributed mission environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CAD-based engineering drawings and layouts, including equipment rooms, rack elevations, cabling, power distribution, and required network diagrams.
• Prepare deployment-ready drawing packages with appropriate title blocks, revision history, and adherence to program drafting standards.
• Convert site surveys and field notes into accurate as-built drawings using photographs, measurements, and field engineering feedback.
• Build and maintain structured knowledge repositories for drawings, build packages, installation guides, and troubleshooting references.
• Define and apply metadata and tagging standards so engineering documents remain searchable, traceable, and linked to configuration baselines and changes.
• Support systems engineering activities for physical deployments, including space, power, cooling, and cabling considerations, and participate in technical and deployment readiness reviews.
• Maintain CAD templates and documentation quality checklists to ensure consistent standards, revision control, and audit-ready document traceability across deployments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field; four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Seven or more years of relevant experience.
• Experience in systems engineering, deployment engineering, or documentation engineering with significant CAD responsibilities.
• Proficiency with at least one CAD tool such as AutoCAD, DraftSight, Revit, or SolidWorks.
• Demonstrated experience producing equipment room layouts, rack elevations, cabling/power schematics, and site as-built documentation.
• Strong knowledge management and documentation control skills, including structured repositories and document workflows across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong written communication skills and attention to detail.
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data center or telecommunications room documentation, including MDF/IDF layouts, patch panels, and fiber/copper standards.
• Familiarity with configuration management practices and controlled document libraries, including revisioning, baselines, and audits.
• Experience using documentation platforms such as Confluence or SharePoint and integrating diagrams/drawings with knowledge bases.
• Familiarity with TIA/EIA labeling standards and structured cabling best practices.
• Experience supporting distributed site deployments and working from site surveys and field engineering feedback.

Security Clearance Requirement

Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to climb, bend, stretch, walk, sit use hands to handle or feel; frequently use fingers to type; talk and hear; occasionally stand, kneel, stoop, crouch, bend, twist or reach out; may require lifting or moving 10 lbs; frequently required to reach with hands and arms. Vision requirements for this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment will have moderate noise when working in an office environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer -

The Company does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

All applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, including corresponding core job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities (and others in accordance with applicable law) to perform the essential functions of the job, consistent with applicable laws and Company policy.

Job Type: Full-time