Systems Engineer - CLEARED - 172023

Zachary Piper Solutions; Lanham (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Cigna Medical

Cigna Dental

Vision

RSU stock options

Paid holidays

Sick Leave as required by law

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Cleared Systems Engineer to join a growing aerospace and telecommunication company. This on-site role is in Lanham, MD and is a full-time position with a strong focus on system-level requirements and MBSE.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of systems engineering experience, a TS/SCI clearance, and hands-on experience with MBSE, Jama/DOORS, MATLAB, Simulink, and STK. Competitive compensation and extensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of systems engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or space.
• Experience with requirements management and SE tools.
• MBSE and system modeling experience.

Responsibilities

• Support development and maintenance of system budgets and performance metrics.
• Define and maintain system requirements with traceability.
• Support requirements allocation, verification planning, and validation throughout the program lifecycle.

Skills

Systems engineering experience

Requirements management

MBSE

Tools

Jama

DOORS

MATLAB

Simulink

STK

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is looking for a CLEARED Systems Engineer to join a growing aerospace and telecommunication company. This is onsite in Lanham, MD and a full-time position.

Essential Duties of the Systems Engineer:

• Support the development and maintenance of system-level technical budgets, including power, data, performance, and other engineering metrics.
• Define, analyze, document, and maintain system and subsystem requirements with full traceability.
• Support requirements allocation, verification planning, and validation activities throughout the program lifecycle.

Qualifications of the Systems Engineer:

• 5+ years of systems engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or space.
• Requirements management and systems engineering tools (Jama, DOORS, etc).
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and system modeling tools.
• Engineering analysis and simulation tools (MATLAB, Simulink, STK, etc).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI clearance.

Compensation for the Systems Engineer:

• $120,000 - $200,000 (based on experience)
• Comprehensive benefit package; Unlimited PTO, Cigna Medical, Cigna Dental, Vision, RSU stock options, paid holidays, Sick Leave as required by law, paid holidays

This job opens for applications on 8/7/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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