Systems Engineer - CLEARED - 172023

Piper Companies; 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

Paid holidays

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions in Lanham, MD is seeking a Cleared Systems Engineer to support aerospace/telecommunications programs onsite. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance and 5+ years of systems engineering experience.

The position offers a high-earning salary and a comprehensive benefits package. As part of a growing team, you will work on system-level budgets, requirements traceability, and lifecycle verification and validation activities across programs with cross-functional collaboration

Qualifications

• 5+ years of systems engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or space.
• Experience with Jama and DOORS for requirements management.
• Proficiency with MBSE and system modeling tools.
• Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, STK for analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and maintenance of system-level 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.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

MBSE

Modeling tools

Tools

Jama

DOORS

MATLAB

Simulink

STK

MBSE

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.