Systems Engineer (Expert-Level) Job ID: 11/177/2a

CEdge Inc; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits Package

10 Days PTO

6 Sick leaves

401K

Job summary

CEdge Inc is seeking an expert-level Systems Engineer in Chantilly, VA, to lead multi-discipline requirements and solutions across the NSG/ASG and Federal Agencies. This role requires TS/SCI clearance and experience with cloud, big data, automation, and MBSE.

Applicants should have 18+ years in DoD/IC environments, a STEM degree (Master’s preferred), and professional engineer licensure or certifications. The position offers a full benefits package and a challenging national-security workload.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or related STEM field (or equivalent with 4 extra years for non-degree).
• 18+ years in DoD/IC acquisition, requirements, PPBES, or large System of Systems experience.
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass polygraph.
• Master’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or related STEM field.
• MBSE knowledge and related tools.
• Licensure as a professional engineer; relevant certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements and solution engineering across NSG/ASG and Federal Agencies.
• Plan and analyze user requirements, architectures traceability, and cloud/workflow limitations.
• Advise on design changes based on requirements and new technology.
• Translate mission needs into system requirements and solutions.
• Support system integration and AoA/CoA analyses and trade studies.
• Coordinate large-scale program activities across multiple authorities.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Geospatial intelligence

Cloud-based solutions

Big Data

Automation & AI

Leadership & teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or related STEM field

Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

Software Development Framework certification

INCOSE ESEP certification

Professional Engineer licensure

Job description

Chantilly, United States | Posted on 10/28/2026

We provide multi-industry IT solutions across the US and India, including commercial enterprises and state and federal government. Collaborating with clients to determine their business needs, we combine years of knowledge & expertise to develop a strategy that drives results and promotes growth. Our team is dedicated to guiding your business to the forefront through an innovative suite of customized, IT solutions.

Job Description

CEdge has an opportunity for a Systems Engineer ( Expert Level ) , located in Chantilly , VA . If you are ready to work alongside World Renowned Technology experts, and carry the skills below, this is the opportunity that will inevitably take your career to unbelievable levels!

***This position requires a TS/SCI Security Clearance***

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.

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in a related technical or scientific fields 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 of 4 years with no degree or 2 years with a non-STEM degree.
• 18+ years of 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.
• 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.
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph.
• Master’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in a related technical or scientific fields 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:

• o ACSM
• o ASCE
• o ASPRS
• o OGC
• o SAREM
• o 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.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Full Benefits Package

10 Days PTO

6 Sick leaves

401K

WHO ARE WE?

CEdge Inc is an innovative IT consulting firm, and a strategic business partner. We offer IT solutions to Federal and State government, as well as, Commercial Enterprises throughout the United States. Our main objective is to create an integrity-based culture that takes pride in working as a collaborative team that focuses on growth and is driven by the desire to provide purely ethical services for both our clients and teammates.