Systems Engineer - Geospatial AI

Toffler Associates, Inc; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Toffler Associates, located in Bethesda, MD, seeks an accomplished practitioner to lead complex client work in AI/ML and data analytics. You will be on-site and require a TS/SCI with CI Poly clearance.

You will ensure engagement quality, manage teams, and drive program plans across multi-disciplinary teams. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in AI/ML, data architectures, and systems integration, with proven ability to deliver impactful solutions while maintaining client relationships and project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, or relevant engineering fields.
• 8+ years of work experience including, but not limited to AI/ML, data architectures, and systems engineering.
• Knowledge of AI governance, data quality, and mission assurance in operational settings.
• Experience with R&D of spatiotemporal data, architectures, modeling and/or ML algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex client work with high quality and on schedule.
• Maintain accountability for engagement health, team performance, and client relationships.
• Collaborate across disciplines to turn data into actionable insights and robust architectures.

Skills

AI/ML (computer vision, NLP)

Data architectures & pipelines

AI governance & data quality

R&D of spatiotemporal data

Systems engineering & integration

Project planning & scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, or relevant engineering fields

Master's degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, or relevant engineering fields (6+ years experience)

PhD in physics, mathematics, computer science, or relevant engineering fields (4+ years experience)

Job description

Toffler Associates

At Toffler Associates, our consultant'sown the delivery of complex client work. You are accountable for the quality of the work, the health of the engagement, the performance of the team, and the strength of the client relationship.

All candidates will be required to work onsite in Bethesda, MD and require a TS//SCI with a CI Poly

How we expect you to show up

These behaviors are foundational to how we recruit, select, develop, and evaluate every practitioner at Toffler. Experience matters; how you use it matters more.

Team Before Self

Put team success ahead of individual recognition. Share knowledge, relationships, credit, and opportunities freely. Ask for help, offer it freely, and make the people around you better. Make choices that strengthen the team.

Quiet Professional

Lead through sound judgment, preparation, and performance. Earn credibility through the quality, not title, résumé, or personal visibility.

Humility

Remain curious and teachable regardless of experience. Seek and apply feedback, recognize blind spots and missteps, and adapt with openness and self-awareness.

Reliability

Consistently earn the trust of clients and teammates. Do what you say you will do. Communicate early, surface risks before they become problems, and make sure clients and teammates are never surprised.

Stewardship

Take responsibility for leaving the client, team, and firm stronger than you found them. Build relationships, capacity, and knowledge that last beyond the engagement.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, or relevant engineering fields (electrical, computer, systems, software)
• 8 or more years of work experience including, but not be limited to:
  • Knowledge of AI/ML (computer vision, NLP, predictive analytics, LLMs)
  • Understanding of data architectures and pipelines for large‑scale analytics/GEOINT production
  • Familiarity with AI governance, data quality, and mission assurance in operational settings
  • Experience with R&D of spatiotemporal data, architectures, modeling and/or machine learning algorithms
  • Systems engineering and integration experience in complex, data‑intensive environments
  • Experience creating program plans, work breakdown structures, and milestone schedules

What would be nice to have

• Master's degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, or relevant engineering fields (electrical, computer, systems, software) with SIX (6) or more years of work experience
• PhD in physics, mathematics, computer science, or relevant engineering fields (electrical, computer, systems, software) with FOUR (4) or more years of work experience
• Experience in the Intelligence Community (IC), including requirements, CONOPS, and transition
• Experience managing a multi-disciplinary R&D or T&E team
• Experience as a Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager
• Ability to proactively manage multiple, concurrent tasks
• Excellent writing and editing skills, including the ability to develop succinct, comprehensive, and understandable documents using complex data from multiple sources
• Excellent slide development and PowerPoint skills, with the ability to visually communicate complex ideas at a high level for technically savvy but non‑expert audiences
• Strong organizational, problem‑solving, and time‑management skills; detail oriented

Why Toffler

We are thinkers and doers.

For more than 30 years, Toffler Associates has helped leaders navigate consequential moments when the path forward is not obvious. Drawing from the legacy of Alvin and Heidi Toffler, we help clients see what is changing, understand what it means, and decide what to do about it.

Our work begins where the answer is not already known. We take on complex problems such as cross strategy, technology, organizations, operations, and people. We ask hard questions, challenge assumptions, bring different perspectives together, and work alongside our clients to turn ideas into action.

How we work matters. Toffler is collaborative, candid, and low‑ego. We share what we know, remain open to being wrong, and take responsibility for the success of the whole team. We expect people to contribute beyond their individual role and to leave their clients, teammates, and the firm stronger because they were here.

We are looking for people who think deeply, act decisively, and make the people around them better. They are comfortable when the answer is not obvious, generous with what they know, and confident without needing recognition. Most importantly, they want to do meaningful work and leave something stronger behind.

Toffler Associates, Inc. complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.