Systems Engineer I — Mission-Critical Systems Expert

WOOD Federal Solutions; Maryland; On-site; USD 119,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance: Comprehensive

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Professional Development

Work-Life Balance

Wellness Programs

Job summary

WOOD Federal Solutions in Annapolis Junction, MD is seeking a System Engineer Level 1 to support a high-priority mission. You will collaborate with government stakeholders and senior engineers across the full SE lifecycle from concept through deployment.

This role offers growth opportunities in DoDAF/SOA architecture, requirements development, and ensuring system integrity while operating on-site in a day-shift, security-conscious environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer on programs of similar scope.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related technical field. Five additional years of SE experience may substitute for the degree.
• 1 year of experience with legal or technical aspects of Intelligence Community Privacy Compliance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user needs, CONOPS, and high-level architectures to develop system requirements.
• Lead and support design and development activities, ensuring alignment with system architecture (DoDAF, SOA, etc.).
• Develop system architecture documentation and system design artifacts.
• Provide technical leadership in integrating requirements, technologies, and operational constraints into system designs.
• Guide system development and implementation planning through SE management plans and integration/test plans.
• Support interface definition, design, and configuration management across teams.
• Engage with government oversight personnel on systems engineering issues, risks, and technical considerations.
• Collaborate with program personnel, senior executives, and cross‑functional teams to ensure shared understanding and alignment.
• Generate alternative system concepts and evaluate design solutions.
• Allocate process budgets and error budgets to system components.
• Define verification methods, evaluation criteria, and plans to ensure systems meet defined requirements.
• Develop SE documents such as Systems Engineering Plans, Requirements Specifications, Interface Control Documents, Initial Capabilities Documents.
• Resolve action items from configuration control boards, design reviews, and program/test reviews.
• Derive lower‑level requirements and ensure clarity, verifiability.
• Develop derived requirements for IA services (confidentiality, integrity, availability, non‑repudiation) and mechanisms (authentication, access control, cryptographic technologies, key management).

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related field

5+ years SE experience substitute for degree

Job description

WOOD Federal Solutions in Annapolis Junction, MD is seeking a System Engineer Level 1 to support a high-priority mission. You will collaborate with government stakeholders and senior engineers across the full SE lifecycle from concept through deployment.

This role offers growth opportunities in DoDAF/SOA architecture, requirements development, and ensuring system integrity while operating on-site in a day-shift, security-conscious environment.