Systems Engineer III, AI Experience

Gormat; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Gormat is seeking a highly experienced System Engineer with active TS/SCI clearance to lead and execute SE activities for DoD/IC programs. The candidate will shape requirements, architectures, and integration strategies across enterprise systems, including AI-enabled capabilities.

A deep background in DoDAF, SOA, and lifecycle management is essential, with a strong emphasis on documentation and stakeholder coordination.

Qualifications

• Requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• 20 years of System Engineer experience on similar programs.
• Experience leading system engineering activities and requirements.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field; 5 years may substitute for degree.
• Experience deploying AI/ML capabilities in complex systems.
• Experience across the full SE lifecycle: requirements to sustainment.
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and high-level architectures to derive system requirements.
• Lead system design, development activities and guide requirement formulation.
• Provide technical leadership for integration of requirements, design, technology, and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Manage system requirements to align with defined architectures (DoDAF & SOA).
• Develop and review SE documentation (SEPs, requirements, ICDs, architecture, tests).
• Coordinate system integration across teams and resolve cross-discipline issues.
• Communicate technical risks and recommendations to Government stakeholders.
• Ensure technical integrity and quality of SE work products.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

20 years exp

Lead systems engineering

AI/ML in complex systems

Systems lifecycle

Documentation & coordination

DoDAF/SOA knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
• Lead system design and development activities and guide users in formulating requirements, evaluating alternative approaches, and conducting feasibility studies.
• Provide technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, technology, and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Manage system and derived requirements to ensure production systems align with defined architectures, including DoDAF and service-oriented architecture.
• Develop and review systems engineering documentation, including Systems Engineering Plans, requirements specifications, Interface Control Documents, architecture documentation, and system integration and test plans.
• Provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of complex hardware and software systems.
• Develop system architectures, concepts of operation, interface standards, technical assessments, and end-to-end flow analyses.
• Establish and maintain requirements traceability, configuration control, risk management, verification, and validation processes.
• Coordinate system integration activities across multiple teams and resolve technical issues requiring cross-discipline collaboration.
• Evaluate system design alternatives based on performance, lifecycle cost, reuse, complexity, risk, scalability, and mission needs.
• Communicate technical considerations, risks, issues, and recommendations to Government stakeholders, program personnel, and senior leadership.
• Ensure the technical integrity and quality of systems engineering work products and deliverables.

Education/Experience

Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Twenty (20) years of experience as a System Engineer supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Five (5) years of additional system engineering experience may be substituted in place of the degree.

Required Skills

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Twenty (20) years of experience as a System Engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Demonstrated experience planning and leading systems engineering efforts.
• Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Five (5) years of additional systems engineering experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree.
• Demonstrated professional experience supporting the design, development, integration, evaluation, or deployment of artificial intelligence or machine learning capabilities within complex systems.
• Experience across the systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements analysis, architecture, design, integration, testing, deployment, operations, and sustainment.
• Strong technical documentation, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.

Desired Skills

• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into mission systems or operational environments.
• Familiarity with AI/ML development lifecycles, model evaluation, data requirements, deployment considerations, or responsible AI practices.
• Experience supporting systems within the Department of Defense or Intelligence Community.
• Experience with DoDAF, service-oriented architecture, Model-Based Systems Engineering, requirements management, or system architecture tools.

TS/SCI with polygraph is required.