Systems Engineer Level 2 -FFPP-8919

Onyx Point, LLC.; Hanover (MD); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

FSAs

Employee referral programs

Bonus opportunities

Technology allowance

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Onyx Point, LLC. seeks a seasoned Systems Engineer in Maryland to support missions requiring an active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph and U.S. citizenship.

You will develop and maintain system engineering artifacts, coordinate with customers and engineers, and ensure traceability across requirements and interfaces.

This role offers exposure to multi-regional programs, rigorous documentation, and opportunities to influence mission-critical capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting user and system requirements.
• Experience developing systems engineering artifacts such as requirements specifications, interface control documents, systems engineering plans, and related technical documentation.
• Experience working directly with customers, users, and stakeholders to understand operational workflows and mission needs.
• Ability to translate complex operational challenges into clear, structured requirements for technical teams.
• Experience supporting workflow analysis, process improvement, or capability planning efforts.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary teams and maintain alignment between users, engineers, and leadership.
• Strong organizational and problem‑solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience with Agency dataflow, compliance, policy, and data‑governance, as it pertains to Corporate Tools and Analyst workflow.
• Experience managing teams and threads with complex multi‑regional systems with large datasets.
• Experience supporting analyst workflows, mission visibility, or contextual data tracking capabilities.
• Familiarity with content triage, transcription workflows, language analysis, or sourcing‑related mission areas.
• Experience with requirements management, traceability, interface definition, and lifecycle planning.
• Experience developing concepts of operation, workflow documentation, and customer‑facing systems engineering products.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering processes and mission‑focused capability development.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and operational users.
• Experience coordinating and integrating AI Technologies within the development workflow.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Systems engineering artifacts

Customer liaison

Translate requirements

Workflow analysis

Technical writing

Cross-team coordination

Multi-priority management

Agency dataflow

Multi-regional systems

Analyst workflows

Triage workflows

Requirements management

Concepts of operation

Systems engineering

Stakeholder communication

AI integration

Agency Analyst

Data labeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Job description

• TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION YOU MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE TS/SCI W/ FULL SCOPE POLYGRAPH SECURITY CLEARANCE (U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED)

• TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION YOU MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE TS/SCI W/ FULL SCOPE POLYGRAPH SECURITY CLEАРANCE (U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED)

Required Skills

• Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting user and system requirements.
• Experience developing systems engineering artifacts such as requirements specifications, interface control documents, systems engineering plans, and related technical documentation.
• Experience working directly with customers, users, and stakeholders to understand operational workflows and mission needs.
• Ability to translate complex operational challenges into clear, structured requirements for technical teams.
• Experience supporting workflow analysis, process improvement, or capability planning efforts.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary teams and maintain alignment between users, engineers, and leadership.
• Strong organizational and problem‑solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Desired Skills

• Experience with Agency dataflow, compliance, policy, and data‑governance, as it pertains to Corporate Tools and Analyst workflow.
• Experience managing teams and threads with complex multi‑regional systems with large datasets.
• Experience supporting analyst workflows, mission visibility, or contextual data tracking capabilities.
• Familiarity with content triage, transcription workflows, language analysis, or sourcing‑related mission areas.
• Experience with requirements management, traceability, interface definition, and lifecycle planning.
• Experience developing concepts of operation, workflow documentation, and customer‑facing systems engineering products.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering processes and mission‑focused capability development.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and operational users.
• Experience coordinating and integrating AI Technologies within the development workflow.

Nice to Have

• Experience as Agency Analyst
• Experience with Enterprise Data Labels and Data Formats

Fourteen (14) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Qualifications

• Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents
• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s)
• Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components
• Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross‑discipline coordination
• Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations
• Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents
• Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle
• Allocate real‑time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components
• Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness
• Derive lower‑level requirements from higher‑level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable
• Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions
• Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers
• Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan
• Develop system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis
• Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (Confidentiality, Integrity, Non‑repudiation, and Availability); Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g., Identification, Authentication, Access Control, Accountability); and Security Mechanism Technology (Passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.)
• Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP)

Compensation

We are committed to providing fair and competitive compensation. The salary range for this position is $78,000 to $250,000 per year. This range reflects the compensation offered across the locations where we hire. The exact salary will be determined based on the candidate's work location, specific role, skill set, and level of expertise.

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Additional Insurance: Basic Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Short and Long‑Term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospitalization Indemnity, and Pet Insurance
• Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO, paid holidays, parental leave, and more
• Wellness: Access to wellness programs and mental health support
• Professional Development: Opportunities for growth, including tuition reimbursement

Additional Perks

• Flexible work arrangements, including remote work options
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Employee referral programs
• Bonus opportunities
• Technology allowance
• A diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture