Systems Engineer Level 6 (Process)

WOOD Consulting Services, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

WOOD Consulting Services, Inc. in Fort Meade, Maryland is seeking a Systems Engineer Level 6 (Process) to deliver data-driven systems engineering, process engineering, and program management support to the Development Office as defined by the Statement of Work. The role requires U.S.

Citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance with a polygraph. The successful candidate will help establish measurable goals, propose architectures, and develop process improvements, while supporting agile

Qualifications

• Minimum of 20 years of Systems Engineering experience.
• Process improvement expertise (SAFe, Agile, etc.).
• U.S. Citizenship and active TS/SCI with polygraph required.

Responsibilities

• Document organizational processes and support continued process improvement using methodologies such as CMMI, Lean Six Sigma, etc.
• Assist in implementing development tools and establishing measurement data collection from the tools.
• Provide tool and process consulting and training to personnel in Agile/DevOps concepts and measure training effectiveness.
• Use data to propose, model, and document candidate architectures, designs, and trade-offs.
• Assist in building out a DevOps pipeline and an environment for improved end-to-end lifecycle performance.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

High school diploma or GED with 24 years of Systems Engineering experience

Job description

Job ID: WOOD-0260

# Positions: 1

Location: US-MD-Ft. Meade

Experience (Years): 20

Posted Date: 3 hours ago (9/2/2026 12:01 PM)

Category: Engineering/Software - All Openings

Overview

Systems Engineer Level 6 (Process)

woodfederalsolutions.com

Location: Fort Meade, Maryland, USA

Job Type: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Telework: None

Salary Range: $180,000 to $200,000 per year

This effort requires candidates to provide the Government with data-driven Systems Engineering, Process Engineering, Technical Analysis, and Program Management support to the Development Office and its subordinate branches in accordance with the Statement of Work. The selected candidate will provide the Development Office with resource requirements to enable capability-driven development efforts. This support shall provide the government with a means to establish measurable goals, formulate an approach to achieve those goals, measure progress towards achieving the goals, analyze and model challenges in achieving the goals, and assist in overcoming these challenges. This support shall include assisting the government with identifying, capturing, and analyzing stakeholder requirements, using the analysis to propose, model, and document candidate architectures, designs, and trade-offs, reviewing, tracking, and measuring, and optimizing progress on the development against documented requirements.

Security Clearance Requirements:

This position requires all candidates to be U.S. Citizens and possess an active TS/SCI Security Clearance with a Polygraph

Responsibilities

• Document organizational processes and support continued process improvement using methodologies such as CMMI, Lean Six Sigma, etc.;
• Assist in implementing development tool and establishing measurement data collection from the tools;
• Provide tool and process consulting and training to personnel working or supporting the customer, including contractors, in Agile and DevOps concepts and measure the effectiveness of the training in improving performance;
• Using the data collected from the customer's implementations, assist Government management in creating Agile/DevOps/DevSecOps policy, guidance and process documentation. Formulation of policies, guidance, and process documentation will be based on model-based feedback of the effectiveness of implementation results;
• Assist the customer organization in building out a DevOps pipeline. Create a DevOps implementation environment that will facilitate measurably improved end-to-end lifecycle performance and predictive models to analytically guide product development;
• Assist customer management in the creation and use of a management metrics dashboard using data from the DevOps Pipeline tools;
• Apply the capabilities at the customer project and organization levels to model behaviors and produce process re-engineering analytic products, such as reports, presentations, and guidance on workflow efficiency, process bottlenecks (constraints), non-value added versus value-added activities, work-in-process analysis, and software code deficiencies and best practices;
• Calibrate the analytic products, such as lagging and leading performance models, against systems and software engineering project's actual experience;
• Champion process improvement initiatives focused on increasing visibility and efficiency of development teams.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of (20) years of Systems Engineering experience.
  • Please note, a Master's degree or PhD in a qualified engineering field may substitute for two years of experience.
• Extensive experience supporting a program in senior leadership positions.
• Process improvement expertise (SAFe, Agile, etc.)

Required Education:

• A Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university.
• In lieu of a technical degree, candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and a minimum of (24) years of Systems Engineering experience.