Systems Engineer New

Bespoke Technologies, Inc.; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to improve and maintain our client's technical specification repository using structured systems engineering approaches.

Responsibilities include managing technical specifications and designing schemas/ontologies to reflect stakeholder needs and policy. A Poly clearance is required for consideration, with emphasis on collaboration across teams and clear technical communication.

Qualifications

• BS degree with 12–15 years of experience or MS with 10–13 years of experience; Doctorate possible.
• S. degree and at least five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Experience with standard software development processes (DevOps, requirements engineering, coding, documentation, config management, QA, integration, testing).
• Experience with Protégé and OWL.
• Demonstrated ability to build code collaboratively in team environments.
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to translate technical insights into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Technical Specification Management: engage with stakeholders to maintain and update technical specifications; issue formal update packages per schedule using systems engineering best practices.
• Ontology and Schema Design: capture logic of specifications as information models; define properties, relationships, and taxonomies; formalize in machine-readable schema.

Skills

DevOps

Requirements engineering

Protégé

OWL

Communication

Team collaboration

UML

Python/Java basics

Education

BS with 12–15 years of experience

MS with 10–13 years of experience

S. degree with 5+ years experience

Tools

Protégé

OWL

Job description

**Please do NOT apply if you do not have an active Poly clearance. Those without a Poly will not be considered.**

Job Description

Leidos is seeking an experienced, results-oriented Systems Engineer with experience in Standards. You will play a critical role in improving and maintaining our client's technical specification repository by applying structured systems engineering approaches.

Primary Responsibilities

• Technical Specification Management: Engage with stakeholders to help manage the process of maintaining and updating technical specifications that are used by many different organizations. This includes issuing formal update packages according to a set schedule. Perform this work using system engineering best practices.
• Ontology and Schema Design and Implementation: Evaluate sets of technical specifications in light of user needs and written policy. Work with stakeholders to capture the logic of the technical specification as information models and define the relevant properties, relationships, and taxonomies. Formalize this in machine-readable schema.

Required Qualifications

• Typically requires BS degree and 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience or master's degree with 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in a technical domain. Experience may be exchanged for degree requirements.
• S. degree and at least five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of standard software development processes, such as DevOps, requirements engineering, coding, documentation, configuration management, quality assurance, integration, and testing.
• Experience with relevant tools and languages, such as Protégé and OWL.
• Demonstrated ability to build code collaboratively in team environments.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical insights into actionable recommendations and present them orally or in writing.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with automation pipelines.
• Basic coding skills in Python or Java.
• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Five or more years of experience working with or in the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Familiarity with U.S. Government information sharing frameworks, policies, and interoperability requirements.
• Familiarity with system modeling and Unified Modeling Language (UML).