Systems Engineer (Senior)

Allen Integrated Solutions, LLC; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Allen Integrated Solutions, LLC seeks a senior-level Systems Engineer to guide engineering teams across requirements, architecture, and integration for NSG/ASG and federal programs. The role involves coordinating lifecycle activities, cloud/hybrid environments, and data-driven performance analyses.

The candidate will translate customer needs into system requirements, lead AoAs/CoAs and trade studies, and collaborate with federal agencies to ensure timely, reliable system delivery.

Qualifications

• Must have NGA experience.
• Senior-level or higher experience in DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES, or large System of Systems environments.
• Experience with systems engineering lifecycle and cloud/on-premise/hybrid infrastructures.
• Demonstrated expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, GIS, geomatics or related fields.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) is preferred.
• Membership or leadership in professional orgs (ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, USGIF).

Responsibilities

• Guide mid-level and junior system engineers across requirements, architectures, and technology choices.
• Oversee planning, requirements traceability, and review of cloud service capabilities and scheduling constraints.
• Lead solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new tech.
• Translate mission needs into system requirements and suitable solutions.
• Support strategic planning, project management, and performance metrics discussions.
• Conduct systems integration activities and analyses (AoAs, CoAs, trade studies).
• Foster data-driven decision making and real-time performance insights.

Skills

MBSE

Data-driven decisions

Agile SAFe

Geospatial intelligence

Software Development Frameworks

System lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM field

Master's degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

Jira

CAMEO

Job description

Senior-level Systems Engineers guide engineering teams in taking a multi-discipline approach to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.

Duties include:

• Guides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers performing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies.
• Guides the planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Guides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers developing solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology.
• Assists the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.
• Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs.
• Performs systems integration activities.
• Conducts Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
• Assists the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design.
• Operates at the level of integrating multiple systems, services, processes, and interfaces within a Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational and agency boundaries.

Skills and Experience:

REQUIRED

• Must have NGA Experience.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in a related technical or scientific field such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience.
• Senior-level or higher experience working in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or systems engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, on premise, or hybrid infrastructures.
• Experience with and understanding of systems engineering lifecycle.
• Senior level experience in helping organizations make data-driven decisions by providing real-time insights into business operations performance indicators and other metrics
• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools, and languages, e.g., CAMEO and Jira
• Demonstrated experience applying and implementing Agile methodologies, e.g., SAFe Agile
• Master's degree in Systems Engineering or in a related technical or scientific fields such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.
• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.
• Working knowledge of Digital Engineering, processes, and tools.
• Working knowledge of Software Development Frameworks.
• Documented work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.
• Licensure as a professional engineer.
• Membership or leadership participation in any of the following professional organizations:
• ACSM
• ASCE
• ASPRS
• OGC
• SAREM
• USGIF
• Demonstrated expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.
• Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience
• Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience

This position requires US Citizenship.