Systems Engineer (Senior) (t11 143)

Compatible Technology Solutions, Inc.; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Patriot Ridge in Springfield, VA (or Chantilly, VA) seeks a Senior-level Systems Engineer to guide multi-discipline teams across NSG/ASG and federal agencies, ensuring delivery of geospatial-intelligence solutions. Requires NGA/NSG/ASG program experience and a strong DoD/IC background.

Responsibilities include requirements traceability, system design, and integration across cloud and hybrid environments, with emphasis on mission-focused engineering analyses and performance optimization.

Qualifications

• 12+ to 18 years of experience.
• NGA/NRO/IC program experience preferred.
• Experience with DoD/IC Acquisition Process and PPBES.

Responsibilities

• Guide mid-level and junior system engineers in requirements engineering, scheduling, testing, and evaluation across NSG/ASG and federal agencies.
• Oversee analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures, and cloud service capabilities; review scheduling limitations.
• Develop solutions designs based on requirements and new technology.
• Translate mission needs into system requirements and capabilities for government programs.
• Support strategic technical planning, risk management, and cross-system integration across major acquisitions.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements engineering

NSG/ASG knowledge

GEOINT domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or related STEM

Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM

Job description

Patriot Ridge (Springfield, VA) or Chantilly, VA

TS/SCI Position

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.

Location: Patriot Ridge (Springfield, VA) or Chantilly, VA

Just a friendly reminder that all TO11 candidates must have prior NGA experience to be considered.

Duties:

• 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.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 12+ to 18 years experience
• Bachelor’s degree or higher 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, or related equivalent additional experience of 4 years with no degree or 2 years with a non-STEM degree
• 12+ years of 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
• 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

Desired Skills & Experience:

• 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