Systems Engineer - Senior TS/SCI

Parsons; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior level Systems Engineer for a U.S. Government contract supporting NGA.

The role focuses on end-to-end systems engineering to rapidly test and integrate commercial solutions addressing C5ISR, GEOINT, and AI needs, ensuring interoperability with DoW data architectures and C2 platforms. The candidate will test and integrate COTS technologies, support geospatial AI data integration, conduct architecture reviews, and produce SE documentation for government

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and extensive professional experience.
• Experience evaluating, testing, and integrating commercial technologies for government/defense.
• Knowledge of Navy C5ISR and DoW data architectures; multi-domain data synchronization.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.
• U.S. citizen residing in the Continental US with TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Identify, test, and integrate COTS and emerging commercial technologies to fulfill rapid-fielding DoW C5ISR, GEOINT, and AI needs.
• Support geospatial AI data integration and Navy C5ISR architectures across domains.
• Provide SE support: scope/requirements, data pipelines, design, integration, and accelerated testing.
• Develop system engineering documents: SPs, ICDs, requirements traceability, data schemas, test plans.
• Participate in architecture reviews and vendor demos with stakeholders to validate DoW requirements.
• Assist with project assessments and market research to define optimal DoW technical solutions.
• Conduct rapid integration tests to ensure secure AI/geospatial data transmission.
• Assist with proposals, vendor assessments, and engineering cost estimations.
• Perform other responsibilities as needed.

Skills

Technology evaluation & integration

DoW C5ISR architectures

Govt/Defense experience

Rapid prototyping

Agile integration

CDS

CoT

Link16

OGC standards

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description:

Parsons Corporation is seeking to hire a Senior level Systems Engineer for a U.S. Government contract in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The Systems Engineer will provide end-to-end systems engineering expertise to rapidly test and integrate commercial solutions that address emerging Department of War (DoW) C5ISR, GEOINT, and AI capability needs on short timelines. The core focus of this role is ensuring that bespoke commercial applications and platforms can seamlessly integrate with DoW data architectures and systems, specifically targeting interoperability with DoW Command and Control (C2) situational awareness platforms across multiple network domains.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Identify, test, and integrate Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and emerging commercial technologies to fulfill rapid-fielding requirements for DoW C5ISR, GEOINT, and AI capabilities.
• Provide systems engineering support focusing on geospatial AI data integration, Navy C5ISR architectures, and multi-domain data synchronization.
• Provide system engineering technical support of the project via scope/requirements development, requirements management, data pipeline architecture, system design development, integration, and test/turnover on accelerated timelines.
• Support development of systems engineering documents for delivery to the client such as system engineering plans, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), system requirements traceability documents, data schemas, test plans, and US government client turnover reports.
• Participate in architecture reviews, vendor capability demonstrations, and stakeholder engagements to validate project requirements and ensure commercial system designs meet tactical DoW client requirements and end-user mission needs afloat and ashore.
• Assist with the development of project assessments, market research reports, and analysis of alternatives to define optimal commercial technical solutions for data serialization, API management, Cross Domain Solutions (CDS), tactical data links, and geospatial processing.
• Participate in rapid integration testing of software and data pipelines to ensure the successful, secure transmission of AI and geospatial telemetry to client systems.
• Assist the Senior Project Manager with proposals, technical capability assessments of vendor solutions, and engineering cost estimations.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree and 10 years of relevant professional experience
• Demonstrated experience evaluating, testing, and integrating commercial technologies for government or defense applications.
• Demonstrated experience with Department of War (DoW) C5ISR data architectures, particularly Navy C5ISR environments (e.g., CANES, DCGS-N, PMW 120 systems, or similar afloat/ashore networks).
• Must be willing to travel 25% domestically and internationally.
• Must be a U.S. citizen residing in the Continental US.
• Must possess an active TS//SCI clearance.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Direct experience designing data pipelines or APIs that integrate with Maven Smart Systems or similar DoW AI data fusion platforms.
• Experience with rapid prototyping and agile integration methodologies to meet short-timeline deployment requirements.
• Knowledge of Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) and the secure transmission of data across multi-domain environments (e.g., NIPR, SIPR, JWICS).
• Familiarity with tactical and geospatial data standards such as Cursor-on-Target (CoT), Link 16, and OGC standards (WMS, WFS, GeoJSON).
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, agile team environment.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly, conduct technical presentations to the field team/clients/stakeholders, and interface effectively with DoW clients, mission partners, and commercial vendors with tact and diplomacy.

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cybe