Systems Engineer: Standards & Ontology (Poly Cleared)

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

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.