Top Secret System Engineer — Fort Meade | TS Poly

Hatched Recruitment Group; Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 221,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical coverage for you and ALL/

ALL your family - no deductible, no co

no co-pay

Job summary

Hatched Recruitment Group seeks an experienced System Engineer for mission-critical work at Fort Meade. You will design, develop, and maintain complex systems within classified programs, with emphasis on architecture, integration, and analysis.

The role requires 7–30 years of SE experience, a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience), and Top Secret clearance with Full Scope Polygraph. Strong collaboration across teams is essential to deliver secure, scalable systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7–30 years of System Engineer experience on relevant programs.
• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent SE experience.
• Top Secret with Full Scope Polygraph clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement system engineering solutions for high-priority government programs.
• Analyze and optimize system performance for reliability and scalability.
• Define requirements and develop system roadmaps with cross-functional teams.
• Oversee system security, compliance, and risk management.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system issues for seamless operations.
• Support software and hardware integration efforts.

Skills

System Engineering

Requirements analysis

System integration

Security compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Five (5) additional years SE experience substituted for degree

Job description

Hatched Recruitment Group seeks an experienced System Engineer for mission-critical work at Fort Meade. You will design, develop, and maintain complex systems within classified programs, with emphasis on architecture, integration, and analysis.

The role requires 7–30 years of SE experience, a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience), and Top Secret clearance with Full Scope Polygraph. Strong collaboration across teams is essential to deliver secure, scalable systems.