Top Secret Systems Engineer

Insight Global (United States); San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support a defense and aerospace client, owning capabilities from concept through operational validation. You will work with mission users, software teams, and test engineers to translate needs into story-level requirements and test objectives.

A strong emphasis on CONOPS, agile processes, and stakeholder communication is required. You will participate hands-on in testing, participate across the capability lifecycle, and help transition

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science, or another technical discipline, or approximately 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Systems Engineering experience within a software/capability development environment
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex systems and develop or contribute to Concepts of Operations (CONOPS)
• Experience gathering customer/end-user needs and translating them into Capabilities, Requirements, User stories, Technical tasks, Test cases / exit criteria
• Understanding of Agile software development processes and experience working alongside software development teams
• Experience with Jira or similar Agile management tools
• Ability to develop and communicate requirements/capability concepts through PowerPoint presentations
• Experience working directly with technical stakeholders, customers, and/or end users.Understanding of the broader workflow associated with collecting, processing, and delivering intelligence/geospatial data and metadata to analysts
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• SIGINT/GEOINT experience highly desirable
• Experience supporting space ground systems

Responsibilities

• Define capabilities and translate complex operation needs into actionable Agile capabilities, user stories, and technical requirements
• Contribute to CONOPS development and requirements definitions across the capability lifecycle
• Execute testing strategies, develop test cases/exit criteria, and validate capabilities with test teams
• Work with mission users, customers, software developers, and test engineers to transition capabilities to dedicated test organizations
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand mission needs and ensure delivery aligns with program goals
• Support space ground systems and intelligence data processing workflows as applicable

Skills

Agile software development

Requirements gathering

User stories

Jira

PowerPoint

Stakeholder communication

Top Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira or similar Agile management tools

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support a leading defense and aerospace client developing a mission-critical software product. This individual will join a multidisciplinary Agile engineering team and work across the complete capability lifecycle, from understanding customer and mission needs through CONOPS development, requirements definition, software implementation support, integration, testing, verification, and validation. The Senior Systems Engineer will work closely with mission users, customers, software developers, systems engineers, and test engineers to define new capabilities and translate complex operational needs into actionable Agile capabilities, user stories, technical requirements, and test objectives. The position will also have a significant hands-on component, including exercising newly developed software, performing ad hoc and structured testing in development and enterprise environments, developing test cases and exit criteria, and transitioning capabilities to dedicated test organizations for deeper validation. The ideal candidate combines Systems Engineering fundamentals with a strong understanding of software development and mission operations. Candidates with experience supporting Space Ground systems, GEOINT, SIGINT, Intelligence Community/DoD environments, or intelligence data processing and dissemination will be particularly well aligned. This role is an excellent fit for an engineer who enjoys owning capabilities from concept through operational validation rather than focusing exclusively on traditional requirements decomposition. This is a fulltime job opportunity with on-site work required in inland North County San Diego.

Skills and Requirements

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance required
• 4+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science, or another technical discipline, or approximately 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Systems Engineering experience within a software/capability development environment
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex systems and develop or contribute to Concepts of Operations (CONOPS)
• Experience gathering customer/end-user needs and translating them into Capabilities, Requirements, User stories, Technical tasks, Test cases / exit criteria
• Understanding of Agile software development processes and experience working alongside software development teams
• Experience with Jira or similar Agile management tools
• Ability to develop and communicate requirements/capability concepts through PowerPoint presentations
• Experience working directly with technical stakeholders, customers, and/or end users.Understanding of the broader workflow associated with collecting, processing, and delivering intelligence/geospatial data and metadata to analysts
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• SIGINT/GEOINT experience highly desirable
• Experience supporting space ground systems

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].