Senior Systems Engineer - Level 1

Salary Range: $155,000 - $175,000
Location: On-Site, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland

Overview:
As a Level 1 Senior Systems Engineer, you will support the development, integration, and delivery of production systems while ensuring compatibility with defined system architectures. This position focuses on contributing to the development of system engineering documentation, analyzing requirements, and providing input to design and implementation plans.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and derive system requirements to ensure compatibility with the defined system architecture (e.g., DoDAF, SOA).
• Contribute to creating systems engineering documents, including System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, and Interface Control Documents.
• Assist in developing system requirements and allocating them to hardware, software, and personnel components.
• Participate in Integrated Product Teams to evaluate development and operational considerations.
• Allocate real-time process and error budgets to components and subsystems.
• Define methods, processes, and evaluation criteria for system verification.
• Support the development of system design solutions that fulfill functional analysis.
• Provide input to program work breakdown structures and integrated master plans.
• Participate in interface definition and configuration changes throughout the lifecycle.

Security Clearance Required:

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph is mandatory.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum 7 years as a Systems Engineer on programs of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline. (Five years of additional experience may substitute for a degree.)
• Skills: Proficiency in systems engineering, requirements analysis, and technical documentation.

Salary Range: $175,000 - $185,000
Location: On-Site, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland

Overview:
The Level 2 Senior Systems Engineer leads systems engineering efforts, focusing on the integration of design, technology, and requirements. This role involves more complex responsibilities such as system architecture development, interface definition, and managing technical integrity across all deliverables.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of system engineering documentation, including System Engineering Plans and Requirements Specifications.
• Coordinate resolution of cross-discipline issues from design reviews and Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings.
• Implement operational, technical, and system views for architectures using DoDAF standards.
• Conduct risk assessments, evaluate probabilities of occurrence, and develop mitigation plans.
• Develop scenarios and Operational Concepts to describe system interactions with users and the environment.
• Establish formal procedures to manage system integration across multiple teams and ensure coverage of all interfaces.
• Provide technical direction for interfacing, integration, and testing of hardware/software systems.
• Ensure technical integrity of the system baseline over its lifecycle, updating as necessary.
• Support DoD Certification/Accreditation and other Government Certification processes.

Security Clearance Required:

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph is mandatory.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum 14 years as a Systems Engineer on programs of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline. (Five years of additional experience may substitute for a degree.)
• Skills: Strong leadership and technical expertise in systems engineering, risk assessment, and architecture development.

Salary Range: $185,000 - $225,000
Location: On-Site, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland

Overview:
The Level 3 Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for high-level design, integration, and testing of complex hardware/software systems. This role requires extensive experience and technical leadership to manage and guide system development efforts while ensuring compliance with system architecture and engineering standards.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership for developing, engineering, interfacing, and testing complex systems.
• Manage system requirements to ensure delivery of production systems compatible with defined architectures (e.g., DoDAF, SOA).
• Guide the development of System Engineering Plans, Interface Control Documents, and related documentation.
• Conduct and approve system trade analyses to optimize operations over the lifecycle.
• Use validated models, simulations, and prototyping to mitigate development risks.
• Serve as a member of the Configuration Control Board to manage evolving system configurations.
• Oversee interface design in terms of origination, destination, and data characteristics for software and hardware.
• Ensure compliance with agency, national, and international standards.
• Develop alternative courses of action and monitor risks using Earned Value Management (EVM).

Security Clearance Required:

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph is mandatory.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum 20 years as a Systems Engineer on programs of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline. (Five years of additional experience may substitute for a degree.)
• Skills: Proven technical leadership and expertise in risk management, complex system integration, and lifecycle management.