Senior Systems Engineer

• Lead systems engineering activities supporting ground systems, mission operations, integration, test, deployment, sustainment, and modernization efforts.
• Plan, implement, test, validate, and document enterprise-wide solutions for total systems or subsystems using internally developed and commercially available products.
• Analyze customer needs and existing or future system requirements; establish functional, technical, interface, and operational specifications and standards.
• Define and manage system interfaces, input/output parameters, dependencies, and integration requirements across ground systems, mission partners, development contractors, and customer organizations.
• Support the development and execution of integration, verification, validation, test, readiness, transition, and operational support plans.
• Identify technical, operational, and integration risks; lead or coordinate Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs) and other working sessions to resolve issues.
• Support operational readiness activities, including system deployment, transition to operations, anomaly investigation, troubleshooting, corrective-action planning, and sustainment.
• Perform systems engineering at the enterprise and strategic level while accounting for operational constraints, customer priorities, policy considerations, changing mission needs, and interactions among multiple systems.
• Develop requirements, project plans, needs assessments, transition plans, technology roadmaps, and future-state recommendations for short-turn and long-range projects.
• Conduct innovation research and evaluate emerging technologies relevant to mission needs and strategic roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams and communicate complex technical issues clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with customers, mission partners, contractors, and internal teams; facilitate resolution of technical disagreements and competing priorities.
• Work independently with minimal oversight, exercise sound judgment, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.

• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams in the development, implementation, integration, test, deployment, or sustainment of hardware and software systems.
• Demonstrated experience supporting ground systems, mission operations, system integration, test, operational readiness, or related lifecycle activities.
• Ability to rapidly understand customer needs, translate those needs into actionable technical solutions, and communicate clearly in both written and verbal formats.
• Ability to work autonomously, take initiative, and develop practical solutions to complex or systemic technical challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive teams toward a shared technical or operational objective.
• Strong customer, partner, and stakeholder relationship-building skills.
• Bachelor’s degree and 12–15 years of relevant experience; master’s degree and 10–13 years of relevant experience; or PhD and 8–10 years of relevant experience.
• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience supporting Intelligence Community or Department of Defense customers.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph required.

• Experience with ground-system architectures, mission operations environments, command-and-control systems, or operational mission support.
• Experience developing or executing system integration, verification, validation, test, readiness, or transition-to-operations activities.
• Experience with software development lifecycle practices in a SAFe Agile environment.
• Experience building, supporting, or using CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with the Atlassian product suite, including Jira and Confluence.
• Experience using Microsoft Project or comparable scheduling and project-management tools.
• Experience with MagicDraw, Cameo, or other Model-Based Systems Engineering tools.
• Experience supporting anomaly resolution, root-cause analysis, operational troubleshooting, or system sustainment.

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Drive mission-critical innovation at the enterprise level - this role blends systems engineering, strategic planning, and technical leadership to shape the future of national security systems. If you're a self-starter who thrives on solving complex integration challenges, this is where your impact will be felt across the entire enterprise.