Senior Mission / Systems Engineer

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions•Annapolis Junction, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets. Nightwing is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer who strives for excellence and has a passion to be part of a team that strengthens our nation and improves the security of our world. Join a team at the forefront of building enterprise-scale systems that integrate advanced hardware, software, and network architectures to empower intelligence operations. Nightwing develops trusted strategic and tactical SIGINT solutions that secure the interests of the U.S. and its partners. Our work environment is passionate, highly collaborative, and provides engineers the freedom to strengthen and expand their skills, explore new and creative ideas, and work closely with our nation's finest service members—all while embracing integrity, innovation, and work-life balance. With access to state-of-the-art infrastructure and opportunities to lead complex integration efforts, you'll architect tomorrow's mission systems today. This is an ONSITE position based out of our National Business Park, Maryland location.

Requirements

A STEM degree (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) or equivalent experience
5+ years of practical experience in Systems Engineering including experience with design, development, integration, and testing of custom hardware and software systems of high complexity
Proven expertise in enterprise systems architecture , including compute infrastructure, storage systems, networking, and virtualization technologies.
Experience with Systems Integration , test execution, and test results documentation
Strong knowledge of Linux and/or Linux variants , including system administration, tuning, and optimization
Experience identifying, analyzing, and resolving problems in all phases of the system lifecycle
Experience interacting with development teams, customers, and stakeholders to resolve discrepancies and technical issues
Experience designing and deploying containerized and orchestrated environments (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker) at scale
Strong problem solving and debugging skills with ability to diagnose complex system issues across multiple technology layers
Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef) and GitOps workflows
Excellent communication skills with ability to generate briefings and present material to technical and non-technical audiences
Ability to work weekends and nights periodically to support integration and testing efforts
Active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience with Fiber Optics, RF, or Telecommunications standards and processing techniques
Experience with Design, Development, Integration, and Test of complex Communication systems and SIGINT mission systems
Experience developing high-speed processing hardware or complex control software
Understanding of telecommunications systems concepts and signal processing fundamentals
Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Bash
Experience generating test scripts to automate integration and deployment processes
Experience formalizing, developing, and writing requirements, plans, and procedures based on customer discussions, briefings, interactions, and statements of work
Experience developing system level designs , high-level control and data interfaces
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GovCloud) including hybrid cloud architectures
Knowledge of high-performance computing (HPC) environments, GPU acceleration, and parallel processing architectures
Experience with CI/CD pipeline integration for system deployments and automated configuration management
Background in DevSecOps practices , including security hardening (STIG compliance), vulnerability management, and zero-trust implementation
Experience architecting systems to support machine learning workflows , including GPU clusters and model serving infrastructure

Responsibilities

Work with experienced team members on system development, integration, and deployments for mission-critical intelligence operations that protect our country.
Design, architect, and integrate complex systems infrastructure across the full lifecycle—from requirements analysis and architecture design through integration, testing, and operational deployment.
Lead systems integration efforts, test execution, and test results documentation for custom hardware and software systems of high complexity.
Architect high-availability, fault-tolerant systems that seamlessly integrate compute, storage, networking, and security components in on-premises and cloud environments.
Interact with development teams, customers, end users, hardware design teams, and software design teams to resolve discrepancies, issues, and technical challenges.
Identify, analyze, and resolve problems in all phases of the system lifecycle using strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
Generate briefings and present technical material to team members, customers, and Nightwing management as necessary.
Develop and maintain comprehensive system documentation including architecture diagrams, interface control documents (ICDs), requirements, plans, procedures, and technical specifications.
Recognize areas of improvement or customer needs and relay them to senior staff as business development possibilities.
Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and system optimization for large-scale distributed environments supporting high-volume data operations.
Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies including AI/ML accelerators , distributed computing platforms , and high-performance data storage solutions .
Be an integral part of a team that makes decisions and generates ideas that will push products above and beyond.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across multi-disciplinary teams.