Senior Systems Engineer – Requirements & Engineering Governance

Arcfield•Chantilly, VA

About The Position

Arcfield is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide expert-level Systems Engineering Technical Advisor (SETA) support within the Ground Enterprise Directorate. The role serves as a senior technical advisor to the Government and supports enterprise requirements, Requests for Change (RFCs), and technical governance in a complex system-of-systems environment. The engineer ensures proposed changes are understood, de-conflicted, and evaluated before decisions are made, and translates complex engineering impacts into actionable advice for Government leaders. The position also involves leading technical reviews and Engineering Review Boards (ERBs), preparing executive-level decision materials, advising Government leadership on technical tradeoffs, and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers in governance best practices.

Requirements

Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with Poly clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline with 10–12 years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree with 8–10 years; or a PhD with 5–7 years; equivalent relevant professional experience is also accepted.
Extensive background supporting complex, highly integrated systems or system-of-systems environments.
Proven experience in requirements development and traceability, and engineering change processes such as RFCs and configuration management.
Demonstrated experience facilitating technical reviews, ERBs, or Configuration Control Boards (CCBs), including evaluating complex cross-system dependencies.
Exceptional technical leadership, facilitation, writing, and briefing skills.
Confidence and diplomacy to provide independent advice to senior Government stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Intelligence Community (IC) or DoD ground systems and architectures.
Hands-on experience with industry-standard requirements and configuration management tools such as DOORS, Jira, Confluence, or ServiceNow.
Experience with interface management, enterprise integration, and system modernization efforts.
Familiarity with Agile, Digital Engineering, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), or DevSecOps.

Responsibilities

Drive the development, decomposition, refinement, and traceability of enterprise and system-level requirements; assess requirements for completeness, consistency, feasibility, and testability.
Lead technical reviews of proposed RFCs and engineering changes, evaluating technical merit, architecture alignment, interface dependencies, mission risk, and schedule impact.
Lead and facilitate Engineering Review Boards (ERBs), ensuring issues are analyzed, debated, and documented to support Government decision-making and baseline management.
Identify cross-program dependencies and assess how proposed engineering changes affect enterprise architecture and downstream mission capabilities.
Coordinate assessments among systems engineers, architects, software developers, cybersecurity specialists, and integrators; resolve or elevate conflicting requirements and technical positions.
Develop executive-level decision packages, technical assessments, and briefings.
Advise Government leadership on technical tradeoffs and recommended courses of action.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers in governance best practices.