Senior Systems Engineer (FORECASTED)

Columbia Technology Partners

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About The Position

The Systems Engineer analyzes user requirements, operational concepts, and system architectures to develop detailed system specifications. This role leads system design and development efforts, provides technical guidance on requirements formulation, evaluates alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies. It ensures the seamless integration of requirements, design, and technology into operational environments. The position is responsible for producing technical documentation, system architectures, and system engineering plans while overseeing integration, verification, and implementation activities. The Systems Engineer serves as a primary technical interface with government stakeholders, ensuring the technical integrity of all engineering deliverables and maintaining clear communication among program personnel and senior leadership.

Requirements

• 14 years of Systems Engineering experience supporting programs of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited institution.
• Five (5) additional years of Systems Engineering experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree requirement.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a security background investigation and polygraph.
• This position requires an active Security Clearance with appropriate Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Manage system and derived requirements to ensure alignment with system architectures such as DoDAF and SOA.
• Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation, including Systems Engineering Plans, Requirements Specifications, Interface Control Documents, and Initial Capabilities Documents.
• Assist in defining system, functional, and allocated requirements across hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
• Coordinate and resolve cross‑discipline action items from CCB meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews.
• Participate in Integrated Product Teams to design new capabilities based on operational and developmental considerations.
• Allocate real‑time process budgets and error budgets across system and subsystem components.
• Generate alternative system concepts, architectures, and design solutions.
• Define verification methods, processes, and evaluation criteria for confirming system and subsystem compliance with requirements.
• Develop design solutions that satisfy system requirements and align with functional analysis.
• Review WBS, work packages, and the Integrated Master Plan (IMP) for accuracy and completeness.
• Support the development of system engineering documentation throughout the lifecycle.
• Support interface definition and design changes across stakeholder groups.
• Derive stakeholder needs and implied functions from system requirements.
• Develop lower‑level requirements that are complete, verifiable, and unambiguous.
• Establish and gain approval for system or component definitions, including requirements, designs, interfaces, and test procedures.
• Develop requirements for Information Assurance (IA) services and integrate IA mechanisms such as authentication, cryptography, access control, and key management.
• Implement comprehensive SOA solutions.
• Implement operational, technical standards, and systems/services views using DoDAF standards.
• Review and approve engineering documentation to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Maintain interface definitions in a common repository for accessibility.
• Assess program risks, determining probability and consequence in accordance with risk management plans.
• Plan early verification activities for emerging system designs.
• Prepare time‑line analysis diagrams illustrating time‑dependent system functions.
• Establish formal processes for managing requirements changes, ensuring stakeholder buy-in, and maintaining full traceability.
• Maintain the technical integrity of the system baseline throughout development, deployment, and O&M phases.
• Support DoD and Government Certification & Accreditation (C&A) processes.
• Contribute to the development and review of JCIDS documentation including ICDs, CDDs, and IA strategies.
• Provide technical direction for engineering, integration, interfacing, and testing of complex systems.
• Conduct requirements elicitation, functional allocation, CONOPS development, interface standards definition, and end‑to-end flow analysis.
• Develop operational scenarios and Concepts of Operation describing interactions between the system, users, and environment.
• Perform quantitative analysis across non‑functional performance areas such as reliability, maintainability, survivability, vulnerability, and producibility.
• Coordinate system integration activities among multiple teams through formal processes, ensuring full interface coverage.

Benefits

• Medical: CTP offers 3 superior plans, bringing our employees both in-network and out-of-network options.
• Vision + Dental: Both free to you + paid in full by CTP.
• Retirement: 401k - 6% company contribution
• PTO + Leave: A work life balance is extremely important to our team here at CTP, which is why our paid time off plans are so lucrative. Offering customizable leave plans to meet your needs is just one of our many perks! Jury Duty, Bereavement + Military Leave provided.
• Career Growth: Up to $10,000 provided for approved career-related learning, training, education, and/or tuition.
• Life and AD&D Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability: More peace of mind, at zero cost to you.
• Profit Sharing Bonus: End of year cash gets added to your bottom-line.
• Referral Bonus Program: Our tiered program provides an incentive with each stage of the hiring process your referral passes. Our bonuses range from $7,000-$20,000, if your referral joins the team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level