Systems Engineer - Geospatial AI

Toffler Associates • Bethesda, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Toffler Associates is hiring a Systems Engineer - Geospatial AI to deliver complex client work. The role is accountable for the quality of the work, engagement health, team performance, and client relationships. The position requires onsite work in Bethesda, Maryland, and an active TS//SCI clearance with a CI Poly.

The role calls for expertise across AI/ML, geospatial intelligence (GEOINT), data architectures and pipelines, and systems engineering and integration in complex, data-intensive environments. The engineer will contribute to research and development involving spatiotemporal data, architectures, modeling, and machine-learning algorithms, and will create program plans, work breakdown structures, and milestone schedules.

Toffler expects practitioners to prioritize team success, lead through judgment and performance, remain open to feedback, communicate reliably, and strengthen clients, teams, and the firm. The company describes its work as collaborative and focused on complex problems where the answer is not already known.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, or a relevant engineering field such as electrical, computer, systems, or software engineering.
• At least 8 years of work experience.
• Knowledge of AI/ML, including computer vision, NLP, predictive analytics, and LLMs.
• Understanding of data architectures and pipelines for large-scale analytics/GEOINT production.
• Familiarity with AI governance, data quality, and mission assurance in operational settings.
• Experience with R&D of spatiotemporal data, architectures, modeling, and/or machine-learning algorithms.
• Systems engineering and integration experience in complex, data-intensive environments.
• Experience creating program plans, work breakdown structures, and milestone schedules.
• Ability to work onsite in Bethesda, MD.
• TS//SCI clearance with a CI Poly.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, or a relevant engineering field, with six or more years of work experience.
• PhD in physics, mathematics, computer science, or a relevant engineering field, with four or more years of work experience.
• Experience in the Intelligence Community, including requirements, CONOPS, and transition.
• Experience managing a multidisciplinary R&D or T&E team.
• Experience as a Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager.
• Ability to proactively manage multiple concurrent tasks.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, including developing succinct, comprehensive, understandable documents using complex data from multiple sources.
• Excellent slide development and PowerPoint skills, including visually communicating complex ideas to technically savvy but non-expert audiences.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills; attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex client work and be accountable for its quality, engagement health, team performance, and client relationships.
• Apply AI/ML knowledge, including computer vision, natural language processing, predictive analytics, and large language models.
• Work with data architectures and pipelines supporting large-scale analytics and GEOINT production.
• Contribute to research and development involving spatiotemporal data, architectures, modeling, and machine-learning algorithms.
• Perform systems engineering and integration in complex, data-intensive environments.
• Create program plans, work breakdown structures, and milestone schedules.
• Communicate early, surface risks, and reliably follow through with clients and teammates.
• Contribute to team success by sharing knowledge and strengthening the client, team, and firm.

What This Job Offers

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