Systems Engineer Level 3-FFLL-8906

Onyx Point•Hanover, MD

1d•Remote

About The Position

This role involves contributing to the development of systems engineering documentation, managing system requirements, and ensuring the delivery of production systems compatible with defined system architectures. The Systems Engineer will assist in developing system requirements, functional requirements, and allocating them to hardware, software, facility, and personnel components. They will coordinate the resolution of action items from various review boards and participate in Integrated Product Teams to design new capabilities. The position requires participation in interface definition, design, and changes, as well as allocating real-time process budgets and error budgets. The engineer will derive lower-level requirements, generate alternative system concepts and design solutions, and establish processes for verifying systems against requirements. They will also develop system design solutions, derived requirements for Information Assurance Services, and provide input to program work breakdown structures. The role includes providing technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of complex hardware/software systems, implementing SOA solutions, and developing scenarios and operational concepts. The engineer will review and approve system engineering documentation, conduct quantitative analysis in non-functional system performance areas, and establish processes for coordinating system integration. They will capture interface designs, prepare time-line analysis diagrams, and manage changes to requirements. Risk assessment and management are also key responsibilities, along with maintaining the technical integrity of the system baseline and planning verification efforts. The position involves providing technical direction for complex hardware/software systems, developing comprehensive SOA solutions, and conducting end-to-end system trade analyses. They will improve standard integration strategies, fully define interfaces, and use validated models, simulations, and prototyping to mitigate risk. Developing alternative courses of action for risks and monitoring them is required. The engineer will maintain knowledge of applicable standards, ensure effective review and control of system configurations, and serve as a member of the CCB. They will also participate in Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) efforts and develop system design alternatives considering life cycle cost, reuse, complexity, risk, and system expansion.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI w/ Full Scope Polygraph Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required)
Twenty (20) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.
Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required.
Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting user and system requirements.
Experience developing systems engineering artifacts such as requirements specifications, interface control documents, systems engineering plans, and related technical documentation.
Experience working directly with customers, users, and stakeholders to understand operational workflows and mission needs.
Ability to translate complex operational challenges into clear, structured requirements for technical teams.
Experience supporting workflow analysis, process improvement, or capability planning efforts.
Strong technical writing, communication, and documentation skills.
Ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary teams and maintain alignment between users, engineers, and leadership.
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Agency dataflow, compliance, policy, and data-governance, as it pertains to Corporate Tools and Analyst workflow.
Experience managing teams and threads with complex multi-regional systems with large datasets.
Experience supporting analyst workflows, mission visibility, or contextual data tracking capabilities.
Familiarity with content triage, transcription workflows, language analysis, or sourcing-related mission areas.
Experience with requirements management, traceability, interface definition, and lifecycle planning.
Experience developing concepts of operation, workflow documentation, and customer-facing systems engineering products.
Strong understanding of systems engineering processes and mission-focused capability development.
Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and operational users.
Experience coordinating and integrating AI Technologies within the development workflow.
Experience as Agency Analyst
Experience with Enterprise Data Labels and Data Formats

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents
Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc
Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components
Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination
Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations
Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents
Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle
Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components
Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness
Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable
Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions
Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers
Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan
Develop system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis
Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (Confidentiality, Integrity, Non repudiation, and Availability); Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g., Identification, Authentication, Access Control, Accountability); and Security Mechanism Technology (Passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.)
Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP)
Provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of specific components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis
Implement comprehensive SOA solutions
Develop scenarios (threads) and an Operational Concept that describes the interactions between the system, the user, and the environment, that satisfies operational, support, maintenance, and disposal needs
Review and/or approve system engineering documentation to ensure that processes and specifications meet system needs and are accurate, comprehensive, and complete
Conduct quantitative analysis in non-functional system performance areas like Reliability, Maintainability, Vulnerability, Survivability, Produceability, etc.)
Establish and follow a formal procedure for coordinating system integration activities among multiple teams, ensuring complete coverage of all interfaces
Capture all interface designs in a common interface control format, and store interface data in a commonly accessible repository
Prepare time-line analysis diagrams illustrating the flow of time-dependent functions
Establish a process to formally and proactively control and manage changes to requirements, consider impacts prior to commitment to change, gain stakeholder buy-in, eliminate ambiguity, ensure traceability to source requirements, and track and settle open actions
Assess each risk to the program and determine the probability of occurrence and quantified consequence of failure in accordance with an approved risk management plan
Manage and ensure the technical integrity of the system baseline over time, continually updating it as various changes are imposed on the system during the lifecycle from development through deployment and operations & maintenance
In conjunction with system stakeholders, plan the verification efforts of new and unproven designs early in the development life cycle to ensure compliance with established requirements
Provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of all components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis
Develop comprehensive SOA solutions
Develop operational view, technical standards view, and system and services view for architectures
Conduct and/or approve end-to-end system trade analyses to optimize system operations over its life-cycle through the proper balance of non-functional system performance areas
Improve standard integration strategies based upon rationale for previous decisions that resulted in improved integration performance
Fully define interfaces in terms of origination, destination, stimulus, and data characteristics for software; and electrical and mechanical characteristics for hardware
Use validated models, simulations, and prototyping to mitigate risk and reduce cost of system development
Develop alternative courses of action, workarounds, and fall-back positions with a recommended course of action for each risk, and monitor and re-evaluate risks at appropriate milestones. Monitors risks using earned value management (EVM) data
Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest. Apply and enforce use of suitable standards to ensure consistency and interoperability of developer hardware and software
Ensure effective, periodic review and control of the evolving configuration of a system, both hardware and software components and associated documentation, during the life of the system
Serve as a member of the CCB
As a participant within an Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) effort, recommend a preferred solution based on selection criteria adjusted for reasonableness and validity of assumptions, technology limitations, environmental impact, and life-cycle costs
Develop system design alternatives that consider life cycle cost, reuse, complexity, risk, system expansion, and growth

Benefits

Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Additional Insurance: Basic Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospitalization Indemnity, and Pet Insurance
Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan with company match
Paid Time Off: Generous PTO, paid holidays, parental leave, and more
Wellness: Access to wellness programs and mental health support
Professional Development: Opportunities for growth, including tuition reimbursement
Additional Perks: Flexible work arrangements, including remote work options
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Employee referral programs
Bonus opportunities
Technology allowance