Systems Engineer

Amentum•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

Systems Engineers help drive the architecture, design, and modernization of mission applications. They bridge operational concepts and technical execution by analyzing user requirements, designing functional solutions, and producing systems engineering artifacts. They collaborate with cross-functional development teams, subject matter experts, and stakeholders at all leadership levels to decompose requirements into actionable epics and user stories. The stated work schedule is five days per week, eight hours per day. The role requires a TS//SCI with FSP security clearance and is located in Maryland.

Requirements

Fourteen years of experience as a systems engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Experience working with software deployment teams and subject matter experts.
Experience with agile methodologies and capturing system requirements and decomposing them into derived and functional requirements, epics, use cases, user stories, and test cases.
Experience managing requirements to ensure delivery of products and systems compatible with system architectures.
Experience creating or editing technical documentation such as CONOPS, ICDs, test plans and results, user guides, and system diagrams.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels of knowledge and leadership.
Ability to apply critical thinking to information and recommend appropriate actions.
TS//SCI with FSP security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university; five years of additional systems engineering experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.

Nice To Haves

AI experience, if applicable to the program.

Responsibilities

Provide systems engineering expertise across architecture, design, development, modernization, requirements analysis, data flow, testing, and implementation of mission applications.
Analyze mission, user, and operational requirements, CONOPs, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
Design and implement solutions that address how functional needs are incorporated into the product suite.
Identify how capabilities can be integrated across new baselines.
Work with development teams in an agile framework to create epics, features, user stories, tests, and tickets.
Identify dependencies across requirements and customers for product development.
Use the Atlassian tool suite, including JIRA and Confluence, to track requirements.
Create and maintain systems engineering artifacts, including CONOPS, ICDs, test plans and results, user guides, and system diagrams.