System Engineer ( Senior Level) Job ID : 1/151/8

CEdge Inc•Springfield, VA

6d•$150,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

CEdge is seeking a Senior-Level GEOINT Systems Engineer to support enterprise transformation initiatives across GEOINT mission systems and projects in Springfield, Virginia. The role supports the Enterprise Engineering & Architecture Division’s Integration Team, working with engineers and integrators across experience levels to analyze, plan, and integrate capabilities that modernize GEOINT architecture and advance mission capabilities. The position requires a TS/SCI security clearance. The engineer will apply systems engineering and integration knowledge throughout the lifecycle, including architecture, requirements, CONOPS, integration, testing, and transition. The work includes supporting integration across NGA Program Executive Offices, maintaining synchronization of activities and documentation of the enterprise baseline, and leading end-to-end integration projects between NGA and its Mission Partners from planning through Transition to Operations. The engineer will work within NGA’s Digital Engineering Environment and contribute to integrated project plans, requirements, epics, target-state architectures, CONOPS, and roadmaps. The role also involves leading or participating in cross-organizational Integrated Project Teams focused on modernization across analytic, collection management, data services, Foundation GEOINT, and information technology.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or a related technical or scientific field, including engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, computer science, information technology, or management information systems; equivalent senior-level experience as a Systems Engineer may also qualify.
Senior-level working experience in government or industry in relevant areas, including the DoD/IC acquisition process, requirements process, PPBES process, or systems engineering of large complex systems of systems or service-oriented architecture/cloud environments.
Experience with and strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle.
TS/SCI security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience or working knowledge of the GEOINT TCPED Architecture, including data providers, systems and services, interfaces, and data flows.
Demonstrated knowledge of current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.
Demonstrated knowledge of transformational initiatives such as artificial intelligence, multi-cloud, and/or edge nodes.
Experience leading cross-organization working groups, Tiger Teams, and/or Integrated Project Teams.
Experience leading large-scale, complex enterprise transitions.
Experience conducting engineering analyses from project plan development through recommendation out-brief.
Experience with agile project management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certification(s).
Experience or working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering processes, tools, and languages.

Responsibilities

Perform architecture gap analyses and develop the Future State Enterprise Architecture.
Conduct engineering analyses to inform GEOINT mission and IT capability investment decisions in alignment with the Enterprise Architecture baseline.
Conduct baseline analysis, allocate requirements to systems architecture components, and execute programs and end-to-end traceability of requirements and architecture.
Capture and translate mission and customer requirements and needs into systems or capability requirements and solutions.
Perform systems integration activities across organizations.
Lead and participate in Integrated Project Teams, developing project plans, architecture and engineering artifacts such as CONOPS, roadmaps and schedules, and risk documentation.
Lead or participate in Analyses of Alternatives, Courses of Action, trade studies, and engineering assessments.
Provide thought leadership by identifying opportunities to expand team scope and defining project plans, tasking, deliverables, and execution timelines.
Participate in NGA governance, configuration management, and risk management processes.
Support end-to-end integration projects between NGA and Mission Partners, from project planning through Transition to Operations.
Facilitate development of integrated project plans, requirements, epics, target-state architectures, CONOPS, and roadmaps within NGA’s Digital Engineering Environment.