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

CEdge•Springfield, VA

About The Position

CEdge is seeking a Senior-Level GEOINT Systems Engineer for a role in Springfield, Virginia. The position supports enterprise transformation initiatives across GEOINT mission systems and projects, applying systems engineering and integration expertise throughout the lifecycle, including architecture, requirements, CONOPS, integration, testing, and transition. The engineer will contribute to strategic enterprise architecture and technical planning, engineering analyses, and coordination across organizations to modernize GEOINT architecture and capabilities. The role requires a TS/SCI security clearance. As part of the Enterprise Engineering & Architecture Division’s Integration Team, the engineer will work with teammates at multiple levels to conduct analyses such as architecture gap analyses, enterprise requirements analyses, analyses of alternatives, courses of action, and trade studies. The work supports investment recommendations, including system divestitures and consolidation, and integration across NGA Program Executive Offices. The engineer will help synchronize activities and document the enterprise baseline, including architecture, requirements, and interfaces; lead end-to-end integration projects between NGA and mission partners through Transition to Operations; and work in NGA’s Digital Engineering Environment to develop integrated project plans, requirements, epics, target-state architectures, CONOPS, and roadmaps. The engineer will lead or participate in cross-organizational Integrated Project Teams focused on analytic, collection management, data services, Foundation GEOINT, and information technology modernization, helping deliver integrated solutions and capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or a related technical or scientific field, or equivalent senior-level experience as a Systems Engineer.
Senior-level government or industry experience in relevant areas, including DoD/IC acquisition, requirements, or PPBES processes, 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/services, interfaces, and data flows.
Demonstrated knowledge of the 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-briefs.
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 maintain end-to-end traceability of requirements and architecture.
Capture and translate mission and customer needs into systems or capability requirements and solutions.
Perform systems integration activities across organizations and lead or participate in integrated project teams.
Develop project plans, architecture and engineering artifacts such as CONOPS, roadmaps, schedules, and risk documentation.
Lead or participate in analyses of alternatives, courses of action, trade studies, and engineering assessments.
Provide thought leadership, identify opportunities to expand team scope, and define project plans, deliverables, and execution timelines.
Participate in NGA governance, configuration management, and risk management processes.
Lead end-to-end integration projects between NGA and mission partners, from project planning through Transition to Operations.