Unmanned Systems - Systems Engineer (Multiple Levels)

Noblis•Washington, DC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Noblis is seeking Systems Engineers at multiple levels to support unmanned systems (UXS) and counter-unmanned systems (CUXS) Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) programs. This program evaluates emerging technologies from concept to TRL7 to support mission-ready capabilities. This program will execute numerous test and evaluation events annually across geographically dispersed sites, assessing UXS/CUXS modalities in collaboration with multiple federal agencies. This is a high-tempo, mission-driven environment requiring strong time management, hardware T&E experience, technical depth, and the ability to lead planning and execution of complex T&E efforts in coordination with government stakeholders. Systems Engineers on this program evaluate, architect, and assess emerging technologies across multiple overlapping T&E events annually, providing engineering expertise that directly shapes how systems are tested, integrated, and transitioned to operational use. Positions span traditional systems engineering, system-of-systems interoperability, data standards implementation, and integration with common operating pictures (COPs). The goal is to hire three engineers whose combined expertise covers the breadth of systems engineering challenges in this domain including traditional Systems Engineering, System-of-Systems Interoperability, Data and Systems standard and COP. At Noblis and Noblis ESI, we have excellent teams of smart, collaborative, proactive experts and professionals. We are actively seeking personnel with experience, vision, commitment, and integrity to join our team and directly contribute to advancing the nation's counter-unmanned systems capabilities. At Noblis, we pride ourselves on our support of technology and operational solutions that enhance our nation's security and resilience. Role Focus: This role is intended for technical systems engineers who apply critical analysis and problem solving to evaluate and assess emerging technologies. You will support V&V testing, dig into technical results, develop lifecycle assessments and develop decision-ready recommendations that shape the adoption of unmanned and counter unmanned systems technologies. This work is performed on client site in Washington, DC or at remote sites as required in accordance with the requirements of the contract. Applicants must be located within the National Capital Region.

Requirements

US Citizenship required.
Active SECRET security clearance.
Ability to successfully pass U.S. Government Agency background investigation/verification and receive a successful final suitability determination.
Demonstrated experience in: Systems Engineering experience supporting requirements development, systems architecture, systems integration, or V&V in the federal government space.
Modeling and Simulation, including Model-Based Systems Engineering/Digital Engineering to inform test planning and equipment placement.
Supporting T&E events in field environments, including providing technical support to engineering teams and evaluating systems performance.
Working with system-of-systems concepts and multi-system integration challenges, including developing analyses that identify areas of improvement.
Configuration management, alternatives identification, and analysis.
Analyzing stakeholder needs, defining systems requirements and managing technical trade-offs to optimize system performance, cost, schedule and alignment to concepts of operations.
Leading development of test and evaluation planning, scheduling and execution, including developing test metrics and integrated master schedules.
Designing, developing and implementing testing processes and methods for metrics-based quality and reliability assessment of unmanned systems.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team; Proactive, solution-oriented, with exceptional time management skills.
Ability to travel up to 30%.

Nice To Haves

Active TS//SCI clearance
Experience with UAS/CUAS technologies including Group 1–5 UAS, RF detection, radar, EO/IR, electronic warfare, or kinetic/non-kinetic effectors.
Deep knowledge metadata, interoperability and communications standards common to unmanned and counter unmanned systems.
Experience with spectrum engineering, RF environment analysis, or electromagnetic compatibility for UXS operations.
Familiarity with federal systems engineering standards and acquisition frameworks.
INCOSE CSEP/ASEP certification or equivalent.
DAWIA certification in Systems Engineering or Test & Evaluation.
Knowledge of open architecture approaches for command and control (C2), Common Operating Picture (COP) and payload integration.
Hands-on experience integrating systems with varying COPs.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team; proactive, solution-oriented, with exceptional time management skills.

Responsibilities

Engage in systems engineering tasks involving requirements analysis, architecture development, interface definition, integration planning, and V&V.
Provide technical analysis to assess interoperability of emerging technologies across multi-vendor, multi-system test environments.
Evaluate system compliance with relevant data and communications standards.
Provide technical assessments and recommendations to support integration of technologies into common operating picture.
Provide life cycle assessment and recommendations to test directors and government stakeholders.
Provide technical analysis and recommendations on system performance, integration challenges, and standards compliance to test directors and government stakeholders.
Drive test planning by defining technical evaluation criteria, data collection requirements, and success metrics for systems engineering aspects of test events.
Drive document development of test and evaluation deliverables (e.g., test plans, analysis plans, data collection matrices).
Analyze test results and provide engineering assessments of system capabilities, limitations, and interoperability gaps.
Collaborate with operations specialists, test directors, and program managers to ensure technical objectives are met during test execution.
Identify and document technical risks, integration issues, and standards gaps — recommending mitigations and solutions.
Support technology transition by assessing operational readiness and integration pathways for technologies moving from T&E to operational deployment.
Contribute to the development of T&E frameworks, evaluation methodologies, and technical standards for the program technology portfolio.
Assist in the development and management of: requirements (system/hardware/software/user/test), system concepts of operation, requirements traceability matrices, system test plans, etc.
Develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules for all test and evaluation activities.