Senior Systems Engineer

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Benefits Offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays

Markon is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Springfield, VA to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and partner Federal Agencies. This role drives complex systems engineering initiatives and shapes the architecture and integration of mission-critical GEOINT systems that enable U.S. and allied operations.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Mentor and guide mid- and junior-level systems engineers across the full engineering lifecycle, including:
• Requirements development,
• Solution architecture and systems integration,
• Scheduling and service development,
• Testing, evaluation, and maintainability,
• Reliability and resiliency engineering.
• Lead planning and analysis of user requirements and system architectures.
• Improve system performance through the review of cloud service capabilities, workflows, and scheduling constraints.
• Oversee the development of solution designs based on requirements analysis and emerging technologies.
• Translate mission and customer needs into actionable system and capability requirements.
• Support the allocation of requirements to architecture components and program execution.
• Guide systems integration across multiple platforms, programs, and agencies.
• Conduct technical assessments including:
  • Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs),
  • Courses of Action (CoAs),
  • Trade Studies,
  • Engineering Assessments.
• Assist in strategic planning and oversight of:
  • Project management,
  • Performance engineering,
  • Risk management,
  • Interface design.
• Operate at the enterprise level-integrating multiple systems, services, and processes within Major Systems Acquisitions, spanning organizational and agency boundaries.

Required Qualifications

• An active TS/SCI with a CI Polygraph is required.
  • A TS/SCI with ability to pass a polygraph may be considered, provided that all required and desired experience has been met.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in one of the following fields:
  • Systems Engineering, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Other related STEM disciplines,
  • OR 12 additional years of experience as a Systems Engineer in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience with systems engineering of large, complex System of Systems (SoS) or Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)/Cloud environments.
• Experience in government or industry in one or more of the following areas:
  • DoD/Intelligence Community (IC) Acquisition Processes,
  • Requirements development processes,
  • PPBES (Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System).
• Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle including:
  • MBSE (Model-based Systems Engineering),
  • Cloud Engineering and/or distributed systems,
  • OS Patch and update management systems.

Desired Qualifications

• Master's degree in:
  • Systems Engineering,
  • OR a related technical or scientific field (as listed above).
• INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
• Working knowledge of:
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools, languages, and processes,
  • Software Development Frameworks.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Photogrammetry,
  • Remote sensing,
  • Image science,
  • Information sciences,
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS),
  • Geomatics,
  • Other related geospatial fields.
• Documented work experience in the Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) field.
• In-depth knowledge of current:
  • NSG - National System for Geospatial-Intelligence,
  • ASG - Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence,
  • NRO - National Reconnaissance Office enterprise.
• Membership or leadership in professional organizations such as:
  • ACSM - American Congress on Surveying and Mapping,
  • ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers,
  • ASPRS - American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing,
  • OGC - Open Geospatial Consortium,
  • SAREM - Society for American Remote Earth Monitoring,
  • USGIF - United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.