Momentum Engineering, Inc. fosters an employee-centric culture. Our strength lies in our people. With a high percentage of employees holding advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, we bring deep technical expertise to every mission. Our team includes professionals with security clearances and full-scope polygraphs, ensuring trusted, secure support for the most sensitive national security initiatives. Additionally, our workforce is equipped with industry-leading certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and excellence. Most importantly, our exceptional employee retention rate reflects a culture of professional growth, mission focus, and dedication—ensuring long-term stability and expertise for our customers’ critical needs.
Job Summary
- Seeking a Systems Engineer to support the design, integration, and sustainment of complex systems in a mission-focused environment
- The Systems Engineer will work closely with software developers, network engineers, cybersecurity teams, and stakeholders to ensure systems meet performance, security, and operational requirements
Primary Responsibilities
- Analyze user requirements and translate them into system requirements and technical specifications
- Develop system architectures, interface control documents (ICDs), and design artifacts
- Support requirements derivation, traceability, and validation
- Conduct system integration, testing, and verification activities
- Support configuration management and change control processes
- Perform performance analysis, risk assessments, and trade studies
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues
- Develop and maintain system documentation
- Support system accreditation and compliance activities (e.g., RMF, security controls)
- Assist with lifecycle sustainment, modernization, and system upgrades
Required Qualifications
- Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
- 14 years' Systems Engineering experience
- Strong grasp of Kubernetes networking, configuration, and deployment across secure environments
- Proven ability to support compliance-driven sustainment activities with attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent collaboration skills with both technical team members and mission stakeholders
- Solid documentation and tracking skills using enterprise tools
- Ability to adapt quickly to evolving security and mission needs
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Salt, and Ansible
- Familiarity with Rancher, Helm, and advanced Kubernetes features
- Working knowledge of observability tools like Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Grafana
- Security+ (CWIP) or equivalent certification preferred
Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
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What We Do
Momentum Engineering understands that our customer's unique missions require innovative software solutions and data-driven engineering methodologies. These approaches leverage DevOps principles and cloud-based automation ensuring that applications and systems can be characterized and reliably measured. Our specialists, working as trusted partners to our
customers, have been developing, integrating and maintaining data-centric solutions since our founding in February 2015.
Momentum Engineering provides highly-skilled System Engineers, Software Engineers, and formally trained Department of Defense Test and Evaluation Subject Matter Experts to our customers to help them move their missions
forward.
