System Engineer

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Maxar is seeking Systems Engineers with varying levels of experience to support the documentation, design, and deployment management of advanced intelligence capabilities in a classified environment. You will be part of a project team responsible for designing and maintaining system architectures that integrate various components into a larger operational infrastructure.
Our team builds and maintains critical infrastructure that powers our cutting-edge software solutions to support defense and intelligence missions. Our products and services contribute to national security, enhance the latest app technologies, and solve new and evolving problems. Join us and make a meaningful impact by helping solve the world's most pressing challenges.
Maxar is an industry leader in satellite imagery, unlocking the potential of space to help governments and businesses tackle challenges on Earth and beyond. We deliver cutting-edge software solutions tailored to the defense, intelligence, and commercial sectors. By leveraging our expertise, we monitor global changes, bolster national security, and drive advancements in space exploration. Join us and play a pivotal role in addressing some of the world's most critical challenges.
Principal Responsibilities:

• Assist in system architecture design and integration across both cloud and local environments.
• Contribute to technical and user documentation, ensuring content is accurate and user-friendly.
• Collaborate with other engineers (software, network, and DevOps) to ensure proper system integration and performance.
• Troubleshoot system outages and communicate with the operational team and customer representatives to assist in addressing issues promptly.
• Support system deployment in hybrid architectures, ensuring smooth transitions from test to operational environments.
• Ability to help improve, refine and establish processes through cross functional teams to streamline communication, configuration management, documentation and deliveries.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI clearance.
• Must be willing to work in the office 5 days a week in Herndon, VA.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (4 years of additional experience may be substituted for a degree).
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering.
• Experience in developing technical and user documentation.
• Experience with Jira management. Working to plan, create, and manage Jira tickets, epics, and sprint backlogs to ensure seamless project execution.
• Experience deriving requirements from customer user stories.
• Ability to work closely with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to translate project requirements into actionable tasks and documentation.
• Knowledge of Space domain awareness / Geospatial technologies / and/or the IC community and its missions.
• Proficiency in diagramming tools (e.g., Lucidchart, Visio) and documentation platforms (e.g., Confluence).
• Basic understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and DevOps practices.

Desired Skills:

• Proficiency with Model based system engineering (MBSE).
• Exposure to or past work experience in defense and intelligence systems, with domain-specific knowledge being an asset.
• Previous work in the intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance fields as a systems engineer.

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• The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $108,000.00 - $180,000.00 annually.
For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits
The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
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