System Engineer

Summary

CTC Group is seeking System Engineers for a contingent program to perform systems engineering functions, including defining and documenting concept of operations, operational/system requirements, and use cases to support system development.
Locations: Annapolis Junction / Ft. Meade

Responsibilities

• Perform high-level system design by developing and documenting system requirements, specifications, and design plans in collaboration with stakeholders to address mission gaps and challenges.
• Develop, define, and document operational and support concepts to guide future system/software requirements and specifications.
• Perform functional analysis, including decomposition of requirements into lower-level functions, allocation of performance/interface requirements, and integration of functional architectures.
• Provide engineering support during system integration and testing to verify availability, quality, and conformance to supportability requirements in alignment with NSA Test & Evaluation standards. 
• Prepare test plans, procedures, and reports; analyze results and capture requirements in test documentation for government approval.
• Review and evaluate technical standards, identifying inconsistencies or gaps; recommend improvements and develop or update standards as required.
• Implement systematic processes across software development and process engineering, including configuration management, quality assurance, risk management, and project tracking.
• Develop detailed design documentation such as Concepts of Operations (CONOPs), Interface Control Documents (ICDs), data-flow diagrams, and component-level system design diagrams. 
• Provide services to support integration and installation of project equipment, ensuring seamless deployment.
• Coordinate improvements and transfer of new processes and practices to stakeholders through facilitation, training, and knowledge transfer.
• Develop system requirements for data monitoring and management, researching existing solutions and conducting feasibility studies based on stakeholder needs.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance

Level 0 Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus one (1) years of systems engineering experience.

Level 1 Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus three (3) years of systems engineering experience.
• OR: A Master’s degree in a qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus one (1) years of systems engineering experience.

Level 2 Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus seven (7) years of systems engineering experience.
• OR: A Master’s degree in a qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus five (5) years of systems engineering experience.
• OR: A PhD in a qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus three (3) years of systems engineering experience.

Level 3 Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus ten (10) years of systems engineering experience.
• OR: A Master’s degree in a qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus eight (8) years of systems engineering experience.
• OR: A PhD in a qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus six (6) years of systems engineering experience.