Systems Engineer (Expert-Level)
Location: Springfield, VA
Clearance: Active TS/SCI Required
Overall Assignment Description:
Expert-level Systems Engineers assist in leading engineering teams in taking a multi-discipline approach to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.
Duties may include:
- Assists the Government in directing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies.
- Assists with the planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
- Advises the Government on proposed changes to the solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology.
- Assists the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.
- Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs.
- Assists the Government in performing systems integration
- Assist in leading Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
- Assists the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design.
- Provides expert advice to the Government in the areas of relating vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, and process and capability developments.
- Operates at the level of integrating multiple Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational, agency, department, and governmental/national boundaries.
- Oversees and coordinates the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Systems
Skills and Experience:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in a related technical or scientific fields such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience of 4 years with no degree or 2 years with a non-STEM degree.
- 18+ years of experience working in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or systems engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, on premise, or hybrid infrastructures.
- Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering
- Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO
- Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work
- Previous IC or DoD program/project work
- TS/SCI adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph.
Desired:
- Master’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in a related technical or scientific fields such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.
- Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and
- Software Development Framework
- INCOSE Expert Systems engineering Professional (ESEP)
- Licensure as a professional
- Membership or leadership participation in any of the following professional organizations:
- ACSM
- ASCE
- ASPRS
- OGC
- SAREM
- USGIF
- Extensive work experience in the field of geospatial
- Experience engineering solutions using Cloud-based
- Experience engineering solutions using structured and unstructured Big
- Experience engineering solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence
- Demonstrated expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Systems Engineering or a related technical, scientific, engineering, mathematics, computer science, information technology, or STEM field; equivalent experience may substitute under the stated conditions.
- 18 or more years of relevant government or industry experience in DoD/IC acquisition, requirements, PPBES, or systems engineering for complex systems-of-systems or service-oriented architecture environments.
- Strong understanding of systems engineering.
- Knowledge of the National System of Geospatial-intelligence, Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence, and National Reconnaissance Office.
- Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program or project experience.
- Previous Intelligence Community or Department of Defense program or project experience.
- Active TS/SCI adjudication, or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph.
- Master's degree or higher in Systems Engineering or a related technical, scientific, engineering, mathematics, computer science, information technology, or STEM field.
- Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering processes and tools.
- Knowledge of Software Development Frameworks.
- INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Professional certification.
- Professional licensure.
- Membership or leadership participation in ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, or USGIF.
- Extensive geospatial work experience.
- Experience engineering cloud-based solutions.
- Experience engineering solutions using structured and unstructured big data.
- Experience engineering solutions using automation, augmentation, and artificial intelligence.
- Expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.
What We Do
AIS is dedicated to providing exceptional technical and management services aimed at optimizing our client’s performance in the Federal, National Security, Department of Defense, and Homeland Security Mission Areas





