AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.
We are seeking highly skilled Systems Integration Engineers to support the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC). This role supports mission-critical Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) systems that provide real-time air and maritime surveillance, intelligence sharing, and operational decision support across the United States and international partner locations.
Systems Integration Engineers play a key role in the engineering, integration, enhancement, testing, and sustainment of AMOC’s surveillance, ISR, telecommunications, and data systems, including AMOSS, ISR Systems, and related ancillary platforms.
ResponsibilitiesSystems Engineering & Integration- Engineer, integrate, test, and deploy new and existing C4I systems, sensors, and data feeds supporting AMOSS and ISR Systems
- Analyze system requirements and design solutions to enhance air and maritime surveillance capabilities
- Integrate radar, ADS-B, flight plan data, satellite communications, GPS tracking, and tactical data links into a unified operational picture
- Support installation, reconfiguration, relocation, and expansion of mission systems at AMOC, CAMOC, COOP, and offsite locations
- Support development, modification, and maintenance of AMOSS software and interfaces
- Assist with integration of new sensors and air/maritime movement data sources
- Participate in debugging, system optimization, and performance tuning
- Support Web-based AMOSS capabilities and user interface enhancements
- Develop and execute Installation Plans, Systems Acceptance Test Plans, and Software Version Description Documents
- Conduct system testing to ensure operational readiness and compliance with DHS/CBP security requirements
- Validate systems before connection to the operational baseline to mitigate mission risk
- Provide tier-two troubleshooting and remediation for complex system and integration issues
- Support 24/7 mission operations, including surge and time-sensitive events
- Participate in failure analysis, impact assessments, and corrective action planning
- Maintain accurate system diagrams, “as-built” drawings, and technical documentation
- Support configuration management and Change Request (CR) processes
- Ensure solutions align with DHS, CBP, and Federal Enterprise Architecture standards
- Work closely with Government engineers, operators, and third-party vendors
- Support coordination with other government agencies, including the FAA
- Participate in technical interchange meetings and program reviews
- Active TS/SCI Clearance Required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer Science, information systems, or a related technical field
- 5+ years of experience in systems integration, engineering, or C4I environments
- Experience integrating complex hardware, software, network, and sensor-based systems
- Familiarity with surveillance, ISR, telecommunications, or mission-critical operational systems
- Experience with AMOSS, ISR systems, radar tracking, or air/maritime surveillance platforms
- Programming or scripting experience (e.g., C, C++, JavaScript, or similar)
- Experience supporting DHS, DoW, or other federal mission systems
- Knowledge of Agile development and system lifecycle processes
- Familiarity with satellite communications, KU-band systems, or NOC operations
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- Systems engineering and integration methodologies
- Linux/UNIX-based systems
- Networking concepts, data flows, and system interoperability
- Configuration management and controlled system baselines
- Troubleshooting complex, multi-system environments
Skills Required
- Active TS/SCI security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or a related technical field
- 5+ years of experience in systems integration, engineering, or C4I environments
- Experience integrating complex hardware, software, network, and sensor-based systems
- Familiarity with surveillance, ISR, telecommunications, or mission-critical operational systems
- Programming or scripting experience, such as C, C++, JavaScript, or similar
- Experience supporting DHS, Department of War, or other federal mission systems
- Knowledge of Agile development and system lifecycle processes
- Familiarity with satellite communications, KU-band systems, or NOC operations
- Knowledge of systems engineering and integration methodologies
- Knowledge of Linux/UNIX-based systems
- Knowledge of networking concepts, data flows, and system interoperability
- Experience with configuration management and controlled system baselines
- Experience troubleshooting complex, multi-system environments
What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
