SR Systems Engineer (SETA)

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide SETA support to government program managers, offering independent technical assessments, engineering oversight, and acquisition support for space and counterspace programs.
• Lead the development, integration, and optimization of space system architectures aligned with our customers mission objectives.
• Oversee system requirements development, verification, validation, and configuration management across complex multi-domain systems.
• Conduct technical evaluations, design trade studies, and risk assessments to inform government decision-making.
• Direct end-to-end lifecycle engineering activities, including concept development, prototyping, testing, deployment, and sustainment.
• Coordinate with intelligence analysts, operators, and mission partners to ensure system capabilities align with evolving threat environments.
• Assess contractor performance, technical deliverables, and engineering artifacts to ensure compliance with DoD, IC, and mission-specific standards.
• Support integration of space domain awareness (SDA), counterspace capabilities, and ISR systems into enterprise architectures.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, engineering baselines, and program-level systems engineering artifacts.

Work Environment

• Location: Chantilly, Va and Reston, VA [On-site]
• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Standard 40 hours per week

• Basic Compensation: $175,000 - $220,000
• This range is for the Virginia area only.
• The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of systems engineering experience, including direct work with space, counterspace, or ISR systems within the DoD or Intelligence Community.
• Demonstrated expertise in systems engineering processes, including requirements development, architecture design, integration, and testing.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with eligibility for a polygraph.
• Experience with DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), MBSE tools, or similar engineering frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired)

• Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of experience supporting space or counterspace programs within the Intelligence Community or national security space enterprise.
• Experience with advanced modeling and simulation tools, digital engineering environments, or space domain awareness systems.

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