Mid-Level System Engineer - GEOINT

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Mid-Level System Engineer – GEOINT

K  is seeking a mid‑level Systems Engineer to support government customers in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The Systems Engineer for GEOINT Testing will develop, coordinate, and execute a risk‑based GEOINT product quality assessment program, applying systems engineering processes relevant to DoD acquisition programs to enable detailed risk‑assessments of GEOINT data and TCPED capabilities. The role ensures awareness of planned updates to the NSG, facilitates SOPs, CONOPs, and work instructions, and standardizes the risk‑based strategy across all product quality efforts.

• Maintain functional knowledge of the National System for GEOINT (NSG), system engineering processes and procedures, and GEOINT capabilities in NSG legacy and cloud environments.
• Support early product quality requirements review and input for NSG system development, upgrades, and sensor integration via RFC review.
• Coordinate SME review of related RFCs and supporting documentation to assess product quality risk and impact; report comments and track RFC approval.
• Support development and maintenance of product quality SOPs, CONOPs, architecture design, handbooks, strategic plans, and reference guidance.
• Support program milestone events (including Test Planning Meetings, Operational Acceptance Tests, and others) and provide recommendations based on assessments, analysis, and coordination.
• Provide product quality risk assessment for ad hoc image quality support requests received from mission partners, stakeholders, DoD service components, NGA team members, and others.

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM field (engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, computer science, IT, MIS, etc.).
• 4‑7 years of experience in government or industry, including DoD/IC acquisition process, requirements process, or system engineering of large complex systems of systems or service‑oriented architecture/cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle, including independent testing, data verification, requirements, and concept of operations development.
• Experience developing and assessing product quality requirements and specifications; image science knowledge in image processing, optics, and digital signal processing.
• Ability to develop test plans and procedures to assess data quality and accuracy; identify data needs for product assessments; test software functionality and quality.
• Knowledge of visual quality quantification and troubleshooting of imaging errors; experience developing engineering‑quality verification tools.
• Software development skills to support system engineering tasks and data analysis (C/C++, Python, JAVA, MATLAB, IDL, scripting).
• High‑level written and oral communication skills.

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM field.

Security Clearance Requirements: Active TS/SCI (poly preferred)

K  is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.