Systems Engineer - Management

Overview

VTG is looking for a Systems Engineer
- Requirements Management in Chantilly, VA. (

Note:

Contingent upon program award).

• Assist with requirements elicitation, documentation, and organization
• Support development and maintenance of requirements baselines
• Maintain requirements traceability between mission needs, system requirements, and lower‑level requirements
• Support configuration control and change documentation activities
• Assist with preparation for technical and lifecycle reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR)
• Maintain requirements artifacts and supporting documentation in government tools

• Lead requirements elicitation, analysis, and decomposition
• Develop and maintain system and segment requirements baselines
• Ensure bi‑directional traceability across requirements levels
• Evaluate requirement impacts due to scope, mission, or technical changes
• Support lifecycle and readiness reviews from a requirements perspective
• Interface directly with government stakeholders to clarify and refine requirements

• Lead end‑to‑end requirements management strategy across programs or mission areas
• Establish and enforce requirements governance, standards, and processes
• Oversee requirements allocation, traceability, and change control across complex efforts
• Assess requirements maturity and risk during lifecycle and readiness reviews
• Advise government leadership on requirements impacts, gaps, and dependencies
• Mentor junior and mid‑level engineers on requirements best practices
• Serve as the primary interface for requirements‑related technical reviews and audits

• TS/SCI with Poly Required

• 1-4 years of experience supporting systems engineering or requirements activities
• Foundational understanding of requirements lifecycle concepts
• Familiarity with requirements management tools or structured documentation methods
• Ability to document, track, and organize technical requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

• 5-9 years of systems engineering experience with primary responsibility for requirements management
• Experience supporting IC or DoD programs preferred
• Strong understanding of requirements lifecycle management and configuration control
• Experience with requirements tools and structured requirements methodologies
• Ability to assess requirements quality, completeness, and consistency
• Experience supporting technical reviews and audits
• Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline;
  Master’s degree may substitute for experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline;
  Master’s preferred
• 10+ years of systems engineering experience with significant leadership in requirements management
• Demonstrated experience supporting NRO, IC, or comparable national security programs
• Expert knowledge of requirements lifecycle management and configuration control
• Experience managing requirements across large, complex programs
• Ability to evaluate requirements completeness, feasibility, and risk
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement capabilities