SYSTEM Engineer - Ml​/Ai​/Sigint TS​/SCI w​/Poly Clearance - TB

System Engineer - ML/AI/SIGINT - 10+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly clearance is required - TB

Posted On 07/08/2026

Technology

Work Experience 10-15 Years

201K-238K

City Annapolis Junction

State/Province Maryland

20701

System Engineer - ML/AI/SIGINT - 10+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI with Poly Required

Halogen Engineering Group is looking for a System Engineer who can apply systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases:
Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives. Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC
15288:
Technical Process Area
- Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal;
Project Process Area
- Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement;
Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area
- Project Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, Lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management;
Agreement Process Area
- Acquisition and Supply.

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Travel Required: No

Shift: Day

Remote Type: Onsite

Security Clearance: Current TS/SCI

Polygraph: Required

Salary Range

The projected compensation range for this position is 201K-238K (annualized USD).

Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Requires Skills

• System Architecture Leadership:
  Design Integration patterns, define API Contracts with partner systems, lead technical discussions in cross-program meetings
• Customer & Stakeholder Engagement:
  Interface directly with users/analysts and partner programs, translate operational needs into technical requirements, present capabilities to stakeholders
• Technical Communication:
  Document integration architecture, write customer-facing guides, brief technical approaches to mixed audiences (engineers + users + PMs)

Strong Differentiators (needs some of these):

• Data Science/Analytics Architecture:
  Define analytics requirements, design how analysts extract insights from multi-INT data, understand ML/AI feature possibilities
• IC Domain Expertise: SIGINT/RF analyst background, UTT processes, targeting workflows, multi-INT correlation tradecraft
• AI/ML Systems Design:
  Architect AI/ML feature integration (anomaly detection, recommendations, pattern recognition) - what's possible, what data is needed, how it fits analysts' workflows

Desired Skills

• Java/Spring Boot familiarity (can read code, collaborate with backend team)
• Experience with integration platforms (NiFi, camel, messaging systems)
• Understanding of data modeling trade-offs (relational vs search indices vs graph)

Functional Responsibilities