Systems Engineer Level 5 - Engineering Coordinator

Systems Engineer Level 5 – Engineering Coordinator

Location: Linthicum, MD or Fairfax, VA.

No relocation assistance available.

Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance required at the time of application.

10% of the time.

• Report directly to the Chief Engineer.
• Act as delegate for Chief Engineer at technical meetings.
• Oversee and guide technical execution of multiple projects throughout all lifecycle phases.
• Establish and collect engineering metrics to monitor program health and mission success.
• Support proposals as a technical contributor and reviewer.
• Work closely with systems engineering, development, O&M, and management professionals to ensure the program lifecycle is accomplished with high quality and efficiency.

This position requires onsite work and does not support remote or hybrid work.

• Active U.S. Government Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at the time of application.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of relevant experience; 10 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree; 8 years of relevant experience with a PhD.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and Agile methodologies.
• Proven ability to work on open-ended problems and prosper in rapidly changing environments.
• Senior level proficiency in at least one of the following disciplines:
  Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, RF Engineering, System Integration, Mission Engineering.
• Experience developing or modifying engineering design artifacts, such as requirements, capability statements, interface definitions, sequence/activity diagrams, and/or architectural diagrams.
• Experience with structured decision making, such as developing/performing trade studies, design alternatives, and/or courses of action for risk/issue handling.
• Experience briefing customers and stakeholders on technical topics.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Willingness to sit for a Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) if requested.

• Direct experience engineering solutions that span across hardware and software.
• Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering processes and tools.
• Experience with modeling SysML and/or UML.
• Experience writing BoEs / TDs for competitive and/or sole source proposals.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams.
• Fully adjudicated Full Scope Polygraph (FSP).

Primary Level Salary Range: $ – $. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results. Employees in senior positions may be eligible for long‑term incentives.

Benefits include health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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