Systems Engineer 2 with Security Clearance

Location: Hanover

LOCATION:

HANOVER, MD
SECURITY CLEARANCE: TS/SCI with FULL SCOPE POLYGRAPH required for consideration
SALARY RANGE: 165K - 183K Oak Leaf Solutions is searching for an experienced, mission‑driven Systems Engineer to help shape, design, and deliver complex solutions that directly support national security. Based in Hanover, MD, this role offers the opportunity to lead high‑impact engineering efforts—translating user needs into robust architectures, guiding technical teams, and ensuring the integrity of sophisticated, real‑world systems. If you’re a seasoned professional with deep expertise in system design, integration, and Intelligence Community requirements—and you’re ready to apply that knowledge in an environment that values technical excellence and innovation—we invite you to bring your skills to a role where they truly matter.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for the following:
Analyzes user's requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities.
Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies.
Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology.
Incorporates new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations.
Develops technical documentation.
Develops system architecture and system design documentation.
Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.
Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility.
Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives. The Level 2 System Engineer (SE) shall possess the following capabilities:
Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) - Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc.
Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination.
Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations.
Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components.
Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions.
Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan.
Develop system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis.
Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP).
Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle.
Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness.
Derive lower-level…