Senior Systems Engineer

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Markon is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to support the NGA from Springfield, VA. The DoD AI Program Office leads the integration of AI capabilities into the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG). This role ensures the end-to-end engineering and integration of AI-driven solutions, overseeing the development of systems infrastructure, including hardware and software implementation.

• Lead requirements engineering, solutions development, and systems integration across NSG, ASG, and Federal Agencies.
• Provide technical planning, scheduling, reliability, and resiliency analysis for enterprise AI solutions.
• Support requirements traceability, architecture analysis, and workflow optimization, including cloud service capabilities.
• Advise on solution design modifications based on evolving mission requirements and technology advancements.
• Conduct Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Action (CoA) assessments, Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
• Oversee operational technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, and interface design.
• Lead the integration of a DoD AI/ML program across NGA, Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE), and the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Provide technical oversight to Mid- and Junior-level contractor Systems Engineers.

Required:

• An active TS/SCI with the ability to obtain a CI Poly (CI Poly highly preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• 6+ years of experience in the DoD and/or Intelligence Community.
• 12+ years of experience in government or industry supporting:
  • DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBE Process, or
  • Systems engineering for large, complex System of Systems or Service-Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments.
• Technical Expertise:
  • Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle and SAFe development.
  • 6+ years of experience working with the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) standards.
  • Experience working with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

Desired:

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or in a related technical or scientific fields.
• Technical Expertise & Tools:
  • Experience engineering solutions with:
    • Cloud-Based technologies,
    • Big Data (structured/unstructured),
    • Automation, Augmentation, and Artificial Intelligence.
  • Expertise in geospatial intelligence and related disciplines.

USD $140,000.00 - USD $180,000.00 /Yr.

The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.