GEOINT Systems Engineer-Expert Level
Chantilly, Virginia
FULL_TIME |

Solvarus Consulting is dedicated to solving the toughest challenges facing the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. Join our team of experienced engineers in the development and institutionalization of a Digital Engineering environment across complex GEOINT systems and capabilities. As a Solvarus team member, you will serve as a Systems Engineer providing end-to-end Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) services to a National Customer. Interested candidates should thrive in an innovative, fast-paced environment, can roll up their sleeves, work hard, and be a valued team member.

Key Responsibilities:

Systems Engineering and Requirements

· Assists the Government in directing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies.

· Capture and translate mission and customer needs into system and capability requirements and technical solutions.

· Advise the Government on proposed solution design changes based on requirements analysis and emerging technologies.

Integration

· Lead Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), Courses of Actions (CoAs), trade studies, and engineering assessments.

· Advise customers on strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, and interface design.

· Provide technical expertise related to vision, strategy, plans, mission needs, requirements, processes, and capability development.

· Integrate multiple systems across organizational, agency, department, and governmental/national boundaries.

Program Leadership

· Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to contractor engineering teams.

· Oversee and coordinate the work of Senior, Mid-, and Junior level Systems Engineers.

· Apply expertise to complex, multi-stakeholder programs supporting mission-critical GEOINT capabilities.

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or a related technical/scientific field such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, or a related STEM discipline; or equivalent additional experience (4 years with no degree or 2 years with a non-STEM degree).

· 18+ years of experience working in government or industry in relevant areas, including DoD/IC acquisition processes, requirements processes, PPBES processes, or systems engineering of large, complex Systems of Systems or Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) environments operating in cloud, on-premises, or hybrid infrastructures.

· Strong understanding and demonstrated experience across the systems engineering lifecycle.

· Extensive experience preparing and delivering briefings, technical papers, or engineering-related presentations to senior Government and customer staff

· Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG enterprises.

· Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program or project experience.

· Proven ability to excel as a self-driven engineer working under light supervision and frequently with only high-level guidance for project needs.

· Previous IC or DoD program/project experience.

· TS/SCI clearance adjudication or the ability to obtain SCI and successfully pass a polygraph.

Desired Qualifications

· Master’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or a related technical/scientific field such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, or a related STEM discipline.

· Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes, tools, and languages.

· INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) certification.

· Membership or leadership participation in professional organizations such as:

 OGC

 SAREM

 USGIF

· Extensive experience in Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT).

· Experience engineering solutions using cloud-based technologies.

· Experience engineering solutions employing Automation, Augmentation, and Artificial/Super Intelligence technologies.

· Demonstrated expertise in remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems (GIS), geomatics, or related disciplines.

· Currently active TS/SCI Clearance with Poly