Mid-Level Systems Engineer

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Markon is seeking a mid-level Systems Engineer to support the NGA from Chantilly, VA.

The Source Directorate's Mission is to collect, create, and broker authoritative GEOINT content and services. Largely based on customer needs, these efforts are powered by expert knowledge of the GEOINT supplier market, unparalleled tradecraft expertise, and utilization of cutting-edge technology which support various national security priorities. To accomplish this mission, our efforts are broken into four main categories: Data Collection/Collection Operations, Foundational GEOINT, Content Conveyance, and Safety of Navigation.

Guide engineering teams in taking a multi-discipline approach to 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 to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.
• Conducts 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.
• Conducts planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Develops solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology and mentor Junior Engineers in developing these skill sets.
• Assists the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.
• Supports the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs.
• Assists the Government in performing systems integration activities.
• Assists with Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
• Assists the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design.

Required:

• Active TS/SCI with a CI Poly is required.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or equivalent Mid-Level work experience as a Systems Engineer.
• Mid-level working experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or system engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments.
• 6+ years of system engineering experience in government or Geospatial industry.

Desired:

• Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.
• Working knowledge of Software Development Frameworks.
• INCOSE Associate System Engineering Professional (ASEP) certification.
• Documented work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.
• Membership or active participation in any of the following professional organizations:
  • ACSM
  • ASCE
  • ASPRS
  • OGC
  • SAREM
  • USGIF
• Working knowledge of photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.
• Working knowledge of NGA data, systems and architecture related to, but not limited to, the following GEOINT realms:
  • NGA FG Requirements Management.
  • Political Boundaries.
  • Controlled Imagery.
  • Elevation Modeling.
  • Topographic Modeling.
  • Human Geography.
  • Aeronautical Safety of Navigation.
  • Maritime Safety of Navigation.
  • Geodesy and Geophysics.
  • Geographic Names.
  • NOME VGI Production.