Systems Engineer 3 (FST - 120)

SageCor Solutions

$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 20 years of experience in Systems Engineering for complex programs and contracts.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or 5 additional years of SE experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with a Polygraph is mandatory.
  • Proven experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts.
  • Strong technical writing and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Gather and analyze user and system requirements.
  • Develop systems engineering artifacts and documentation.
  • Engage with customers and stakeholders to identify operational needs.
  • Translate operational challenges into structured requirements.
  • Support workflow analysis and process improvement initiatives.
  • Coordinate across multidisciplinary teams to ensure alignment.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • Retirement savings plan with employer contribution.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • Generous paid time off policy.
Full Job Description
Description

Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph required.

Required Experience:

Twenty (20) years-experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required. Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Required Skills:
• Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting user and system requirements.
• Experience developing systems engineering artifacts such as requirements specifications, interface control documents, systems engineering plans, and related technical documentation.
• Experience working directly with customers, users, and stakeholders to understand operational workflows and mission needs.
• Ability to translate complex operational challenges into clear, structured requirements for technical teams.
• Experience supporting workflow analysis, process improvement, or capability planning efforts.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary teams and maintain alignment between users, engineers, and leadership.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Desired Skills:
• Experience with dataflow, compliance, policy, and data-governance, as it pertains to Corporate Tools and Analyst workflow.
• Experience managing teams and threads with complex multi-regional systems with large datasets.
• Experience supporting analyst workflows, mission visibility, or contextual data tracking capabilities.
• Familiarity with content triage, transcription workflows, language analysis, or sourcing-related mission areas.
• Experience with requirements management, traceability, interface definition, and lifecycle planning.
• Experience developing concepts of operation, workflow documentation, and customer-facing systems engineering products.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering processes and mission-focused capability development.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and operational users.
• Experience coordinating and integrating AI Technologies within the development workflow.

Nice to Have:
• Experience as Analyst
• Experience with Enterprise Data Labels and Data Formats


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