Systems Engineer

Joint Activities

$112K — $179K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Top Secret clearance required; must be willing to upgrade to TS/SCI and pass a polygraph.
  • Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Software Engineering, or related field.
  • 8 years of system engineering experience with a BS, or 6 years with a Master's degree, covering independent testing and data verification.
  • Experience with sensor imaging systems and exploitation processes.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly in technical briefing and report writing.
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Willingness to learn and adapt in a dynamic work setting.

Responsibilities

  • Support planning, test development, data definition, and execution for geospatial products.
  • Write clear test plans to meet defined objectives.
  • Collaborate with a team of specialists in image science and analysis.
  • Track issues and communicate status and results to stakeholders.
  • Verify and validate visual quality and accuracy of product support data.
  • Apply image science or imagery analysis knowledge to solve challenges.
  • Design tests that align products with operational requirements.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Flexible work hours and possibility for remote work.
  • Support for further education and certification opportunities.
  • Paid time off for vacation and personal days.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

We are seeking a motivated product quality SYSTEM ENGINEER to support the planning, test development, data definition, and task execution for new and existing products within the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG). The candidate will need to write clear test plans to satisfy the test objective. They will work with a team of image scientists, image analysts, photogrammetrists, and statisticians to perform specific tasks, track issues, and clearly communicate status and results to multiple stakeholders.

The mission spans many data providers and sensor phenomenology's including electrical-optical, RADAR, LIDAR, OPIR, motion, multi- and hyper-spectral. We work to verify and validate product visual quality, as well as the accuracy of the support data. The qualified candidate should have experience with test design to verify and validate products against requirements to meet planned concept of operations. The ideal candidate will have image science or imagery analysis experience or knowledge ready to apply to the challenges of the group. Good written and verbal communication and teamwork are critical.

Qualifications

Required Experience/Education:

  • Must have a minimum of a Top Secret clearance and willing to upgrade clearance to TS/SCI and pass a polygraph within 30 days of employment or at customers request- Contract requires TS/SCI with poly.
  • Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in System Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Software Engineering, or a related Science or Engineering
  • 8 years of system engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree or 6 years of experience with a Master's degree to include independent testing and data verification, requirements, and development of concept of operations.
  • Experience with sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes
  • Strong written and oral communication skills, with emphasis on briefing to obtain decisions and solve technical issues and test plans/reports writing
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
  • Willingness to learn, solve problems and perform in a dynamic work environment

Preferred Skillset:

  • Experience in remote sensing phenomenologies (for example EO/IR/SAR)
  • Knowledge of NSG tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED) image chain
  • Experience with product quality assessments, visual or metadata assessments
Target Salary Range$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

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