Sr. Systems Engineer

Apogee, Inc.
Chantilly, VA, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Systems Engineering Continuous Integration DevOps Dynamical Systems Geospatial Intelligence Release Management

Job description

  • This position will serve as a technical member of a dynamic systems engineering team supporting the GEOINT Ground (G2) organization. The candidate will lead GEOINT ground initiatives for future systems through agile acquisition and readiness events and is required to have strong agile systems engineering background and space and ground domain knowledge in customer mission technical capabilities and performance
  • The candidate will help the customer transition to acquisitions leveraging agile principles to define capability roadmaps, epics, solutions/portfolios and features necessary to prioritize developer backlogs in alignment with capability deliveries
  • The candidate will provide subject matter expertise and agile best practices to teams coordinating CONOPS and architecture products, establishing and translating requirements into features, assessing system and segment schedule and risks, leading readiness and release planning events in support of system and acquisition-level ground milestones, and supporting agile test and devops verification strategies and integration of new systems and initiatives in support of expanded GEOINT mission capabilities
  • The selected candidate will have the aptitude to assess agile and SE processes and create efficiencies continuously, and may lead projects for systems team work, have frequent client interactions, and support system and mission strategy development across the various ground offices
  • The candidate will have daily interaction with the customer and support contractors and will need to follow customer standards and processes as the program matures through the life cycle. Candidate will interact with multiple Acquisition Offices (AOs) and facilitate risk and action closure with Acquisition Offices and users, and support technical consultation, meeting coordination, and support to recommendation briefings
  • This position requires an understanding of the intelligence community and customer domain, along with a strong focus on core systems engineering processes in support of end-to-end mission and services closure

Requirements

  • BS in Engineering, Physics or related Technical degree with the following experience in Space/Ground Aerospace Systems Engineering with 12 years of experience
  • At least 5 years experience supporting agile acquisition strategy, development and release planning, as well as continuous integration initiatives supporting mission capability releases that enable End to End GEOINT missions

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Professional development assistance
  • AD&D insurance
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • Health savings account, * Challenging work in support of US Intel Community - a Mission that Matters!
  • Access to our cool ApogeePlex facility
  • Support for new ideas & encouragement to take risks
  • Professional Development Assistance (PDA)
  • Wicked smart and collaborative coworkers
  • Regular interfacing with company leadership
  • 401(k) with huge company match
  • Paid Time Off / Fixed & Floating Holidays
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Health Savings Accounts / Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life Insurance, Disability (Short and Long Term), Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

About the company

  • Be the PROVIDER of choice for government & commercial organizations with an unwavering commitment to responsiveness, accuracy, integrity, collaboration, and innovation
  • Be the EMPLOYER of choice committed to an open & transparent corporate atmosphere and progressive culture that attracts and empowers world class professionals to explore cutting-edge technical solutions while fostering professional growth
  • Be the preferred SOURCE for cutting-edge Analytic Products, Systems & Software Engineering, Big Data Integration, IT and Business Services that directly contribute to customer success

Apogee Integration is an EEO Employer

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