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# Senior System Engineer

- **Company:** Belay Technologies, Inc
- **Location:** Columbia, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $168,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Information Management, Software Requirements Analysis
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/aa3e3529-b061-47e0-a578-659dcb7fa78b

## About the Role

* TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
 * A High School Diploma or GED plus fourteen (14) years of general system engineering experience
OR
A Bachelor's degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus ten (10) years of systems engineering experience
OR
A Master's degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus eight (8) years of systems engineering experience
OR
A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus eight (8) years of systems engineering experience

Candidates are desired to have the following skills:

 * Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives. Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288:
 + Technical Process Area - Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal
 + Project Process Area - Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement
 + Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area - Project Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, Lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management
 + Agreement Process Area - Acquisition and Supply



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