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# System Engineer

- **Company:** Cross Timbers Consulting Group, LLC
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $165,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Configuration Management, Signals Intelligence, Information Systems, Network Interface Controllers, E2e Testing, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Vulnerability Management, Information Technology, DODAF
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usd10084a51f34ed65f923356af1406a7d

## About the Role

* Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance
 * 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.

Level 1 Qualifications

 * Seven (7) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.

Level 2 Qualifications

 * Fourteen (14) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.

Level 3 Qualifications

 * Twenty (20) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.

## Description

CTC Group is seeking System Engineers, to analyze user's requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications and analyze system requirements and lead design and development activities.
Locations: Annapolis Junction / Ft. Meade
Responsibilities

 * Lead system and derived requirements development for EMC capabilities, applying secure-by-design principles, and Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) standards to ensure secure, resilient system performance across classified environments.
 * Architect, integrate, and enhance EMC systems by embedding threat-driven security controls, analytics, and detection mechanisms-leveraging methodologies similar to Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), eXtended Detection and Response (XDR), and enterprise-level vulnerability management platforms.
 * Conduct full-spectrum security engineering across EMC system lifecycles, including risk assessment, cybersecurity analysis, and application of the Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503 Risk Management Framework (RMF). Ensure all components meet accreditation, authorization, and sustainment requirements.
 * Perform end-to-end integration, verification, and validation activities identifying security gaps, validating detection efficacy, and driving improvements in system response, mission assurance, and Continuity of Operations (COOP).
 * Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation including System Engineering Plans (SEPs), Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents, ensuring traceability, clarity, and alignment with mission-driven operational and security requirements.
 * Implement rigorous Configuration Management and Change Management processes for EMC systems, ensuring all releases, security modifications, and capability updates are tested, validated, documented, and compliant with NSA/CSS Policy 6-3 and approved change models.
 * Collaborate across Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), cybersecurity stakeholders, analysts, developers, and foreign partner teams to drive secure system deployment, support prototype development, refine detection and monitoring approaches, and enhance operational readiness of SIGINT and RF collection platforms.


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