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# System Engineer III

- **Company:** VTG LLC
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $135,000.0 - $185,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Network Interface Controllers, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Modeling Language, DODAF
- **Published:** September 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9162854/system-engineer-iii

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Business, or related field; Masters Preferred
 * 10+ years of experience.
 * Experience serving as a lead/architect on complex integrated systems in mission environments.
 * MBSE/SysML and architecture framework proficiency (DoDAF) and familiarity with formal review processes (SRR/PDR/CDR).
 * Relevant certifications (e.g., INCOSE ASEP/CSEP, AWS/Azure, Security+), as appropriate to the SOW.
 * Preferred Qualifications: Experience serving as a lead/architect on complex integrated systems in mission environments, MBSE/SysML and architecture framework proficiency (DoDAF), and familiarity with formal review processes (SRR/PDR/CDR).

## Description

VTG is looking for System Engineers in Chantilly, VA. The Systems Engineer III performs systems engineering tasks with limited supervision, translating mission needs into system requirements and engineering products. Coordinates across stakeholders to maintain technical alignment, supports design trade studies, and ensures requirements are verifiable and traceable through implementation and test.

What will you do?

 * Lead systems engineering approach across lifecycle: requirements strategy, architecture, interfaces, integration, verification, and technical baseline management.
 * Own/oversee development of key systems engineering products (e.g., system requirements, interface control documentation, architecture packages, technical plans).
 * Drive cross-functional technical integration, resolving design conflicts and ensuring alignment across software, infrastructure, cyber, data, and test.
 * Lead technical reviews and decision forums; develop trade studies and recommend solution paths based on cost/schedule/risk/performance.
 * Establish and enforce requirements quality standards (measurable, testable, traceable) and manage impacts of change requests.
 * Mentor junior/mid engineers and implement engineering best practices to improve quality and delivery predictability.
 * Provide technical input for program reporting, risk management, and customer briefings.


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