Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Experience Level: Mid‑Level Systems Engineering
We are seeking a System Engineer (SE) to support the development, integration, and delivery of complex systems within a structured engineering framework. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, cross‑disciplinary coordination experience, and the ability to translate mission requirements into actionable engineering solutions.
Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure production systems align with established architectures (e.g., DoDAF, SOA).
Contribute to systems engineering documentation, including:
System Engineering Plans
Initial Capabilities Documents
Requirements Specifications
Interface Control Documents
Assist in developing system and functional requirements and allocating them across hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
Coordinate resolution of action items from CCB meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews requiring cross‑discipline collaboration.
Participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to design new capabilities, considering development and operational constraints.
Allocate real‑time process budgets and error budgets to system and subsystem components.
ND + 19 years of relevant experience OR
BS + 14 years of relevant experience
Circuit‑Switched and Mobile Telephony signaling, networks, and systems, including audio encoding/decoding (7+ years).
Experience with communications protocols such as GSM, CDMA, 5G, HTS, and associated community tools.
Application development for IPv4/IPv6 packet‑switched networks (L2/L3), including VOIP protocols, VPN technologies, and encapsulation methods.
Use of digital forensics tools, including Wireshark.
Deep understanding of the OSI network stack, layers 2–7.
Experience with protocol stacks for data transfer, including:
Routing protocols
Encapsulation
Tunneling
Encryption
Legacy protocols (e.g., SONET)