Systems Engineer

Orchard•Chantilly, VA

12d•$82,500 - $170,500•Onsite

About The Position

@Orchard is actively supporting a proposal expected to be awarded in Fall 2026 for a Virginia client in the Intelligence Sector. We are seeking individuals with the necessary skills, experience, and clearance to sign a letter of intent to join the team once the program is awarded. This is an exceptional opportunity to join one of our clients, a leader in the IC space with exceptional benefits and opportunities for advancement. We are seeking Systems Engineers with a national space enterprise and ground systems engineering background to work with clients in supporting the future ground architecture. The selected candidate will provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services on-site in Chantilly, VA. As there are multiple levels for this position, your experience will determine where you are placed.

Requirements

An Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Counter-Intelligence Polygraph
Bachelor's OR Master's degree in STEM
Knowledge of Agile Project Management methodologies
Knowledge in the Systems Engineering discipline with experience in traditional functions such as risk management, requirements management, configuration management, schedule management, or testing.
Experience working on space and ground programs from architecture-definition documentation (ADD/CONOPS) through requirements derivation and allocation, performance metric generation and assessment, test case development, and requirement closure tracing.
Ability to facilitate commonality within the enterprise by defining, architecting, and integrating a multi-INT, multi-sensor, and multi-nodal processing capability.
Ability to problem-solve in a rapidly changing environment and interface with the customer daily
Background/knowledge in National space and ground systems.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the IC and NRO enterprise architecture, DOD's space architecture, and translation of Statement of Capabilities and Enterprise Capability Document line items to CONOPs and architectures
Experience developing, editing, and updating system architecture and CONOPs documentation as the system mission model matures
Knowledge of Electro-optical, RADAR, SIGINT, Communications, Mission Management, and Mission processing systems supporting space and ground architecture
Experience in generating and codifying inter-segment and inter-system interface requirements for major space mission ground systems
Working knowledge of SAFe Agile or similar agile processes and JIRA and Confluence tools
Certified in one or more of the following: INCOSE (or DAWIA equivalent), OMG Systems Modeler, Agile, Project Management, MBSE
Experience with RDNG/DOORs requirements database management/repository, Rhapsody, SysML applications, Confluence, Jira, or JSMART
Understand how system requirements, design, analysis, verification and validation activities are enabled by MBSE across the digital thread (the engineering lifecycle)
Be able to travel

Responsibilities

Serve as program support to the government Program Manager (PM) with responsibility for technical knowledge of the assigned teams and programs/projects
Provide technical guidance and recommendations related to the integration of National Systems-based capabilities
Will engage with the national and tactical communities to collaboratively design, document, validate, and deliver architectures, systems, and innovative ground capabilities in support of the national space architecture
Will research, gather, and write formal requirements, translate those requirements into user stories and statements of work
Will provide schedule, requirements, configuration, and risk management support; and validation, verification, and test support
Will support Agile-based program management and implementation of a model-based Systems Engineering approach
Lead IPT meetings and review process boards to include, but not limited to, ERBs, CCBs, SRRs, CDRs, PDRs, and PMRs
Support the PM in multiple areas, which include systems and mission engineering; system integration; program management; acquisition support; analytic support; technical analysis; user requirement management/development; architecture; and customer outreach and support
Serve as a technical expert in their assigned area
Other responsibilities include administrative and technical support to the Government leadership team, internal cross-coordination, external mission partners, and other DoD/IC customers
Track and respond to office tasking, build and present program briefings, and update project schedules and calendars.