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Senior Systems Engineer – DoD AI Program

Overall Assignment Description: The DoD AI Program Office leads the integration of AI capabilities into the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG). This role ensures the end-to-end engineering and integration of AI-driven solutions, overseeing the development of systems infrastructure, including hardware and software implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Lead requirements engineering, solutions development, and systems integration across NSG, ASG, and Federal Agencies.

• Provide technical planning, scheduling, reliability, and resiliency analysis for enterprise AI solutions.

• Support requirements traceability, architecture analysis, and workflow optimization, including cloud service capabilities.

• Advise on solution design modifications based on evolving mission requirements and technology advancements.

• Conduct Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Action (CoA) assessments, Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.

• Oversee operational technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, and interface design.

• Lead the integration of Maven across NGA, Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE), and the Intelligence Community (IC).

• Provide technical oversight to Mid- and Junior-level contractor Systems Engineers.

• Demonstrate deep understanding of DIE, NSG, ASG, and NRO enterprises.

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• Education & Experience:

o Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.

o 6+ years of experience in the DoD and/or Intelligence Community.

o 12+ years of experience in government or industry supporting:

• DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBE Process, or

• Systems engineering for large, complex System of Systems or Service-Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments.

• Technical Expertise:

o Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle and SAFe development.

o 6+ years of experience working with Department of Defense Architectural Framework (DoDAF) standards.

o Experience working with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

o Proficiency in systems engineering tools and methodologies.

Desired:

• Advanced Education & Certifications:

o Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related STEM field.

o Software Development Framework certification.

• Technical Expertise & Tools:

o Knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), tools, and languages.

o Experience engineering solutions with:

• Cloud-based technologies

• Big Data (structured/unstructured)

• Automation, Augmentation, and Artificial Intelligence

o Expertise in geospatial intelligence and related disciplines.