GEOINT Systems Engineer

FTS International, LLC (FTS) is committed to providing the Federal Government with quality consultants and support. To ensure mission success we focus on putting our customers first while minimizing corporate bureaucracy on our staff. We provide Subject Matter Experts (SME) free of Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) focused on independent analysis and mission support services within the disciplines of Engineering, Counter Terrorism Operations, Management, Information Technology, Signals Analysis, Administration, Cyber Security and Linguistics.

FTS has an opportunity for a GEOINT Systems Engineer in Chantilly, VA.

The GEOINT Systems Engineer will support capability and solution definition for future space systems through various system readiness events and independent review teams.

Responsibilities

• Support capability and solution definition for future space systems through various system readiness events and independent review teams
• Facilitate Integrated Product Teams (IPT's) and Engineering working groups that will review and assess the maturity of engineering Artifacts, CONOPS, Interfaces, and Architecture products
• Support space, ground, and enterprise teams developing architecture and requirement baselines, establishing and assessing mission capabilities, assessing system and segment schedule and risks, and supporting test and verification strategy
• Daily interaction with the customer and supporting contractors and follow customer standards and processes as the program matures through the life cycle
• Provide project management support with short turn-around projects; development of requirements, project plans, needs assessment, and transition planning
• Assist in the creation of quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics
• Ensure requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods
• Assess performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures
• Participate in design reviews of to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation
• Coordinate Technical Exchange Meetings (TEM)
• Participate in the adoption of MBSE in both customer and company domains
• Apply the principles of MBSE to major system acquisitions in the GEOINT domain
• Assess engineering artifacts and develop models of mission systems using a MBSE tool suite that includes DOORS Next Generation, Cameo and other COTS tools
• Facilitate and/or participate in collaborative meetings between the GEOINT space system subject matter experts (SMEs) and MBSE and SysML experts to identify and implement modeling solutions

Required Skills/Qualifications

• TS/SCI with polygraph
• BS/BA degree
• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Strong Systems Engineering background with a focus on core systems engineering processes in support of end-to-end mission and services closure
• Demonstrated experience in Systems Engineering area(s) including but not limited to Requirements Engineering, Systems Integration, Risk, Issue, and Opportunity (RIO)
• Domain knowledge of customer's mission capabilities (to include any combination of GEOINT, COMM, SIGINT, and Multi-INT domains) and overall space and ground architecture
• Experience in supporting Requirements Engineering, CONOPS development, and system integration to accommodate End to End Systems Engineering
• Experience identifying user needs and gaps, identifying potential solutions, and assessing/analyzing alternatives
• Demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems to further organizational goals
• Commitment to understand, recognize, respect, and operate effectively within various SETA, Federally Funded Research and Development (FFRDC), and Governmental lines of authority
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills and the ability to lead/support multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to support the customer's needs, clearly communicate (orally & written) ideas, work autonomously

Desired Skills/Qualifications

• Experience with industry MBSE tools and modeling methodologies to successfully produce systems engineering models
• Experience using Confluence and Jira tools
• Experience with Agile Development, SAFE Agile system development methods
• Knowledge and practical application of UML/SysML modeling languages and experience applying this common structure to an MBSE solution
• Understand how system requirements, design, analysis, verification, and validation activities are enabled by MBSE across the digital thread (the engineering lifecycle). Foundational to MBSE are tools, technologies, and methodologies that can collectively be called digital engineering
• OCSMP Level 1, 2, or 3 certifications

FTS International, LLC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.