SW Systems Engineer

Location: Reston, VA; Posted: 2026-09-28; Job ID: 2617322

About the role

We are seeking a high energy, detail oriented and organized Software Systems Engineer to support the design and maintenance of a complex, large-scale software and infrastructure, bridging the gap between low-level system software development and the high-level architecture. This position is on-site on Reston, VA.

Responsibilities

• System Design: Support the design and implementation of scalable, reliable software modules and integrated cloud infrastructure in Cameo/Magic Draw environment in both SysML and UML.
• Interoperability & Integration: Enable seamless data exchange, communication, and synchronization across platforms, cloud environments, and third-party services.
• Cross-Domain Integration: Ensure software interacts efficiently with systems, databases, and external interfaces.
• Requirements Traceability: Link system requirements directly to software components, functional allocations, and verification test constructs.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders, senior engineers, product managers, and development teams to align technical roadmaps with organizational objectives.
• Governance & Standards: Draft and maintain governance processes, compliance frameworks, and interface definitions to guide ongoing development across all component systems.
• Troubleshooting & Optimization: Diagnose and resolve complex root-cause failures across multiple layers (code, firmware, network, and storage).
• DevOps & Automation: Deploy applications via CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks.

Qualifications

Typical education and experience: Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience. Must be a US Citizen with TS/SCI clearance. Years of professional experience in software and systems engineering in Agile development environments, and robust hands-on expertise in MBSE tools and methodologies.

Skills

• MBSE tools and methodologies
• SysML and UML modeling
• Cameo/Magic Draw environment