System Engineer II

About the Role

Noblis ESI is seeking a Systems Engineer II with a national space enterprise and ground systems engineering background to work with our clients in supporting the future ground architecture. The selected candidate will provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services to support our client on-site in Chantilly, VA.

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.
• 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.
• Research, gather, and write formal requirements, then translate those requirements into user stories and statements of work.
• Provide schedule, requirements, configuration, and risk management support; and validation, verification, and test support.
• Support Agile-based program management and implementation of a model-Based Systems Engineering approach.
• Lead IPT meetings and review process boards, including but not limited to ERBs, CCBs, SRRs, CDRs, PDRs, and PMRs.
• Support the PM in multiple areas such as 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 your assigned area.
• Provide administrative and technical support to the Government leadership team, internal cross-coordination, external mission partners, and other DoD/IC customers.

Requirements

• US Citizenship required.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience OR Master's degree and 1 year of experience OR Associate degree and 3 years of experience OR High School/GED Diploma and 6 years of experience.
• Knowledge of Agile Project Management methodologies.
• Knowledge in Systems Engineering discipline with experience in traditional functions such as risk management, requirements management, configuration management, schedule management, or testing.
• Experience working 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.
• Track and respond to office tasking, build and present program briefings, and update project schedules and calendars.
• Background/knowledge in National space and ground systems.

Qualifications (Desired)

• Degree in a BSTEM field.
• 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 a space and ground architecture.
• Experience 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).
• Ability to travel.

About Noblis

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI and Noblis MSD, take on some of the nation’s toughest challenges, delivering advanced solutions to our customers’ most critical missions. We bring together leading scientific, engineering, and management expertise in a culture grounded in objectivity and collaboration, ensuring our work creates lasting impact across federal missions. We work with a broad range of government agencies in the defense, intelligence, and federal civilian sectors.

Why Work at Noblis

At Noblis, we share a passion for excellence and innovation, and we create an environment where people can do meaningful work while maintaining the balance that keeps them energized and fulfilled. We seek out individuals with a natural curiosity and desire to collaborate and learn. We believe our people are our greatest strength, and we consistently seek exceptionally skilled, mission-driven professionals who care deeply about doing work that enriches lives and makes our nation safer.

Benefits

Noblis offers health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category.

Pay

Posted Salary Range: USD $90,700.00 - USD $141,775.00 /Yr. Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full-time status. For part-time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked.