Senior SIGINT Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2615512

Location: Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-08-11

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

The Senior SIGINT Systems Engineer is a member of a high performing team supporting the customer Chief Engineer by providing expert advice and performing activities and tasks necessary to define and implement an innovative future SIGINT space architecture in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The Senior SIGINT Systems Engineer supports the development of overhead SIGINT architectures and integration of new capabilities, including requirements definition, CONOPS development, systems engineering and integration, and system of systems end-to-end verification, validation, and test to meet compelling national security needs. Provides expert advice and manages systems engineering processes and implementation for SIGINT-developed collection systems, including space vehicle and associated ground command and control elements.

Job Description

Manage and develop requirements from higher level Enterprise governing documents to the Segment level

Support transition of specification management activities into an appropriately scoped and purposed MBSE framework

Understand MBSE model development in support of systems engineering objectives and program milestones

Identify and assess segment-level impacts of new capabilities, including across specification, internal and external interfaces, and facilitate integration into the current program baseline

Support development of SIGINT-level architectures and integration of new capabilities

Support customer in CONOP development

Coordinate with other acquisition offices to ensure "end to end" acquisitions that reflect sound systems engineering practices.

Support customer design review, providing technical insight to evaluate developer design

Manage external interface definition and coordination of changes with external stakeholders and developer

Review acquisition documentation required for a competitive source selection to ensure compliance with system-level requirements

Support processes to track and report progress on enterprise level actions.

Review artifacts and briefings in support of critical oversight reviews to include NRO Acquisition Board (NAB), Acquisition Strategy Councils (ASC), Contract Review Panels (CRP), and Quarterly Program Reviews (QPR).

Provide technical insight to evaluations of developer proposals

Review complex technical design documentation and provide formal and informal feedback to the COTR and other customer personnel.

Liaise with mission analysis and technical requirements teams to ensure completeness across the acquisition.

Develop and coordinate strategic, executive communications, and decision briefings in support of customer priorities, acquisitions, and missions

Support evaluation of developer proposals

Support customer design reviews, providing technical insight to evaluate developer design effectiveness and maturity

Support the customer Chief Architect and Chief of Outreach as required

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Education

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

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) with at least 8 years of relevant experience

Understanding of DOD/IC satellite systems and architectures

Understanding of overhead SIGINT collection missions

Experience in DOD/IC acquisition and program management processes

Experience in system and/or enterprise level systems engineering (SE) across the life-cycle of complex space and ground acquisition processes.

Ability to work collaboratively with personnel from multiple functions and at all levels of the customer organization to deliver results; strong networking, interpersonal, customer service skills, team building and problem-solving skills with an ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment

Excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience developing executive level briefings, white papers, and correspondence

Excellent organizational skills, ability to plan, track and maintain due dates for multiple taskers and products

Strong attention to detail

Demonstrated sustained superior performance

Available to travel domestically

Desired Attributes

Advanced degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math)

At least 13 years of relevant experience

At least 7 years of NRO/Intelligence Community experience

Prior SIGINT mission and/or acquisition experience

Familiarity with the NRO's systems engineering practices

Experience with digital engineering and model-based systems engineering and associated tools

Experience with the development, integration, and test of software-intensive systems

Experience with Agile software development methodologies and tools (e.g., JIRA)

Clearance

Target salary range: $200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.