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Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

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Springfield, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/6/2025
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 Systems Engineer in Springfield, VA. The Systems Engineer will provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services. Responsibilities * Support Chief Engineer and government staff to execute systems engineering and integration (SE&I) activities across customer site and work collaboratively with other customer organizations across the mission enterprise

  • Work with SE&I teams to execute site system engineering process; oversee site processes used to document and manage site baseline to accommodate evolving mission needs
  • Collaborate with System Program Offices (SPO), local operations teams, and other Government Agencies to integrate various GEOINT space missions into a ground-based architecture; ensure the delivering organization understands site integration needs and processes
  • Assist in developing standards, processes and procedures, and operations & maintenance plans; review and evaluate technical documentation (e.g. RFCs, CONOPS, requirements; issues and risks, etc.)
  • Represent government's interests at various forums; provide analysis and recommendations to multiple government customers
  • Serve as liaison between GPOC and internal/external organizational project managers to guide and monitor progress
  • Occasional CONUS travel Required Skills/Qualifications * TS/SCI with polygraph
  • BS STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) in engineering discipline
  • 3 years of relevant experience
  • Expertise in full system engineering life cycle ; from concept, requirements, design & development, to deployment and operational maintenance
  • Experience with project management supporting the delivery, integration, and transition of mission systems and/or mission applications
  • Ability to work independently to support multiple government customers and large, complex projects to address organization's needs throughout system development lifecycle
  • Self-starter, proactively addresses customer requirements without supervision; readily defines solutions for broad, abstract topics
  • Polished communicator (written/verbal), impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment; and comfortable briefing or communicating with senior government managers
  • Strength in collaborating and coordinating with multiple stakeholders -- consensus builder Desired Skills/Qualifications * Real-time operations experience as a SIGINT or GEOINT spacecraft operator, spacecraft engineer, or ground systems operator; familiarity with space operations and policies, ground operations, and system requirements/governance policies FTS International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer - vets/disabled.

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