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Systems Engineer

FTS International, LLC
Chantilly, VA Contractor
POSTED ON 12/23/2025 CLOSED ON 1/4/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Systems Engineer position at FTS International, LLC?

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 Chantilly, VA.

The Systems Engineer will design, develop, evaluate and modify end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle.

Responsibilities

  • Generate 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
  • Translate high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower level detailed implementation requirements
  • Establish and coordinate development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development
  • Design interfaces and bring system elements together so they work as a whole
  • Assess performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures
  • Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements
  • Participate in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts
  • Translate high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop lower level detailed requirements
  • Participate in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation
  • Generate system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures
  • Review test plans/procedures and ensure they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements

Required Skills/Qualifications

  • TS/SCI with polygraph
  • BS STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) in engineering discipline
  • 10 years' relevant experience

FTS International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer – vets/disabled.
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