Systems Engineer Job Listing at SPA in Alexandria, VA (Job ID 2025-19614)

Description

Qualifications

Required:

• U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and retain a DHS Suitability and/or CBP Background Investigation.
• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience providing acquisition management and systems engineering expertise in a Federal consulting environment (preferably at a DHS Component).
• Possess understanding of the DHS or DoD SELC and DHS Management Directive 102-01, DoD 5000, and Federal Acquisition Institute guidelines and acquisition support for complex system acquisitions.

Desired:

• Master's degree with Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP).
• Active CBP Background Investigation/Suitability and Top Secret clearance.
• Digital Engineering (DE) and Modeling and Simulation (M&S) experience in acquisitions.

Provide support and technical assistance across systems engineering and acquisition lifecycles for all acquisition program levels. Support planning, implementation, and execution of systems engineering activities. Perform requirements development and System Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) planning, technical reviews, and technical activities throughout program lifecycles. Develop models of systems processes, simulations, analyses, and reporting supporting program decisions and enterprise-level strategic directives and initiatives. Prepare and present recommendations to a variety of audiences including scientific professionals, non-technical senior leadership, and equipment end-users. Support Test and Evaluation (T&E) lifecycle processes and deliverables (including Operational T&E) and develop, advise, and test new approaches and theories. Perform integrated Logistics and Sustainment (L&S) lifecycle activities across policy, planning, implementation, assessments, workforce development, technical assistance, training, and asset management. Execute planning, tool development, and integration and generation of artifacts to expedite program and enterprise efforts. Generate and review policy, process, and procedural documents to support efficient execution of tasks; provide input into agency-wide acquisition policy and support workforce development.