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Senior SIGINT Systems Engineer

United States, Chantilly · Job Posted December 20, 2025
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Arcfield is seeking a senior SIGINT Systems Engineer to help us guide new SIGINT programs as they evolve to commercial trends like Agile development, Cloud migration, Automation techniques (AI/ML), and streamlined DevOps deployments to support our users in operations. You will be a technical member of a dynamic systems engineering team that informs the Government Program Management Office of the successes and challenges of the SIGINT systems as well as provide recommendations for modifications and future evolutions.

Job Responsibility

  • Coordinate CONOPS development for SIGINT mission planning and scheduling systems
  • Develop architecture products
  • Write and translate requirements into Epics/Features based on emerging customer needs
  • Understand system-to-system interfaces and act as an Integrator
  • Evaluate system designs and trade-space proposed and implemented by our developers while working in coordination with the acquisition offices
  • Assess developer performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures
  • Monitor system and segment schedules, recognize dependencies in either MS Project or Jira equivalent scheduling tool
  • Facilitate the identification and tracking of risks, issues, and opportunities
  • Facilitate readiness, release planning events, and demonstrations in support of system and acquisition-level sprints and increments
  • Review Request for Changes (RFCs) and identify impacts
  • author RFCs for the customer
  • Support Agile and DevSecOps automated test and verification (VV&T)
  • Integrate new systems and initiatives in support of expanded SIGINT mission planning and scheduling capabilities, work directly with our developers and users in operations
  • Participate in studies looking at the future generation of SIGINT capabilities spanning the next decade
  • Flexible to deal with changing priorities and handles ADHOC taskings from the government customers
  • Support government acquisition lifecycle (drafting SOWs, evaluating ECPs, etc)

Requirements

  • Must possess and be able to maintain an active Top Secret / SCI Clearance with Polygraph
  • BS w/ 10-12 years of experience, MS w/ 8-10 years of experience, or PhD w/ 5-7 years of experience
  • Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in engineering, physics, or related technical field
  • Commitment to recognize, understand, respect, and operate effectively within various SETA, FFRDC, and Government lines of authority
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills to liaise with technical and non-technical audiences and produce clear, logical, and concise products
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work under only general direction and to independently provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
  • The ability to travel as necessary to satisfy assigned tasks
  • Flexibility to execute additional duties as assigned and learn new areas
  • Familiarity with Agile software development methodology and tools like Confluence and Jira

Nice to have

  • 10 or more years of experience with space/ground aerospace systems engineering/architecting
  • Familiarity with overall SIGINT ground customer, technical familiarity with mission control and/or processing of one or more SIGINT systems
  • Ability to work directly for IC customer and familiarity with that customer’s processes and organization
  • Experience in writing acquisition documentation (to include RFPs, SOWs, CDRLs, requirements, ECPs, etc), participating in government run source selections, providing SETA acquisition support and technical support to a government customer throughout the lifecycle of an acquisition
  • Expertise in mission technical capabilities and system performance analysis and assessment
  • Experience identifying user needs and gaps, identifying potential solutions, and assessing/analyzing alternatives
  • Advanced degrees or certifications in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics
  • Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) / Digital Engineering
  • Experience working with the Federal Government/DoD/IC
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