Systems Engineer - Mid to Experienced Level (Maryland)

Systems Engineer

• Mid to Experienced Level (Maryland) Department of Defense Nional Security Agency/Central Security Service Summary As a System Engineer, you will apply your expertise to develop and improve systems and tools th enable intelligence operions, upholding rigorous engineering and scientific standards.

With opportunities spanning cybersecurity, engineering, computer science, and more, you will utilize your skills to drive innovion and make a meaningful impact in protecting the nion. Learn more about this agency Summary As a System Engineer, you will apply your expertise to develop and improve systems and tools th enable intelligence operions, upholding rigorous engineering and scientific standards. With opportunities spanning cybersecurity, engineering, computer science, and more, you will utilize your skills to drive innovion and make a meaningful impact in protecting the nion. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/29/2026 to 05/09/2026 Salary $105,262

• $192,764 per year Pay scale & grade GG 11
• 14 Locion many vacancies in the following locion: Fort Meade, MD Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0132 Intelligence Supervisory stus No Security clearance Top Secret Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk Trust determinion process Nional security Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number 1256228 Control number 867890100 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help As a Systems Engineer (SE) with the Nional Security Agency, you will help shape the future of nional security systems by designing, integring, and optimizing complex technologies th directly affect mission outcomes. In this challenging environment, innovion and critical thinking are essential as you work to safeguard the nion's most sensitive informion through cutting edge solutions. Our SEs collabore with system architects, mission customers, and key stakeholders to guide technical direction, ensuring projects meet operional requirements and align with stregic priorities.

Key responsibilities include:

• System Design and Integrion:

  Spearhead the development of system architectures, ensuring seamless integrion and functionality across diverse plforms.

• Project Leadership:

  Lead cross-functional teams through the full project lifecycle, from concept through delivery. You will manage project timelines, budgets, and quality metrics to ensure mission success.

• Technical Oversight:

  Provide expert guidance on technical issues and oversee the implemention of engineering best practices to enhance system reliability and performance.

• Risk Management:

  Identify and mitige technical risks through thorough analysis and proactive planning. Your insights crucial in maintaining the resiliency of our systems.

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Mentoring and Collaborion:

Foster a collaborive and continuous improvement environment through mentoring junior engineers and promoting knowledge-sharing within the team. Valuable expertise in fields like cybersecurity, SIGINT, electrical or computer engineering, physics, computer science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, network architecture, IT infrastructure, and hybrid communicions leveraged to drive the development of next-generion technologies, tackling the nion's toughest challenges and supporting NSA's global mission. Risk and mitigion management is also a critical aspect for our system engineers who will have oversight on system security, particularly in a Zero Trust environment, reliability, resiliency, da integrity, compliance, regulions, operional efficiency, and user experience. Requirements Help Conditions of employment All applicants and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with Executive Order 12564. Qualificions

FULL PERFORMANCE

With an Engineering degree, entry is with a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 1 year of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree and no experience. OR, with a degree in a relevant technical field (for example, computer science, mhemics, or physics), entry is with a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Master's or Doctoral degree plus 1 year of relevant experience. SENIOR Entry is with a Bachelor's degree plus 7 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree plus 3 years of relevant experience. Educion The qualificions listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position. Degree must be in either Engineering or a relevant technical field (for example, computer science, mhemics, or physics). For all of the above degrees, if program is not ABET accredited, it must include specified coursework.

• Specified coursework includes courses in differential and integral calculus and 5 of the following 18 areas: (a) stics or dynamics, (b) strength of merials/stress-strain relionships, (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics, (d) thermodynamics, (e) electromagnetic fields, (f) nure and properties of merials/reling particle and aggrege structure to properties, (g) solid ste electronics, (h) microprocessor applicions, (i) computer systems, (j) signal processing, (k) digital design, (l) systems and control theory, (m) circuits or generalized circuits, (n) communicion systems, (o) power systems, (p) computer networks, (q) software development, (r) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, he transfer, or soil mechanics.

Relevant experience must be in engineering systems over their lifecycle (for example, conception, design & development, testing, production, distribution/deployment, operion, maintenance & support, decommissioning). Additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Technical knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Cybersecurity, SIGINT, telecommunicions, computer science, da management and processing.
• Knowledge of system network architectures, frameworks, and enterprise standards.

Expert-level knowledge of:

• System design, Architecture, Integrion Familiarity with systems engineering practices and concepts, including:
• Experience with systems engineering principles and methodologies
• Technology/system readiness assessment
• Modeling and simulion
• Security design engineering
• Test evaluion and integrion Certificions
• Systems Engineering (e.

g.

DAWIA, INCOSE

) is beneficial

• DAWIA certificion is required to be obtained within two years Benefits Help A career with the U.

S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help https://apply.intelligencecareers.gov/job-description/1256228 If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help It is important to review and note the minimum qualificions, as only those applicants who meet the required qualificions contacted to continue the employment process. Please popule the resume tool to showcase any relevant work experience and educion reled to the position and answer any applicable screening questions. Informion collected used to determine eligibility, and failure to provide accure informion may result in disqualificion for this position. Agency contact informion NSA POC Phone 1-844-424-4737 intelcareers@nsa.

gov Next steps https:

//apply.intelligencecareers.gov/job-description/1256228 Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help https://apply.intelligencecareers.gov/job-description/1256228 If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help It is important to review and note the minimum qualificions, as only those applicants who meet the required qualificions contacted to continue the employment process. Please popule the resume tool to showcase any relevant work experience and educion reled to the position and answer any applicable screening questions. Informion collected used to determine eligibility, and failure to provide accure informion may result in disqualificion for this position. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion NSA POC Phone 1-844-424-4737 intelcareers@nsa.

gov Next steps https:

//apply.intelligencecareers.gov/job-description/1256228 Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/29/2026 to 05/09/2026 Salary $105,262

• $192,764 per year Pay scale & grade GG 11
• 14 Locion many vacancies in the following locion: Fort Meade, MD Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 1256228 Control number 867890100