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Senior Systems Engineer

Strategic ACI · Alexandria, VA, US

Spotted 4d agoPart-time

Job details

Employment
Part-time
Level
Senior
Experience
20+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Posted
Nov 9, 2026
Last confirmed open
Nov 9, 2026
Job function
Software/Internet/AI › System Reliability & Security › Systems Engineer
Job description

About this role

Job Description

Strategic ACI is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to support our customer in Alexandria, VA.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure requirements align with government directives regarding future expeditionary ground station objectives.
  • Foster productive cross-functional relationships with employees, contractors and 3rd party vendors/entities to ensure customer-focused results.
  • Develop plans, analysis, and designs for multipurpose, SIGINT and geospatially enabled systems that support future expeditionary space ground station prototyping.
  • Design customer implementation strategies that support future expeditionary space ground station systems integration with currently operational system architectures.
  • Analyze, develop and communicate recommendations to the customer regarding the future design of the system and network architectures, ensuring optimal systems operations assessments during integration and test events.
  • Conduct comprehensive risk assessments, document data and process flows, identify resource requirements for primary resources, secondary resources, ancillary systems, personnel, facilities, and communication.
  • Conduct applied research/advanced development of tactical GEOINT capabilities.
  • Utilize knowledge and skills in geospatial applications; in remote sensing; in the use of computers for digital image and GIS processing, analysis, visualization and/or digital cartographic techniques.
  • Develop, use and field Army Geospatial Intelligence exploitation systems and architectures.
  • Work with imagery collection, exploitation and dissemination systems and methods.
  • Work with DoD acquisition management and planning processes.
  • Qualifications:Required: Active TS/SCI Clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering field or related discipline.
  • 20+ years of experience in a related field (GEOINT, systems engineering, intelligence, aerospace, satellite communications, mathematics, etc.).
  • Fundamental systems engineering/analysis skill sets and competencies.
  • Experience in process engineering, improvement, and process workflow.
  • Ability to develop and present effective technical presentations.
  • Experience in Microsoft Office applications, graphic/visual diagram editing.

Desired

Understanding of GEOINT collection and processing methods.

Working knowledge of satellite communication architectures.

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About Strategic ACI

Strategic ACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of Strategic ACI not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.

This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination. Applicants can learn more about the company’s status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal EEO is the Law poster.

Why choose a career with Strategic ACI?

Strategic ACI believes that our greatest asset is our employees. Our goal is not to meet our staff’s expectations, but to exceed them. Competitive salaries, work-life balance, industry leading benefits packages, and family first values are at the core of Strategic ACI’s culture.

Where benefits meet your needs

Competitive salary

100% benefits paid (Includes: Health, Dental, and Vision premiums) for all full-time employees, and their families

401(k) with 5% match vested at day one

PTO – 3 weeks and 3 days per year, increasing at 5 years service

11 Company Paid Holidays (aligned with Federal Government)

Long term/Short term disability

1.5x salary Life Insurance

$100 per month Cellular Device and IT Resource Benefit

$6,000 Cash in Lieu of Benefits per year, if employee is insured elsewhere

Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 per year for college or professional certifications

Retirement Savings 401(k) Contribution - Annually calculated as percentage of salary

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