Systems Engineer

Markon

Rhapsody Systems Engineer supporting future Intelligence Community missions by guiding engineering teams. Responsibilities include model-based systems engineering, solution development, and system integration.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeSpringfield • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the government in requirements engineering, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), solutions development, system integration, reliability, and maintainability across the NSG, ASG, and Federal Agencies
Develop, maintain, and manage system models using IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody (Rhapsody) to support system architecture, requirements traceability, behavior modeling, and design analysis
Support the planning, analysis, and traceability of user requirements, ensuring alignment between operational needs, system architectures, and model-based engineering artifacts
Support the translation of mission and customer requirements into scalable and high-performance system capabilities through the application of MBSE methodologies and SysML/UML modeling techniques
Contribute to system architecture development by analyzing and allocating requirements across integrated IT systems and corresponding Rhapsody models
Develop and maintain system, functional, behavioral, and interface models to support architecture definition, system design, and stakeholder communication
Support system integration efforts, ensuring seamless interoperability across platforms, services, technologies, and System-of-Systems environments
Conduct in-depth technical assessments, including Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Courses of Action (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Evaluations using model-based approaches where applicable
Support strategic technical planning, architecture governance, and risk management aligned with government and agency objectives
Ensure consistency and traceability between requirements, architecture products, design artifacts, verification activities, and system models throughout the systems engineering lifecycle

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical/scientific field
Experience with the NGA, or highly related geospatial systems engineering
Demonstrated experience applying Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies and best practices
6-12 Years of Experience for Mid-Level, 12-18 Years of Experience for Senior-Level, 18+ Years of Experience for Expert-Level
Proven experience working within government environments, preferably within the Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD)
Experience developing and maintaining system models using IBM Rhapsody
Experience using SysML and/or UML to develop operational, behavioral, structural, and interface models
Experience establishing and maintaining requirements traceability between stakeholder needs, system requirements, architecture products, and verification activities
Experience supporting the Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) through model-based engineering practices

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
401(k) match
Flexible Spending Accounts
EAP
Training and Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
Holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

requirements engineeringmodel-based systems engineeringsystem integrationreliabilitymaintainabilitySysMLUMLarchitecture definitionbehavior modelingdesign analysis

Soft Skills

stakeholder communicationstrategic technical planningrisk managementanalysistraceability

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Systems EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Information Technology