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XMSTART

Systems Engineer

Washington
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · Washington

Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.

Open. First seen 23 October 2026.

About the role

XMSTART is looking to add an experienced and strategic full-time SE to our team, at NRL in Washington, D.C. This position is 100% onsite.

The SE will be required to perform high-level experimental prototyping of system-to-user analytical processes. The SI will provide guidance and support to government customers on all aspects of the systems life cycle including CONOPS development, capturing requirements, working with developers to deliver capability, testing to ensure capabilities meet requirements, transition to operations and operations support.

The candidate should be an experienced system integrator with a strong Intelligence analytic background. The desired candidate should also have experience with data science techniques such as programming languages and or data automation.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

  • End-to-end systems integration prototyping
  • Data automation
  • Providing Systems Engineering Technical Advisor (SETA) and Systems Engineering
  • Integration services with a focus on integration and operations of a complex mission system and supporting IT infrastructure
  • Working with the team leads, program managers, and acquisition professionals to validate an acquisition strategy and its ability to support a technically feasible outcome that meets the customer’s needs
  • Integrating new systems and initiatives in support of customer’s requirements based off user’s operational needs
  • Understanding system-to-system interfaces and act as an Integrator
  • Assisting in preparation of presentations and reports
  • Monitoring system and segment schedules, and recognizing dependencies
  • Identifying risks and opportunities

Requirements

  • Junior: A technical degree: 5 to 7 years with BS/BA or 3 to 5 years with MS/MA or 2 years with PhD
  • Mid- A technical degree: 10 to 12 years with BS/BA or 8 to 10 years with MS/MA or 5 to 7 years with PhD
  • Senior - A technical degree: Over 15 years with BS/BA or 10 to 12 years with MS/MA or 8 to 10 years with PhD
  • An active TS/SCI with Poly
  • Extensive Intelligence Analytic experience
  • Experience as a System Engineer or System Integrator
  • Experience with data automation analytics
  • Experience with data science techniques and programming languages
  • Experience with Collection Management and Multi-INT Systems
  • Extensive experience with NRO Enterprise software applications

Desired Skills:

  • JEMA
  • Data Science: Python, SQL, R, JavaScript, HTML, XML, JSON, KML, jupyter notebook, Analyst notebook, API’s, Geoserver, ArcGIS Feature Services, WMS, WFS
  • IC analytic tools: FADE MIST, bodhi, chatsurfer, Sentient, Clairvoyant, Mission Presenter

The team: SC's HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 4 open in SC's. 1 was posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in October: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.

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Salary context

80 other open postings titled Systems Engineer state a salary: median USD 120,000 to USD 181,959 a year.

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