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Systems Engineer

Bigbear.ai
Columbia, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 4/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/22/2026
Overview

BigBear.ai is seeking a hiring a Systems Engineer to apply systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement. Interact with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts, communicate with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives, responsible for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288:
Technical Process Area - Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation,
Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal; Project Process Area - Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement; Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area - Project Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, Lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management; Agreement Process Area - Acquisition and Supply.


What you will do

  • Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of a work product in Technical Process Areas associated with the ISO/IEC 15288.
  • Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of multiple work products in Project and/or Technical Process Areas associated with any of the ISO/IEC 15288 processes.
  • Assist in performing systems engineering activities in the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
  • Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
  • Develop and deliver a work product in any of the ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas.
  • Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products of either the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
  • Independently analyze, and recommend alternatives for elements of project's technical design.
  • Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products in each of the ISO/IEC 15288 Project and Technical Process Areas.
  • Supervise or coordinate the work of other contractor engineers or technicians on a project.
  • Analyze and propose appropriate engineering standards and processes for a project.
  • Assist in conducting an evaluation to determine its suitability for project implementation.
  • Assist in developing a new or innovative approach to a technical or engineering issue.

What you need to have

Clearance: Must possess and maintain and active TS/SCI w/Poly

  • Bachelor's degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus ten ( 10) years of systems engineering experience.
    OR a high school diploma or GED plus fourteen (14) years of general systems engineering experience (any process area).
  • Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.

What we'd like you to have

  • Independently analyze, and recommend alternatives for elements of project's technical design.

About BigBear.ai

BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on Bigbear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn: @BigBear.ai and X: @BigBearai.

 

BigBear.ai is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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