Systems Engineer - Air Traffic Management

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• At least 4 years of relevant systems engineering experience, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing system and subsystem requirements and formal specifications, including System/Subsystem Specifications (SSS) and/or Software Requirements Specifications (SRS).
• Experience in a structured or formal systems engineering lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS or comparable platforms.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methods and modeling or design tools.
• Experience translating user stories, operational needs, or customer requirements into detailed, testable technical requirements.
• Experience with requirements traceability, design decisions, system integration, and verification activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to contribute to requirements reviews, technical working groups, design discussions, and customer meetings, and to communicate effectively across engineering teams, leadership, and external customers.
• Must meet applicable U.S. person requirements for the program and be able to obtain and maintain eligibility for a government security investigation and access to classified information, if required.
• Preferred: Experience in Flight Data Processing, Air Traffic Management, Air Traffic Control, aviation, or airspace modernization programs, including work with the FAA, NATS, an Air Navigation Service Provider, or a similar organization.
• Preferred: Familiarity with SAFe or Agile methods, including Program Increment planning, and with configuration or document management platforms such as Windchill and SharePoint.
• Preferred: Experience with Computer-Human Interface design, workflows, prototypes, or mock-ups; software development lifecycles; database design and analysis; and complex, highly available, safety- or mission-critical systems.
• Preferred: Experience with international customers or programs, particularly UK NATS or similar environments, or applying AI and machine-learning tools to systems engineering workflows.

Responsibilities:

• Support a complex, mission-critical air traffic management modernization program as a Systems Engineer.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance in developing and reviewing systems engineering work products.
• Help modernize air traffic control capabilities, including the exchange and processing of electronic flight data.
• Act as a technical liaison between internal engineering teams and external customers.
• Lead and facilitate requirements reviews, technical working groups, and customer discussions.
• Translate operational concepts, user stories, and customer needs into clear system and software requirements.
• Develop and maintain system/subsystem specifications, software requirements specifications, systems models, design artifacts, use cases, and technical documentation.
• Support Computer-Human Interface design, including requirements, workflows, and interface mock-ups.
• Work with customers to address questions about requirements, use cases, human-system interactions, and technical design decisions.
• Identify technical risks, opportunities, dependencies, and issues, and coordinate mitigation and resolution plans.
• Analyze complex engineering challenges and develop practical, cost-effective solutions.
• Collaborate with software development, integration, test, architecture, and other engineering teams throughout the system lifecycle.
• Contribute to user-interface framework design, including client- and server-side components, and support application database and system-interface analysis and design.
• Maintain requirements traceability and alignment among customer needs, requirements, design, and verification activities.

Technologies:

• AI
• Cloud
• IBM
• Support
• Machine Learning
• NATS
• Security
• SharePoint
• DevSecOps

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We are a technology consulting and cloud solutions organization serving government and commercial clients with secure, highly available, mission-critical systems. Our teams work across cloud strategy, cybersecurity, systems integration, data engineering, machine learning, AI, disaster recovery, and enterprise infrastructure, with a collaborative culture focused on innovation, continuous learning, and technical excellence. This Systems Engineer role supports modernization of the UK National Air Traffic Services (NATS) Flight Data Processing system, helping deliver a reliable replacement integrated with the existing NATS ecosystem. The position is based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with a hybrid arrangement of approximately 50% remote work. The salary range is $140,000–$170,000 per year, and our client offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, professional development, and a supportive, people-first workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and provide an inclusive work environment.

last updated 43 week of 2026