Systems Engineering Management (SEM) Lead Job at Arcfield in Sully Square

Overview

Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in digital transformation, space mission engineering and launch assurance, miniaturized sensors and satellites, advanced modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, and conventional and hypersonic missile support. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 16 global offices, Arcfield employs more than 1,500 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals with more than 60 years of collective proven experience supporting missions in cyber and space defense, space exploration, hypersonic and nuclear deterrence and warfighter readiness. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Responsibilities

Are you looking to join a company that's mission-focused and innovation-driven? Arcfield provides systems engineering, integration, and digital transformation across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains. Come join our team on a new contract supporting a joint customer Program Office responsible for acquiring the future GEOINT Ground Architecture that will provide the user community with capabilities in a modular, open architecture that provides global, persistent, real-time surveillance and activity-based intelligence information.

As the System Engineering Management (SEM) Lead you will oversee systems engineering efforts within a dynamic, evolving program environment. This role will involve leading a team of systems engineers and other technical professionals to ensure adherence to engineering processes, documentation standards, and mission requirements. The SEM Lead will be instrumental in guiding the program's systems engineering lifecycle and will act as a key point of coordination across various functional areas, ensuring successful delivery of technical capabilities. This position is critical in supporting the overall mission objectives of the program and requires a strong leader with the ability to manage both the technical and strategic aspects of systems engineering. Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Leadership and Team Management :

Serve as the lead for a cluster of systems engineers, including requirements engineers, risk analysts, and schedulers.

Ensure adherence to established engineering review board (ERB) processes.

Collaborate with program managers, solution epic owners, and thread architects to align engineering efforts with long-term program goals and vision (e.g., 2035 strategic vision).

Identify and implement best practices to improve systems engineering workflows, processes, and outcomes.

Communicate technical and strategic updates to division leadership and program stakeholders.

This position offers an opportunity to contribute to mission-critical systems within a forward-looking and innovative organization. The ideal candidate will have a technical mindset, a collaborative spirit, and a passion for driving solutions that enhance performance and meet mission objectives.

Qualifications

Required

Strongly Desired Skills :

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.

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