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This role sits within the Chief Architect’s Office, where you will help guide the evolution of the customer’s ground architecture and ensure major system acquisitions deliver against mission needs.\nAs the Ground Systems Engineer you will track deliveries, performance requirements, and integration activities across three major system acquisitions spanning five system program offices, providing the technical and acquisition insight needed to keep complex efforts aligned with enterprise-level architectural direction.You will have the opportunity to shape the implementation of Digital Engineering and support the transformation of GED’s development as a leader in Digital Engineering and Agile principles.\nKey Responsibilities to include:\nDraft and deliver Communication Plans to foster implementation of enhanced Systems Engineering processes using a Digital Engineering foundation.\nAlign modernized Systems Engineering principles with DE tools and Agile principles.\nDefine, develop, and implement ground system architectures that enable advanced mission capabilities.\nAnalyze system requirements, shape technical solutions, and deliver clear architectural recommendations to government stakeholders.\nAssess mission needs, transition paths, and future-state architectural options to guide enterprise evolution.\nPartner with government technical and contracting teams to craft acquisition strategies and documentation that drive effective program execution.\nDevelop and review acquisition artifacts, including SOWs, Justifications for Approval, and Government Cost Estimates.\nSupport prototype acquisition planning, solicitations, evaluations, and awards across mechanisms such as IDIQ task orders.\nCoordinate with System Program Office Thread Leads and program managers to maintain alignment across acquisition and engineering activities.\nParticipate in Agile teams and provide technical direction on engineering tools, processes, and digital solutions.\nOffer informed feedback on GED Agile, Digital Engineering, and DevSecOps policies to improve governance suitability and consistency of adoption.\nInform internal and external partners on upcoming ground deliveries, architectural changes, and impacts to existing capabilities.\nCommunicate technical acquisition plans, program status, and key decisions to senior government leaders and executives.\nApply expertise in a major intelligence discipline (e.g., SIGINT, GEOINT) to shape and evaluate program requirements for mission success.\n Required Education and Experience:\nBachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience. 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