Senior Systems Engineer
About the job
- A Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with polygraph is required.
- Proficiency with Agile methodologies is required.
- Twelve years of systems engineering experience is required.
- Experience in government or industry in relevant work areas, including the Department of Defense/Intelligence Community acquisition process, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) acquisition product ownership, merging disparate architectures, developing concepts of operations (CONOPS), defining a future-work vision based on incomplete requirements, and conducting imagery and/or geospatial analysis is required.
- A bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical or scientific field such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, computer science, information technology, management information systems, or a related science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) program is required.
- Senior-level experience in government or industry in relevant work areas, including the Department of Defense/Intelligence Community acquisition process, requirements process, Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System process, or systems engineering of large complex systems of systems or service-oriented architecture/cloud environments, is required.
- Experience with and a strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle is required.
- Experience communicating and collaborating within and outside the organization, including with senior executives and leaders, is required.
- Guide mid-level and junior-level systems engineers performing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability, and analysis across national and allied geospatial-intelligence systems and federal agencies.
- Guide planning and analysis/traceability of user requirements, architecture traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems, and review cloud service capabilities, workflows, and scheduling limitations.
- Guide mid-level and junior-level systems engineers in developing solution designs based on requirements analysis and new technology.
- Assist the Government in capturing and translating mission and customer needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.
- Support requirements analysis and allocation to systems architecture components and executing programs.
- Perform systems integration activities.
- Conduct analyses of alternatives, courses of action, trade studies, and engineering assessments.
- Assist the Government with strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, and interface design.
- Integrate multiple systems, services, processes, and interfaces within major systems acquisitions across organizational and agency boundaries.
- Assist with user outreach to communicate planned architecture changes, operational concepts, and project status, and gather user input to optimize delivery plans.
- Produce weekly activity reports for government customers and the program.
- Develop and present technical presentations to senior management and technical and non-technical audiences.
- Explain technical issues clearly and accurately to technical and non-technical audiences, and coordinate issues within and across agencies.
- Work with customers to resolve technical and programmatic issues.
- Manage requirements and system design specifications.
- A master's degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical or scientific field such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, computer science, information technology, management information systems, or a related STEM program is desired.
- Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering processes, tools, and languages is desired.
- Working knowledge of software development frameworks is desired.
- INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional certification is desired.
- Experience in geospatial intelligence is desired.
- Professional Engineer licensure is desired.
- Membership or leadership participation in ACSM, ASCE, ASPRS, OGC, SAREM, or USGIF is desired.
- Demonstrated knowledge of photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields is desired.
- Demonstrated knowledge of current national and allied geospatial-intelligence and National Reconnaissance Office enterprises is desired.
About the company
1) What VTG does: VTG provides defense and intelligence services with a focus on force modernization, digital transformation, aerospace and naval engineering, and cyber capabilities across a unified enterprise. 2) How its products work: It builds end-to-end capabilities by integrating specialized firms and services (engineering, IT, cyber, logistics) through acquisitions to deliver modernization and transformation for defense and intelligence customers. 3) How it differs from competitors: It operates as a single, cohesive organization after consolidating disparate units and growing through targeted acquisitions to expand its expertise in intelligence, cyber, and defense modernization rather than offering fragmented offerings. 4) What its goal is: To expand its footprint in the intelligence community and cyber domain while continuing defense modernization for government customers, supported by strategic growth and acquisitions.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Lenoir, North Carolina
Founded
1866
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- VTG's sixth 2025 acquisition, Miklos Systems, deepens Intelligence Community software and cloud.
- VTG won DoDIAC Pool 1 access in February 2025 for defense R&D.
- More than 35% of VTG business now comes from Intelligence Community solutions.
What critics are saying
- VTG's 2025 acquisition spree strains integration, systems, and culture across seven businesses.
- VTG relies on federal contracts; one NAVSEA protest or recompete hits revenue in 2026.
- Booz Allen and Leidos bundle similar IC services, threatening VTG's niche outright.
What makes VTG unique
- John Hassoun turned VTG into a defense roll-up spanning IC, cyber, and naval engineering.
- VTG won NAVSEA's five-year $130 million warfare systems engineering prime in May 2024.
- VTG bought Triaplex, Miklos, Byte, iota IT, Tunuva, Loki, and Clear Cloud.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
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19%2 year growth
20%VTG, a national security solutions provider, has acquired Miklos Systems, Inc. (MSI), a technology firm known for software engineering, to enhance its digital transformation capabilities within the Intelligence Community. MSI, founded in 1993 and 100% employee-owned since 2015, aligns with VTG's values of technical excellence and integrity. This acquisition supports VTG's strategy to expand in high-impact sectors, reinforcing its position in defense and intelligence solutions.
VTG, a national security solutions provider, has acquired Byte Systems, iota IT, and Tunuva Technologies to enhance its capabilities in the Defense and Intelligence Community. This move follows a majority investment from A&M Capital, highlighting VTG's growth strategy. The acquisition aims to expand VTG's cybersecurity, software development, and systems engineering capabilities. A&M Capital has over $6 billion in commitments, supporting middle-market transactions across various sectors.
VTG has acquired Triaplex, Inc., enhancing its cyber and signals intelligence capabilities. This acquisition expands VTG's reach within the Intelligence Community, particularly in the National Capital Region. Triaplex, founded in 2020 and based in Fulton, MD, is known for its radio frequency solutions. This is VTG's fourth acquisition since receiving a majority investment from A&M Capital, which has over $6 billion in total commitments.
VTG, a national security solutions provider, has acquired Loki Solutions LLC to enhance its Intelligence Community portfolio. This acquisition, VTG's third since a majority investment from A&M Capital, boosts its operational capabilities and strategic contracts. Over 35% of VTG's business now involves Intelligence Community solutions. A&M Capital manages $4 billion, while Alvarez & Marsal Capital oversees $5.9 billion.
CHANTILLY, Va., Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- VTG, an industry-leading national security solutions provider, announced that it has won a seat on the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center (DoDIAC) multiple-award contract (MAC) to provide mission-critical research and development services across the Defense science and technology ecosystem. The contract was awarded to VTG's wholly-owned subsidiary, Delta Resources, under the full and open Pool 1 by the U.S. Air Force's 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron