Systems Engineer Level 1

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Benefits Offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.

Markon is seeking a Systems Engineer - Level 1 to support systems engineering activities for complex systems of systems for the Fort Meade Customer. This position will contribute to requirements analysis, system design, and data-driven engineering efforts, with exposure to data science, unstructured data processing, and modern analytical techniques.

Support systems engineering efforts across the system lifecycle, including requirements analysis and system documentation.
• Assist with analysis of complex systems of systems, including technical dependencies and interfaces.
• Support data extraction and processing from unstructured and semi-structured sources (e.g., PDFs, CONOPS, DoDAF artifacts).
• Apply qualitative analytical techniques and support development of basic data visualizations.
• Develop and maintain scripts using Python or R to support data processing and analysis tasks.
• Utilize tools such as Apache Tika, PDFMiner, or similar technologies to support document parsing and data extraction.
• Contribute to technical documentation and engineering artifacts under senior engineer guidance.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support engineering and analytic objectives.

• Active TS/SCI W/ Polygraph with this Customer
• 7 years of experience as a Systems Engineer supporting programs of similar scope, type, and complexity,
  OR 5 additional years of Systems Engineering experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.
• Foundational experience supporting systems engineering planning and execution.
• Familiarity with data science concepts, including NLP or machine learning, is preferred.
• Experience using Python or R for analysis or automation.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, mission-driven environment.