Systems Engineer Level 3

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Markon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

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 3 to serve as a senior technical authority providing systems engineering leadership for highly complex, mission-critical systems of systems. This position will define engineering strategies, lead advanced analytical efforts, and integrate data science and machine learning capabilities into enterprise-level system architectures.

Provide senior leadership and technical direction for systems engineering efforts across large, complex programs.
• Lead analysis, design, and integration of complex systems of systems, ensuring technical coherence and mission alignment.
• Define and oversee engineering approaches that incorporate data science, NLP, and machine learning capabilities.
• Direct large-scale data extraction, processing, and analysis from unstructured and semi-structured sources.
• Evaluate and guide selection of ML models, analytic frameworks, and visualization approaches for optimized performance.
• Oversee development of advanced analytics using Python, R, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and related technologies.
• Provide authoritative guidance to Government stakeholders, senior engineers, and program leadership.
• Ensure technical integrity, quality, and completeness of systems engineering deliverables.
• Mentor engineers across all levels and establish best practices for systems engineering and data-driven analysis.

• Active TS/SCI W/ Polygraph with this Customer
• Twenty (20) years of experience as a Systems Engineer supporting programs of similar scope, type, and complexity,
  OR Five (5) additional years of Systems Engineering experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.
• Proven experience planning, leading, and governing large-scale systems engineering efforts.
• Deep expertise in systems-of-systems engineering, data science, NLP, and machine learning.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, R, and ML frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch.
• Extensive experience with unstructured data extraction tools (e.g., Apache Tika, PDFMiner).
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior executives, government leadership, and technical teams