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Mission-Focused Systems Acquisition Analyst

American Systems Corporation

Washington, DC · HybridFull-time$111–185K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$111–185K/yr
Location
Washington, DCHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Active Secret Or Ability To Obtain, requiredSecret clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Mission-Focused Systems Acquisition Analyst translates mission needs into executable technical solutions across the acquisition and systems engineering lifecycle. The role integrates government acquisition strategy, technical baselines, requirements, architecture, testing, risk, cost, and sustainment to support measurable mission outcomes. It bridges program management, engineering, contracting, and operational stakeholders, and promotes digital engineering and Agile/DevSecOps practices.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

FAR/DFARS, requiredDoD AAF Pathways, requiredSource Selection, requiredContracting Vehicles, requiredRequirements Engineering, requiredSystems Architecture, requiredTest and Evaluation, requiredRisk Management, requiredConfiguration Control, requiredChange Control, requiredISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, requiredCommunication, requiredModel-Based Systems Engineering, nice to haveDigital Threads, nice to haveAgile Backlogs, nice to haveCI/CD Pipelines, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Related, required8+ Years Acquisition and Systems Engineering, requiredFull Lifecycle Concept to Fielding, requiredActive Secret or Ability to Obtain, requiredTS/SCI Clearance, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Overview

We are seeking a hybrid acquisition–systems engineering professional who can translate mission needs into executable technical solutions across the full lifecycle. The ideal candidate blends government acquisition expertise (FAR/DFARS, DoD Adaptive Acquisition Framework) with systems engineering discipline (requirements, architecture, T&E, risk, sustainment) and a strong orientation to measurable mission outcomes. This role works at the intersection of program management, engineering, and operational stakeholders, ensuring that strategy, contracts, and technical baselines cohere to deliver capability on time, on budget, and with demonstrable mission impact.

Responsibilities

Mission Translation & Outcome Alignment

  • Lead discovery with mission owners to elicit operational objectives, measures of effectiveness (MOEs), and measures of performance (MOPs); convert them into testable requirements and acquisition artifacts.

  • Establish traceability from mission needs → system requirements → architecture → verification plans → fielded performance.

Acquisition Strategy & Lifecycle Integration

  • Shape acquisition strategies (e.g., FAR/DFARS-based, OTA, IDIQ/task order structures) that align with technical maturity, risk, and schedule.

  • Integrate the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) pathways with program technical baselines and milestone criteria.

  • Support planning and execution of AoA, source selection inputs, contracting packages, and sustainment strategies.

Systems Engineering & Technical Baselines

  • Facilitate requirements development, decomposition, and change control; maintain CONOPS, ICDs, and interface documents.

  • Develop/curate architecture views (e.g., SysML/UML, DoDAF-lite) and define verification/validation strategies.

  • Coordinate T&E planning (TEMP) and ensure test cases map to mission outcomes and acceptance criteria.

Risk, Cost, and Schedule Integration

  • Run risk workshops; maintain program risk registers with mitigations tied to decision gates.

  • Support cost realism/ROM analyses, BOEs, and technical schedule integration with EVMS and Agile increments.

  • Drive decision-quality trade studies (performance, affordability, logistics, cyber, interoperability)

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

  • Bridge engineering teams, contracting officers, program managers, and operators through clear artifacts and briefings.

  • Prepare succinct decision memos, milestone packages, and operationally-relevant dashboards.

Digital Engineering & Agile/DevSecOps (Preferred)

  • Promote model-based systems engineering (MBSE) practices and digital threads for traceability.

  • Align agile backlogs and CI/CD pipelines with formal requirements and test objectives.

  • Build architecture views and interface control documents; manage configuration and change control.

Qualifications

  • Education: BS in Systems Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical/Software Engineering, Operations Research, or related field.

  • Experience: 8+ years across government acquisition and systems engineering; demonstrated success through at least one full lifecycle from concept to fielding.

  • Acquisition Knowledge: Working proficiency with FAR/DFARS, DoD AAF pathways, source selection processes, and contracting vehicles (e.g., OTA, IDIQ).

  • Systems Engineering: Requirements engineering, architecture, T&E, risk management, configuration/change control; familiarity with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 principles.

  • Communication: Exceptional ability to create clear, concise artifacts and to brief senior leaders.

  • Clearance: Active Secret or the ability to obtain; TS/SCI preferred.

Pay Transparency Statement AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $110,800.00/Yr. - USD $185,100.00/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance. EEO Statement EEO Race/Sex/Disability Status/Veteran Status

How this job compares

Set against the 11,868 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$111–185K/yr
  • Washington, D.C. median$133–194K/yr140 salary ranges
  • US median$115–190K/yr8,798 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $148K, is 10% below the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($164K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Washington, D.C..

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 186 open Systems Engineer jobs in Washington, D.C. and 11,868 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington, D.C.
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,801 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,398 of the 11,868 open Systems Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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