CareerPlan

Systems Engineer (Agile Release Train Engineer)

USAFull-time$114k–$171k2026-10-15 → 2026-11-09
On-siteCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Lead Agile Release Trains for advanced programs, coordinating program increments and backlog management for autonomous distributed tracking systems.

Role type

Senior IC Systems Engineer (Agile Release Train Engineer)

Builds

Autonomous distributed tracking systems

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Systems Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Agile Release Train (ART) leadership, Jira (Scrum/Kanban), Confluence, technical writing, stakeholder liaison, process improvement, backlog management, Lean/SAFe, dependency resolution

Preferred skills

TS/SCI clearance, requirements management tools (DOORS/Cameo), Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Technologies

Jira, Confluence, Excel, DevOps

Responsibilities

Plan and coordinate program increments with government customers; manage Jira workflows and backlog refinement; map SoW tasks to epics/stories; identify bottlenecks and optimize throughput; standardize processes and drive continuous improvement; serve as liaison between teams and stakeholders; develop metrics to track progress; advance engineering process development and affordability initiatives.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC