SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters (USBP-HQ), Program Management Operations Directorate (PMOD), located in Washington, D.C.

In this position, you will develop or oversee engineering projects, initiatives, and policies that support the CBP Office of Acquisition and the broader acquisition workforce. Your work directly impacts CBP's mission by providing authoritative systems engineering analysis, recommendations, and policy support that shape major system acquisitions and affect mission accomplishment across the Component. This position starts at a salary of $143,913.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $187,093.00 (GS-14, Step 10). As a Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for providing systems engineering oversight, technical guidance, and policy support for CBP acquisition programs across the systems engineering life cycle. Typical duties will include: Providing systems engineering oversight of CBP acquisition programs to ensure technical viability and compliance with DHS and CBP policies and procedures. Advising officials, program managers, and acquisition workforce personnel on systems engineering processes, including requirements, design, interoperability, test and evaluation, risk management, configuration management, cybersecurity, and lifecycle logistics. Reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating systems engineering plans, reports, and program documentation, and providing recommendations to program officials and senior acquisition leaders. Developing and recommending changes to CBP systems engineering policies, procedures, guidelines, and directives. Representing CBP and the Office of Acquisition in coordination with DHS components, other government entities, and industry on systems engineering matters.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Please review further details via the following link. CBP employees demonstrate the highest level of commitment to protect and serve the United States of America and to exemplify the CBP Core Values of Vigilance, Service to Country and Integrity. Learn more about CBP's mission, core values and careers at https://www.cbp.gov/about DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities. Financial Disclosure is required. Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.