Senior Ground Systems Engineer
Core
Design, develop, and integrate mission-critical ground control systems and modernization efforts for space enterprise C3, mission management, PNT, SATCOM, launch operations, and SIGINT missions.
Role type
Senior Ground Systems Engineer (Systems Engineering)
Builds
Space ground control systems, mission processing platforms, and network infrastructures for defense and intelligence customers.
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Space ground systems integration, requirements development and traceability, enterprise-level testing and IV&V, ground system operations and sustainment, government acquisition strategies, mission processing systems, constellation tasking optimization, space data transport (SDT), modern satellite constellation architectures, technical leadership, cross-disciplinary coordination
Preferred skills
SIGINT and GEOINT mission systems experience, Ground as a Service (GaaS) models, cloud-native ground architectures, commercial ground service implementations, Agile and DevSecOps programs
Technologies
DevSecOps, Agile, cloud-native architectures
Responsibilities
Analyze and recommend innovative solutions for ground system requirements and software design; Define space-to-ground and ground-to-ground integration plans; Design and develop mission-critical interfaces for space ground control systems; Lead and manage engineering teams to define technical tasking and ensure quality; Develop and analyze system requirements for engineering models and end-to-end integration testing; Provide expert technical guidance to government customers on complex ground system challenges.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
