CareerPlan

Systems Director - Systems Engineering & Integration

Los Angeles AFB, CA, USFull-time2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10
HybridCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Lead system engineering and integration for the Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) space segment, establishing architecture, requirements, and integration strategy for a presidential-priority strategic communications constellation.

Role type

Senior IC systems engineering director (space systems)

Builds

Strategic communications satellite constellation (ESS) for nuclear command, control, and communications

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Strategic Communications

Required skills

Systems engineering, requirements management, functional analysis, architecture development, verification planning, integration planning, risk management, team leadership, DoD acquisition frameworks, MBSE, space system architectures

Preferred skills

Military SATCOM missions, waveforms, anti-jam technologies, INCOSE CSEP certification

Technologies

MBSE tools

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain system architecture and functional decomposition; Direct end-to-end requirements management; Own technical baseline and configuration control; Lead integration planning and execution across contractors and agencies; Direct major technical gates (PDR, CDR); Lead system-level technical risk management; Lead and grow a team of systems engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership