CareerPlan

MEO Missile Warning & Tracking (MWT) Lead SEIT Engineer

El Segundo, CA, USFull-time$151k–$227k2026-11-06 → 2026-11-11
On-siteCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Lead Systems Engineering for the MEO Missile Warning & Tracking (MWT) program, acting as the primary technical liaison between the U.S. government and contractors to drive requirement decomposition, verification & validation, and technical baselines for a next-generation OPIR satellite constellation.

Role type

Senior IC Systems Engineering Lead (Acquisition & Systems Engineering)

Builds

Next-generation MEO missile warning and tracking satellite constellation (OPIR)

Domain

Defense / Space Systems / Missile Warning & Tracking

Required skills

Systems Engineering, Program Management, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Digital Technical Baselines, Acquisition Lifecycle Management, Risk Management, Configuration Control, Interface Management, Government Liaison, Technical Playbook Development

Preferred skills

Advanced STEM degree, Space or ground system acquisition experience, Missile Warning & Tracking mission expertise, Rapid acquisition models knowledge, Embedded government program office support experience

Technologies

MBSE tools, Digital technical baselines platforms

Responsibilities

Drive alignment between government and contractor teams for requirement decomposition and V&V execution; Serve as the primary technical voice for government test leads and chief engineers; Identify and present risk/opportunity trades to government decision makers; Guide SMEs to assess contractor work products and engineering approaches; Build technical playbooks for SEIT processes and engineering review cadence; Provide technical support for interface finalization and G/R management; Coordinate with enterprise leads to ensure program alignment.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence