Space Systems Engineers (Multiple Positions)
Core
Design, develop, integrate, and test space systems (space, ground, and C2) for national security and defense operations.
Role type
Senior IC Space Systems Engineer (Systems Engineering & Integration)
Builds
Space systems, ground segments, and command and control (C2) architectures for DoD and intelligence communities
Domain
Defense, Aerospace, Space Systems, National Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Systems engineering lifecycle, requirements development and verification, orbital mechanics, payload integration, sensor employment, system of systems integration, risk assessment, configuration control, technical design reviews
Preferred skills
Generative AI tools, DoD space system acquisition processes, spacecraft bus and payload architecture, leadership in aerospace/DoD programs
Technologies
SAP, orbitology, navigation, communications, signal processing
Responsibilities
Lead technical concept development and requirements; oversee contractor development, design, production, integration, and testing of space systems; perform system integration for on-orbit operations; assess technologies like signal processing and communications; make program risk assessments; collaborate with government program offices and FFRDCs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
