Systems Engineer Technical Analyst (SETA)
Core
Systems engineering and analytical support for national security space decisions, integrating all-source intelligence with engineering analysis to evaluate foreign space and counterspace capabilities.
Role type
Senior IC systems engineer (space threat analysis & mission architecture)
Builds
Trade studies, mission thread analysis, test and evaluation plans, and technical assessments for U.S. and allied space/ground architectures
Domain
National security, space defense, intelligence community (IC), DoD
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
space threat analysis, mission thread analysis, modeling and simulation (M&S), architecture decomposition, requirements analysis, verification/validation, configuration management, analytic standards application
Preferred skills
MBSE (SysML/UML), digital engineering environments, Monte Carlo methods, Python/MATLAB toolchains, Intelligence Community organization familiarity
Technologies
STK, AFSIM, Python, MATLAB
Responsibilities
Support threat-informed mission engineering activities including end-to-end mission thread analysis and resiliency assessments; Develop and execute modeling and simulation cases to characterize system performance; Translate intelligence on foreign space systems into technical requirements and risk considerations; Coordinate with stakeholders across customer mission centers, Service components, and Combatant Commands; Contribute to test and evaluation planning including modeling for test design; Produce clear technical assessments and briefings on space threat systems; Provide SETA support across the acquisition lifecycle from requirements to configuration management
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC