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Space Systems Engineer

Chantilly, Virginia💼 Full-time💰 $135,000–$135,000🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Manage verification and validation (V&V) strategies for proliferated satellite constellations, ensuring compliance with mission requirements across space, ground, and user segments.

Role type

Senior Space Systems Engineer (Verification & Validation)

Builds

Proliferated satellite constellations and associated ground command and control elements

Domain

National Security / Space Defense / Satellite Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Systems engineering, requirements definition, system architectures, validation, verification, interface management, test planning, risk assessment, government contracting knowledge

Preferred skills

TCPED architectures, model-based systems engineering, digital engineering, Agile/DevSecOps, cloud technologies

Technologies

JIRA, Confluence

Responsibilities

Develop and manage system-level V&V strategies; define verification methods and traceability; evaluate contractor V&V plans and results; support test planning across components and mission levels; coordinate specification changes and integration; support CONOPS development; interface with spacecraft, payload, and network teams; document analyses and briefings for Government leadership.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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