Space Systems Engineer

Joint Activities

$146K — $234K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master’s in Engineering or PhD in Engineering with relevant experience (18 or 10 years, respectively)
  • Experience with Integrated Protection Strategy (IPS) and SSA applications
  • Knowledge of data handling across multiple classification levels
  • Expertise in space-related activities like SOSI and orbital analysis
  • Understanding of space environments and threat assessments of space assets
  • Experience with physics models for space weather and damage analysis
  • Active TS/SCI clearance or eligibility to obtain SCI with polygraph

Responsibilities

  • Provide advanced engineering support for Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) throughout the system lifecycle
  • Engage in requirements engineering and solutions development
  • Conduct systems reliability and resiliency assessments
  • Oversee services deployment and research and development (R&D) projects
  • Facilitate systems integration and test and evaluation (T&E) processes
  • Perform maintainability analysis of space capabilities
  • Operate effectively in classified environments with a focus on secure architectures

Benefits

  • Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage including dependents
  • Generous PTO of 25 days accrued annually
  • Eligibility for an attractive bonus plan
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

The KPMO Space Systems Engineer provides advanced engineering support across all phases of the system lifecycle to ensure the delivery of timely and accurate Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT). This role applies to a multi-disciplinary approach to the development, integration, and sustainment of space-based capabilities within Controlled Access Programs (CAPs) and Special Access Programs (SAPs) across the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG) and the Department of Defense/Intelligence Community (DoD/IC).

The engineer will engage in activities including requirements engineering, solutions development, systems reliability and resiliency, services deployment, research and development (R&D), systems integration, test and evaluation (T&E), and maintainability analysis. A deep understanding of secure architectures and the ability to operate effectively within highly classified environments is essential.

 

Security and Program Access Requirements:

  • Must be willing to sign additional Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
  • Must provide proof of Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) status for participation in KPMO programs

 

Location: This position is 100% onsite in Springfield, Virginia. Remote or hybrid work is not available.

 

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Qualifications

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

 

 

Required Qualifications:

 

  • Master’s in Engineering and 18 years of experience, or PhD in Engineering and 10 years of experience in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics
  • Experience with Integrated Protection Strategy (IPS) or integrating SSA applications
  • Experience with space related activities such as SOSI, BMC3, or orbital analysis
  • Experience dealing with data at multiple classification levels and processing data at multiple classification levels
  • Demonstrated experience with space enterprise information needs
  • Experience with space environments such as space to ground or threat assessments of space assets
  • Experience with physics models to include analyzing space weather effects, and threat/damage analysis of space based objects
  • Experience with space object measurement
  • Experience with NRO/SAO or AF SPO
  • Understanding of MBSE processes, tools, and languages
  • TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph
Target Salary Range$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

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