Role/Responsibilities/QualificationsThis role provides technical leadership across the systems engineering lifecycle for complex space and ground capabilities. The Systems Engineer will guide a multidisciplinary team, coordinate technical activities across stakeholder organizations, and develop decision-quality engineering products that support system acquisition, integration, test, and delivery.
Key responsibilities include:- Lead systems engineering analysis and product development for satellite systems and ground systems supporting command and control and data processing.
- Lead and coordinate a team of at least five personnel in the execution of systems engineering activities.
- Develop technical specifications, interface control documents, ground architectures, system designs, integration plans, schedules, and test plans.
- Author, analyze, and manage system requirements and associated testable criteria.
- Plan and support system validation, verification, integration, and technical analysis activities.
- Coordinate technical priorities, issues, and decisions among the customer, engineering team, related teams, and leadership.
- Evaluate system and network architectures to support integrated mission capabilities.
- Maintain alignment among requirements, architectures, interfaces, integration activities, and verification objectives.
- Apply Agile methodologies to organize engineering activities and support incremental capability development.
- Provide technical assessments and recommendations that support acquisition and systems engineering decisions.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics field.
- 10+ years of experience supporting DoD weapon systems acquisitions or systems engineering.
- 5+ years of experience performing systems engineering analysis and developing systems engineering products for satellite systems or ground systems supporting command and control and data processing.
- 3+ years of experience leading teams of at least five people.
- Experience communicating and coordinating among customers, engineering teams, related teams, and leadership.
- Experience developing technical specifications, interface control documents, ground architectures and designs, integration plans and schedules, and test plans.
- Experience authoring requirements, developing and managing testable criteria, performing system validation and verification, and conducting technical analysis.
- Knowledge of network architecture.
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies.
Desired Qualifications- Experience modeling, simulating, or analyzing radio frequency systems, including space-to-ground and payload systems.
- Experience performing systems engineering, integration, and testing for space-based remote sensing, missile warning, missile tracking, environmental monitoring, or related mission systems.
- Experience planning and executing program reviews throughout the system lifecycle.
- Experience applying Model-Based Systems Engineering methods to manage system definitions and technical baselines.
- Knowledge of satellite ground system design, cloud architectures, DevOps, DevSecOps, and software frameworks.
- Knowledge of communications and networking, data processing, exploitation and dissemination, space system operations and tasking, mission planning, space-ground integration, or space system factory support.
- Knowledge of DoD 5000.01 and DoD 5000.02.
- Knowledge of systems engineering standards, including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2.
- Master's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science.
- INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certification, including ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP.
Clearance & Additional Requirements- Secret clearance required.
- Active TS/SCI clearance desired.
LocationEl Segundo, CA
Compensation:The typical annual salary range for this position is approximately, USD $126,000 - $162,000. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for a discretionary annual performance bonus, profit sharing / retirement plan and other benefits (all in addition to annual base salary).
Deliverable(s)Deliverables could be in the format of a report, software file, briefing, spreadsheet, or other document as directed by the Government, using government approved and/or mandated systems/software and processes governed by guidance/instructions/policy or direction. The nature of this work will, at times, require quick responses to stringent deadlines and always in a high quality, professional manner.
