Systems Engineer

Space Systems Integration

$190K — $220K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 14+ years, Master's with 12+ years, or PhD with 9+ years of experience.
  • Proven experience in space systems development and integration, particularly within DoD or similar agencies.
  • Track record of leading systems engineering teams for complex projects.
  • Expertise in systems engineering processes and creating ground architectures for critical missions.
  • Experience in IMINT or SIGINT intelligence disciplines.
  • Strong background in government acquisition, documentation, and lifecycle program management.
  • Excellent communication skills for interaction with high-level government entities.
  • Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI access and undergo polygraph.

Responsibilities

  • Engage with developers to evaluate software and hardware simulators during integration.
  • Lead the development of technical requirements and supervise contractors in the design and integration of space systems.
  • Manage payload integration and interface control documentation.
  • Integrate complex space systems and oversee ground segment operations.
  • Negotiate interface control documents with external parties.
  • Conduct systems architecture activities, including requirements definition and interface management.
  • Perform requirements verification and validation and assess program risks for leadership.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge space systems and technology.
  • Collaboration with leaders in government and industry sectors.
  • Engagement with various external stakeholders and influence on program direction.
  • Variety of responsibilities across systems engineering and integration tasks.
  • Participation in significant missions impacting national defense and security.
Full Job Description
SSI is seeking a Systems Engineer for a role in El Segundo, CA.

Role and Responsibilities include:

  • Engages with developers to evaluate software simulators, engineering units, and hardware simulators through integration activities.
  • Leads technical requirements development, systems engineering, and oversees development contractor to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systems.
  • Oversees payload integration and interface control management.
  • Performs system integration of multiple efforts to integrate complex space systems, ground segment integration, and deployment into operations.
  • Manage and negotiate interface control documents with external stakeholders.
  • Performs systems architecting and engineering activities such as system requirements definition, interface definition, design, interface management, data architecture development, systems integration, performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis, and development and refinement of communications concepts of operation.
  • Oversees requirements verification and validation.
  • Makes program risks assessments and provides actionable recommendations to the chief engineer and program manager.
  • Independently collaborates with Government program office representatives, FFRDC, SETA, and contractor personnel.


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Master's and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD and nine (9) years or more experience.
  • Experience with space systems development, integration, and/or operations of DoD or other Agency (NRO, NSA, NASA, etc.).
  • Experience leading systems engineering teams focused on integration of complex space and ground systems.
  • Experience with system engineering processes and demonstrable expertise developing ground architectures for mission-critical systems.
  • Background supporting or leveraging IMINT or SIGINT Intelligence discipline
  • Demonstrated expertise in government acquisition strategies, documentation development, and full lifecycle program management.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to brief government stakeholders at all levels.
  • Active TS clearance with in-scope T5/SSBI is required, along with SCI eligibility and participation in Continuous Evaluation.
  • Must meet all requirements for SCI and SAP access and be willing to undergo a polygraph examination.
  • Travel is 25%


$190,000 - $220,000 a year

Target salary range: $190,000 - $220,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range and bonus potential for this position based on experience and other factors.

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