Sr Systems Engineer - Satellite Ground Systems

About the Role

You will lead the specification, architecting, and integration of complex ground system solutions for a national missile tracking satellite program. Working with cross-functional teams, government stakeholders, and subject matter experts, you will translate project requirements into compliant ground system architectures under aggressive timelines.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Oversee derivation, decomposition, allocation, tracing, and management of ground system requirements and architectures
• Define and document concepts of operation for ground-to-space mission support, including satellite command, control, and missile tracking data delivery
• Lead system integration and verification activities to ensure ground system functionality, performance, and readiness to support on-orbit operations
• Create artifacts and deliverables for development milestone reviews
• Identify and manage technical risks, develop and execute mitigation strategies rapidly
• Champion systems engineering principles across command and control, mission operations, satellite tasking, sensor data processing, and network/communications infrastructure elements
• Communicate proactively with team members, customers, and stakeholders to maintain alignment

About You

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree; Masters plus 8 years experience also acceptable)
• Typically 10 or more years of related experience (or Masters plus 8 years of experience)
• Demonstrated expertise in Systems Engineering principles and practices, including comprehensive understanding of the systems development lifecycle
• Progressive experience across the system development lifecycle, including requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation
• Progressive experience developing systems architecture and performing systems integration, verification, and validation activities
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with technical and specialty subject matter expert engineers to drive systems engineering products
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field
• Extensive experience with Requirements Management and Model Based Systems Engineering tools and frameworks, such as DOORS, CAMEO EA, Rhapsody, Matlab, and SysML
• Strong understanding of ground systems architecture, including command and control, telemetry processing, data management, and network infrastructure subsystems
• Proven ability to architect and design ground system solutions, including interface definitions, data flows, and subsystem integration strategies
• Experience creating, managing, and executing comprehensive test plans for ground systems, including integration testing, end-to-end testing, and operational readiness validation
• Background in software systems engineering and integration test for complex ground systems
• Knowledge of Agile and Dev Sec Ops methodologies for ground software development and deployment
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies including risk management and technical performance tracking
• Strong understanding of technical baseline and configuration management
• Proven experience in leading projects and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers
• Experience or certification in INCOSE standards
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
• Active Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance

Compensation

Pay Range: $143,700 - $197,608.50

Your actual base compensation will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, experience, internal equity and market competitiveness.

Security Clearance Requirement

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, and more.