Space Systems Engineer

Overview In this role you will provide advanced engineering support across the full system lifecycle to deliver accurate GEOINT capabilities. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to develop, integrate, and sustain space-based assets for CAPs/SAPs under NSG and DoD/IC. You’ll tackle requirements engineering, solutions development, reliability and resiliency, services deployment, R&D, system integration, T&E, and maintainability analysis in highly classified environments. This position offers a direct impact on national security missions and space systems performance, with a clear path to shaping secure, scalable space solutions. Compensation / Benefitsheavily subsidized benefits coverage25 days of PTOgenerous PTO capeligible for bonus plan ResponsibilitiesProvide advanced engineering support across all phases of the system lifecycle to deliver GEOINT capabilitiesPerform requirements engineering and solutions development for space systemsEnhance system reliability and resiliency; deploy services and perform integration activitiesConduct R&D, system integration, and test & evaluationCarry out maintainability analysis and work within secure architectures in highly classified environments Key requirementsSTEM Master’s with 18 years of related experience or STEM PhD with 10 yearsExperience with Integrated Protection Strategy (IPS) or integrating SSA applicationsExperience with space threat assessment technologyExperience handling data at multiple classification levels and integrating these conceptsExperience with space information needs and space environment enterprise (orbital, ground, communications, protections)Experience with physics models and their use in space environmentsExperience with space object measurement and identificationExperience with MBSE processes and toolsTS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraphExperience supporting offices such as NRO/SAO or AF SPOMBSE processes and toolsIntegrated Protection Strategy (IPS)SSA applicationsspace threat assessment technologyspace environment modeling and physics-based simulationsspace object measurement and identification