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Our employees are forward‑thinking, self‑directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers’ technical challenges.\n\nSSI is seeking a Space Systems Engineer for a role in El Segundo, CA.\n\nRole and Responsibilities\n\nLead technical requirements development, systems engineering, and oversee development contractor to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systems.\n\nOversee payload integration and interface control management.\n\nPerform system integration of multiple efforts to integrate complex space systems, ground segment integration, and deployment into operation.\n\nManage and negotiate interface control documents with external stakeholders.\n\nPerform 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 concepts of operation.\n\nOversee requirements verification and validation.\n\nMake program risks assessments and provide actionable recommendations to the chief engineer and program manager.\n\nIndependently collaborate with Government program office representatives, FFRDC, SETA, and contractor personnel.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nBachelor of Science or applicable and 9 years or more experience; 4 additional years of experience may be used in lieu of degree.\n\nExperience with technical requirements development, systems engineering, and overseeing development contractor to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systems.\n\nExperience with requirements verification and validation.\n\nActive TS clearance with in‑scope T5/SSBI is required, along with SCI eligibility and participation in Continuous Evaluation.\n\nMust meet all requirements for SCI and SAP access and be willing to undergo a polygraph examination.\n\nSalary: $120,000 - $170,000 a year.\n\nSpace Systems Integration provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Medium","rawCompany":"medium","city":"El Segundo","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-06-17T04:17:13.843Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2011.00","title":"Aerospace Engineers","slug":"aerospace-engineers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"927110","title":"Space Research and Technology","slug":"space-research-and-technology"},{"code":"336414","title":"Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing","slug":"guided-missile-and-space-vehicle-manufacturing"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Space Systems Engineer","description":"Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast‑growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers. 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