Space Systems Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 120000 - 160000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast-growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers. Our employees are forward-thinking self-directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers technical challenges.

SSI is seekinga Space Systems Engineer for a role in Colorado Springs CO.

You will serve as a technical integrator and strategic advocate for space-based sensor integration working directly with the customer responsible for Mission Management Command and Control (M2C2) and sensor orchestration suite on the front end as well as the data fusion and exploitation environment on the back end. You will join and actively participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and staff meetings to ensure space-based S&R capabilities are represented in rapidly evolving ground architecture.

Role and Responsibilities:

Advocate for space-based S&R capabilities within the evolving ground TCPED enterprise ensuring space sensor data is effectively tasked collected processed exploited and disseminated alongside ground-based sensors.

Serve as the primary systems integration liaison for advanced space-based and ground-based SDA platforms with a focus on seamless mission thread integration.

Embed with the development team and participate in program IPTs and staff meetings to influence architecture design and implementation decisions for the M2C2 mission management system and sensor orchestration suite.

Provide technical oversight of system development efforts (design development manufacturing integration/test production sustainment) across both traditional and agile/prototype acquisition approaches.

Define and evolve operational concepts (CONOPS) requirements system interfaces and verification approaches that enable space-ground data fusion and sensor orchestration.

Guide end-to-end mission thread integration from space sensor tasking through ground TCPED to actionable information for defensive and offensive space control.

Participate in design reviews technical interchange meetings and test planning to ensure integrated capabilities meet warfighter space superiority objectives.

Lead risk management activitiesidentifying analyzing and mitigating technical and programmatic risks associated with SDA sensor integration.

Coordinate across USSF SSC SpOC NSDC and USSPACECOM government agencies commercial partners and allied nations to establish cross-domain sensor tasking and data-sharing architectures.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in engineering space systems or related technical disciplines and 9 years (or Masters and 7 years) of experience with:
System-of-systems architecture and complex interface integration.
TCPED workflows for SDA or Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions.
Workflows for Space Control missions.
Hardware/software integration and ground segment development.
Cloud-based ground architectures and modern C2 concepts (e.g. Ground Segment as a Service).
Deep understanding of Space Domain Awareness Space Control and Counterspace operations.
Proven expertise in space-based SDA / S&R sensor architectures mission integration and payload-to-ground data paths.
Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI) adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation program (if applicable).
Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Programs and willing to consent to a Polygraph examination.
Travel will be 10%.

Desired Qualifications:

Advanced degree in Systems Engineering Aerospace or related technical field.
Experience in operational space units (e.g. Delta 9 NSDC JTF-SD CSpOC).
Ability to translate warfighting requirements and CONOPS into system capabilities and acquisition priorities.
Experience supporting USSF/SSC space control or SDA programs including sensor orchestration and TCPED modernization.
Prior work in U.S. Government weapons systems or space mission program offices.
Professional certifications (e.g. INCOSE CSEP PE Agile PM/PO ITEA CTEP).

SSI has a target salary range:$120000 - $160000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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