Electrical Engineer-Senior

Astrion; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to provide SETA support for Space Systems Command at Los Angeles Air Force Base. The role encompasses acquisition, integration, testing, launch, operations, sustainment, and modernization of space-based capabilities across multiple domains.

The candidate should have 5+ years in electrical/systems engineering, DoD acquisition experience, and be eligible for security clearance. Collaboration with government and industry partners is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, or Systems Engineering.
• At least 5 years of relevant electrical engineering, aerospace, space systems, defense, or systems engineering experience.
• Experience with electrical or electronic systems, spacecraft, payloads, ground systems, sensors, or mission-processing systems.
• Experience with requirements management, systems integration, verification/validation, and risk management.
• Knowledge of DoD acquisition practices and engineering processes.
• Strong technical writing and briefing skills; able to work independently.
• Active DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical and systems engineering support across the acquisition lifecycle.
• Analyze spacecraft, payloads, ground systems, and subsystems.
• Develop, decompose, validate, verify and trace requirements.
• Evaluate interfaces, baselines, and design documentation.
• Support system architecture, interface control, and trade studies.
• Review contractor engineering products and test plans.
• Support integration, test, launch, and on-orbit operations.
• Identify and mitigate risks and issues.
• Participate in design reviews and technical interchange meetings.
• Coordinate with government, contractor, and mission-partner organizations.
• Prepare assessments, risk docs, briefings, and acquisition documentation.
• Support reliability, cybersecurity, resiliency, and safety assessments.
• Contribute to schedule reviews and readiness assessments.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Risk management

Technical writing

Briefing

Independent work

Team collaboration

DoD acquisition practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Cameo

DOORS

Jira

Confluence

eMASS

Job description

Overview

Electrical Engineer – SETA SupportLocation: Los Angeles Air Force Base; in person/hybrid. No remoteJob Type: Full-Time

Clearance: Active Top SecretCitizenship: U.S. CitizenTravel: Occasional travel may be required (10%)Salary Range: $110,000 +annually*

*depending on experience, certifications, and qualifications

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support to Space Systems Command, Space Sensing Directorate (SSC/SN), located at Los Angeles Air Force Base. The selected candidate will support the acquisition, development, integration, test, launch, operations, sustainment, and modernization of space-based missile warning, missile tracking, missile defense, battlespace awareness, and technical intelligence capabilities.

The engineer will provide enterprise-level systems engineering and integration support across space, ground, communications, and mission-support segments, including Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) GEO and Polar systems, FORGE, RGS, Resilient Missile Warning Track, and related OPIR sensor capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide electrical engineering and systems engineering support throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
• Analyze spacecraft, payload, ground-system, communications, sensor, power, avionics, and electronic subsystems.
• Support requirements development, decomposition, validation, verification, and traceability.
• Evaluate electrical interfaces, technical baselines, specifications, design documentation, and integration plans.
• Support system architecture, interface control, trade studies, and performance assessments.
• Review contractor engineering products, including drawings, schematics, interface control documents, test plans, verification reports, and technical analyses.
• Support system integration, test and evaluation, launch integration, early-orbit checkout, on-orbit operations, and transition to sustainment.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks, issues, discrepancies, anomalies, and system dependencies.
• Participate in Systems Requirements Reviews, Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews, Engineering Review Boards, Configuration Control Boards, IPTs, and technical interchange meetings.
• Support electrical power, avionics, RF, signal processing, telemetry, command and control, data transport, and sensor-to-ground interfaces.
• Coordinate with government, contractor, operational, and mission-partner organizations.
• Prepare technical assessments, risk documentation, briefings, decision papers, status reports, and acquisition documentation.
• Support reliability, maintainability, mission assurance, cybersecurity, resiliency, and safety assessments.
• Contribute to integrated master schedule reviews, critical-path analysis, readiness assessments, and corrective-action plans.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant electrical engineering, aerospace, space systems, defense, or systems engineering experience.
• Experience with electrical or electronic systems, spacecraft, payloads, ground systems, communications systems, sensors, or mission-processing systems.
• Experience with requirements management, systems integration, verification and validation, technical reviews, and risk management.
• Knowledge of engineering processes, configuration management, interface control, and DoD acquisition practices.
• Strong technical writing, briefing, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Active DoD Secret clearance or the ability to obtain one.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience supporting Space Force, Air Force, SSC/SN, missile warning, OPIR, SBIRS, missile tracking, or space-based sensor programs.
• Experience with spacecraft electrical power systems, avionics, RF systems, communications, signal processing, telemetry, command and control, or sensor fusion.
• Familiarity with OPIR, SBIRS, Next-Generation GEO or Polar systems, FORGE, or related mission systems.
• Familiarity with Cameo, DOORS, Jira, Confluence, eMASS, or similar engineering and program-management tools.
• Knowledge of applicable DoD policies and standards, including AFI 63-101/20-101, AFI 63-1201, MIL-STD-882E, NIST SP 800-160, and related acquisition guidance.
• Experience supporting technical leadership, supervising personnel, or leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.