General Engineer

United-States-Department-of-Defens; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Missile Defense Agency is seeking a mid-level Systems Engineer to manage the design, development, integration, and performance requirements for the MDA Space Capabilities portfolio, based in Colorado Springs.

The role emphasizes defining element architectures, kill chains, and system-level risk assessment across space and ground control systems, requiring MBSE expertise and cross-agency collaboration within FY26 initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems engineering, architecture development, and technical integration specifically for space programs.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating system-level technical risks.
• Experience working with large, complex system specifications and interface requirements.
• Experience utilizing MBSE and analytical methodologies to support high-priority Force Design initiatives.
• Experience collaborating across inter-agency working groups in FY26 to integrate next-generation space-based sensors, interceptors, and ground control architectures.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a mid-level Systems Engineer managing the design, development, integration, and performance requirements for the MDA Space Capabilities portfolio.
• Lead the definition of element architectures, kill chains, and system-level risk identification, assessment, and remediation across space and ground control systems.

Skills

Space programs experience

System-level risk management

MBSE

Interface requirements analysis

Inter-agency collaboration

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Combination of education and experience (EI/EIT/PE)

Job description

This position is part of the Department of War (DoW), Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The incumbent will be responsible for: serving as a mid-level Systems Engineer managing the design, development, integration, and performance requirements for the MDA Space Capabilities (DCS) portfolio; leads the definition of element architectures, kill chains, and system-level risk identification, assessment, and remediation across complex space and ground control systems.

You may qualify at the NH 03 Broadband Level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

• Experience in systems engineering, architecture development, and technical integration specifically for space programs
• Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating system-level technical risks.
• Experience working with large, complex system specifications and interface requirements.
• Experience utilizing model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and analytical methodologies to support high-priority Force Design initiatives.
• Experience collaborating across inter-agency working groups in FY26 to integrate next-generation space-based sensors, interceptors, and ground control architectures.

In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0801 series as listed below.

This position has a Basic Requirement for the 0801 series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf'

A. Degree: Engineering.

To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-stress relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience

-- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive).

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.