Junior Space Systems Engineer: Mission Engineering

Arcfield; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcfield is seeking a motivated Junior Systems / Mission Engineer to support the development and integration of space-based sensing and mission capabilities for the US Space Force and national security. This is an opportunity for an early-career engineer to learn quickly, demonstrate curiosity, and deliver results.

You will work with experienced engineers and government customers across requirements, architecture, modeling and simulation, testing, and operations.

Qualifications

• BS 2-4 Years, MS 0-2 or HS 8-10
• Technical degree or relevant experience including internships or early-career professional experience.
• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-directed, motivated, and willing to take initiative in an environment where requirements and priorities can evolve.
• Ability to work effectively with technical leads, teammates, customers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Become familiar with customer objectives, mission concepts, system documentation, requirements, and program processes.
• Support systems engineering and mission engineering activities under the direction of technical leads.
• Contribute to requirements development, decomposition, traceability, system architecture, and/or integration activities.
• Support analysis, modeling and simulation, mission planning, and/or system performance assessments.
• Work across space, ground, communications, sensing, and mission-processing elements of complex systems.
• Communicate technical findings, identify issues, and proactively propose solutions.
• Learn new technologies, tools, and mission systems quickly while progressively taking on greater responsibility.

Skills

Strong communication

Self-directed

Team collaboration

Education

Technical degree or relevant experience

Tools

MATLAB

STK

MBSE tools

DOORS

Jira

Job description

Arcfield is seeking a motivated Junior Systems / Mission Engineer to support the development and integration of space-based sensing and mission capabilities for the US Space Force and national security. This is an opportunity for an early-career engineer to learn quickly, demonstrate curiosity, and deliver results.

You will work with experienced engineers and government customers across requirements, architecture, modeling and simulation, testing, and operations.