Junior Space Systems Engineer (Satellite & Ground) - TS/SCI

BOAB Ventures; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

BOAB Ventures seeks a Junior Systems Engineer to support space and intelligence mission capabilities in a classified environment. You will help develop requirements, integrate hardware and software, and validate system performance across satellite systems and ground infrastructure.

You will collaborate with engineering teams and government stakeholders to ensure mission readiness, perform design reviews, and support risk management and change control activities.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline.
• Experience in systems engineering, systems integration, software development, testing, or mission operations.
• Understanding of requirements development, integration, verification, and validation.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Participate in systems engineering activities involving satellite systems, ground infrastructure, mission applications, and related capabilities.
• Support system architecture evaluations, technical design reviews, and engineering trade studies.
• Assist with integration planning, system testing, verification, and validation of hardware and software capabilities.
• Evaluate system performance, identify issues, and coordinate troubleshooting with engineering and software teams.
• Maintain requirements traceability, technical baselines, and supporting engineering documentation.
• Support software and system-level integration activities through development, testing, and readiness.
• Assist with risk assessments, configuration management, and change control activities.

Skills

Systems engineering

Satellite systems

Ground infrastructure

Mission software

Requirements development

Verification & validation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems/Engineering or related

Tools

MATLAB

Python

STK

DOORS

SysML

Job description

BOAB Ventures seeks a Junior Systems Engineer to support space and intelligence mission capabilities in a classified environment. You will help develop requirements, integrate hardware and software, and validate system performance across satellite systems and ground infrastructure.

You will collaborate with engineering teams and government stakeholders to ensure mission readiness, perform design reviews, and support risk management and change control activities.