Junior Systems Engineer

Teltrium Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Training, certifications, mentoring

Job summary

Teltrium is seeking an early-career engineer to build broader systems engineering skills while supporting space communications and NASA technology programs. You will help technical specialists, systems engineers, and program managers turn complex project information into clear, decision-focused plans and portfolio insights.

You will conduct assessments, maintain risk registers, and help manage dashboards across milestones, schedules, and risks, producing leadership-ready presentations and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
• At least 2 years of relevant engineering, technical analysis, project support, or systems-engineering experience; graduate work may count toward experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical assessments, planning activities, trade studies, research, and data collection
• Maintain technical and programmatic risk registers, document mitigation plans, coordinate updates with risk owners, and elevate emerging concerns
• Review and help manage project and portfolio dashboards covering milestones, schedules, deliverables, risks, dependencies, decisions, and action items
• Collect, validate, analyze, and summarize project information to identify trends, gaps, inconsistencies, and items requiring leadership attention
• Prepare technical presentations, status briefings, decision packages, roadmaps, diagrams, and leadership summaries
• Support technical portfolio management by tracking project objectives, capabilities, maturity, schedules, investments, risks, dependencies, and transition plans
• Assist with capability assessments, gap analyses, technology roadmaps, and comparisons of technical alternatives
• Help improve reporting methods, portfolio processes, templates, and metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical field

Job description

Are you an early-career engineer looking to build broader systems engineering skills while supporting space communications and NASA technology programs? At Teltrium, you'll help technical specialists, systems engineers, and program managers turn complex project information into clear, decision-focused plans, assessments, and portfolio insights.

Why Join Teltrium

• Support technical and engineering work for space missions and federal programs
• Contribute to planning, analysis, and coordination across multiple projects
• Build practical experience in systems engineering and technical portfolio management
• Prepare decision-focused information for engineers, program managers, and leadership
• Help improve planning methods, dashboards, templates, and portfolio processes
• Grow with a rapidly expanding engineering organization!

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct technical assessments, planning activities, trade studies, research, and data collection
• Maintain technical and programmatic risk registers, document mitigation plans, coordinate updates with risk owners, and elevate emerging concerns
• Review and help manage project and portfolio dashboards covering milestones, schedules, deliverables, risks, dependencies, decisions, and action items
• Collect, validate, analyze, and summarize project information to identify trends, gaps, inconsistencies, and items requiring leadership attention
• Prepare technical presentations, status briefings, decision packages, roadmaps, diagrams, and leadership summaries
• Support technical portfolio management by tracking project objectives, capabilities, maturity, schedules, investments, risks, dependencies, and transition plans
• Assist with capability assessments, gap analyses, technology roadmaps, and comparisons of technical alternatives
• Help improve reporting methods, portfolio processes, templates, and metrics

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field
• At least 2 years of relevant engineering, technical analysis, project support, or systems-engineering experience; graduate work may count toward experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of systems-engineering concepts, including requirements, risks, interfaces, dependencies, verification, and system life cycles
• Ability to organize and analyze information from multiple technical and programmatic sources
• Experience preparing technical presentations and written documentation
• Strong attention to detail and effective organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to collaborate with engineers, project managers, analysts, and other stakeholders
• Salary: $85,000 – $115,000 (based on experience)
• Retirement: 401(k) with company match
• Career Growth: Training, certifications, mentoring, and advancement opportunities