Launch Site Systems Engineer

MANTECH; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a highly skilled and mission-driven Launch Site System Engineer to join our team at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL. The role will support engineering activities to ensure launch vehicle readiness, safe operations, and technical compliance within a fast-paced launch environment.

The candidate will provide system engineering support, monitor anomaly/risk processes, assess requirements, and support mission operations and technical reviews, while collaborating across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline.
• 10+ years DoD/Launch/Space-lift Integration experience.
• Experience with launch site communication systems (data, voice, video, networking).
• Familiarity with CCSFS facilities, processes, providers and operations.
• Proficient with MS Office, including Project and Visio.
• Willingness to support launch vehicle procedures during non-standard hours.

Responsibilities

• Provide system engineering to ensure launch vehicle capability for NSS missions.
• Monitor anomaly/risk processes and configuration changes for ground systems.
• Assess launch complex requirements and provide risk recommendations.
• Monitor vehicle processing, WDRs, and other operations.
• Observe readiness reviews and participate in design/engineering reviews.
• Support mission operations, troubleshoot outages, and assist with launch-site communications.

Skills

Launch site experience

DoD/Space operations

Communications systems

MS Office / Project / Visio

Flexibility for non-standard hours

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline

Job description

MANTECH seeks a highly skilled and mission-driven Launch Site System Engineer to join our team at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL.

The Launch Site System Engineer

will support engineering activities across a fast-paced launch environment and help ensure launch vehicle readiness, safe operations, and technical compliance.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Providing system engineering support to ensure the capability of launch vehicles to provide services for National Security Space (NSS) missions
• Monitoring Space X anomaly resolution process, risk process, issues, and configuration changes to support Government tracking of all ground system configuration changes
• Assessing and evaluating Space X launch complex requirements, design, configuration changes, and verification/validation documentation and providing risk recommendations to the Government
• Performing monitoring and analysis of Space X processes and procedures including vehicle processing and checkout, Wet Dress Rehearsals (WDRs), and other operations
• Observing launch readiness reviews, post-flight ground system performance reviews, and supporting technical interchange meetings, design reviews, Engineering Review Boards, and Chief Engineer Review Boards
• Supporting mission operations, troubleshooting and tracking outages, and assisting users with launch site communication systems

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline
• 10+ years DoD/Launch/Range/Space-lift Integration experience
• Experience with launch site communication systems to include data transport, operational voice, video, and networking
• Familiarity with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) facilities, processes, providers, and operations
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite to include Project and Visio applications
• Flexibility to support launch vehicle procedures, testing, and mission operations during non-standard business hours/days with the expectation to perform those duties over multiple attempts

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced education or specialized training in engineering, systems integration, aerospace operations, or related technical fields
• Experience supporting U.S. Space Force, Air Force Launch Enterprise programs, or other national security space missions
• Familiarity with systems engineering tools, mission assurance processes, and launch vehicle lifecycle activities
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across organizations and contribute to technical decision forums
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment while maintaining a positive professional attitude
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced operational environment and react to real-world system outages using critical thinking and troubleshooting skills
• Effective communication skills with the ability to provide briefings to large groups and leadership

Clearance Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance - not required to start.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations