Mission Integration Architect - Satellite Ground Systems

ZP Group; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k

Paid time off

Federal holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Mission Integration Engineer to support the design, architecture, and delivery of integrated satellite ground systems for commercial and government customers. This role bridges mission needs, system architecture, and software platform delivery, owning the technical path from early opportunity shaping through verified mission deployment.

The ideal candidate will have strong systems engineering expertise, experience with customer engagements, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant engineering or computing field with emphasis on systems engineering.
• Experience in mission integration, satellite operations, or related technical roles.
• Strong ability to translate requirements into architectures and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical lead for customer engagements, translating mission requirements into scalable system architectures and solutions.
• Lead solution architecture and technical strategy for satellite ground systems and mission operations platforms.
• Support proposal development, including RFI/RFP responses, technical volumes, architecture descriptions, and solution narratives.
• Define and manage system requirements, interfaces, CONOPS, and architecture artifacts.
• Lead system integration, verification, and validation (V&V) activities across mission threads.
• Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation including ICDs, verification matrices, test plans, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate integration efforts across software, product, engineering, and customer stakeholders.
• Identify technical risks, product gaps, and architectural tradeoffs and drive resolution across teams.
• Support design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and customer engagements.
• Provide input to product strategy and roadmap based on mission requirements and recurring capability needs.
• Ensure alignment between platform capabilities, customer mission needs, and delivery timelines.

Skills

Systems engineering

Customer-facing experience

Requirements development and architect

Technical documentation

Strong communication skills

Clearance awareness

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

MBSE

SysML

DoDAF

Cameo

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Python scripting

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Mission Integration Engineer to support the design, architecture, and delivery of integrated satellite ground systems for commercial and government customers. This role bridges mission needs, system architecture, and software platform delivery, owning the technical path from early opportunity shaping through verified mission deployment.

The ideal candidate will have strong systems engineering expertise, experience with customer engagements, and the ability to