Satellite Ground Operations Engineer – Mission-Critical C2

Abacus Solutions Group, LLC; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 108,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

Employer matching retirement plan

Job summary

Abacus Solutions Group is seeking a Satellite Ground Operations Systems Engineer to join the Space Systems Command/Prototype Ground team in Albuquerque, New Mexico. You will design, integrate, and maintain advanced satellite ground command and control systems to support mission partners at the appropriate classification level.

You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary experts to design, develop, and maintain satellite ground systems, ensuring readiness, security, and compliance with engineering

Qualifications

• Produce and maintain technical documentation for system integration, implementation, and testing.
• Collaborate with project leads and technical teams to evaluate and implement solutions meeting mission requirements.
• Configure, test, integrate, and secure satellite ground systems with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Advise on test strategies and methodologies to ensure system readiness and resilience.
• Support IPT activities and priorities to stay aligned with customer goals.
• Collaborate with network engineers, system admins, cyber specialists, and hardware technicians to modernize satellite ground systems.
• Lead efforts to create and maintain Interface Control Documents, network diagrams, and data flow diagrams.
• Develop ERB and CCB materials to document requirements and outline test and implementation strategies.
• Draft and maintain test plans, system procedures, and implementation schedules for successful integration and testing.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain technical documentation for system integration, implementation, and testing.
• Collaborating directly with project leads and technical teams to evaluate and implement solutions aligning with mission requirements.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to configure, test, integrate, and secure satellite ground systems.
• Advise on test strategies and methodologies, contributing to system readiness and resilience.
• Maintain alignment with customer goals by supporting Integrated Product Team (IPT) activities and priorities
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (network engineers, system admins, cyber specialists, and hardware technicians) to integrate, sustain, and modernize satellite ground systems.
• Lead efforts to create and maintain essential system documentation, including Interface Control Documents, network diagrams, and data flow diagrams.
• Develop Engineering Review Board (ERB) and Change Control Board (CCB) materials to document requirements, present technical solutions, and outline test and implementation strategies.
• Draft and maintain test plans, system procedures, and implementation schedules, ensuring successful integration and testing of space ground systems.
• Play an active role in technical meetings, reviews, and customer advising to enhance mission-critical systems’ functionality and compliance with engineering standards.

Job description

Abacus Solutions Group is seeking a Satellite Ground Operations Systems Engineer to join the Space Systems Command/Prototype Ground team in Albuquerque, New Mexico. You will design, integrate, and maintain advanced satellite ground command and control systems to support mission partners at the appropriate classification level.

You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary experts to design, develop, and maintain satellite ground systems, ensuring readiness, security, and compliance with engineering