Satellite Systems Engineer — Mission-Critical DoD SpaceTech

Booz Allen Hamilton; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Chantilly, VA, seeks a Satellite Systems Engineer to translate customers’ IT needs into plans for national security satellite architectures. You’ll guide cloud migration, modernize legacy systems, and collaborate with mission managers and operators on technical decisions.

You will mentor developers to grow into tomorrow’s solutions architects while delivering mission-ready technology and ensuring security clearances.

Qualifications

• Experience with DoD or IC satellite or ground systems.
• Experience with mission systems and interfacing with mission management planners and operators on a technical level.
• Knowledge of mission needs and conveying capabilities of software platforms.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam.
• HS diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer IT needs into plans by crafting and managing satellite architectures.
• Guide cloud migration, integration of advanced technology, and modernization of legacy systems.
• Mentor the next set of developers to grow into tomorrow’s solutions architects.

Skills

DoD/IC satellite systems

Mission systems interfacing

Mission needs & capabilities

TS/SCI clearance

Willingness for polygraph

HS diploma or GED

Satellite mission management

Classified Cloud environments

MBSE

DevSecOps & Agile

Automation/AI/ML

Education

HS diploma or GED

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton in Chantilly, VA, seeks a Satellite Systems Engineer to translate customers’ IT needs into plans for national security satellite architectures. You’ll guide cloud migration, modernize legacy systems, and collaborate with mission managers and operators on technical decisions.

You will mentor developers to grow into tomorrow’s solutions architects while delivering mission-ready technology and ensuring security clearances.