Senior C2 Satellite Systems Engineer | Mission-Critical Ops

Tech7 Consulting Llc; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech7 is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer – Command & Control (C2) Satellite Systems to join our team in El Segundo, CA. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance and leads architecture, integration, and sustainment of mission-critical C2 systems.

You will mentor engineers, interface with government and industry partners, and drive engineering rigor across systems, cybersecurity, and RMF compliance for MILSATCOM programs and Space Force missions.

Qualifications

• 15+ years' experience in systems engineering with demonstrated technical leadership.
• Active Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain.
• 10+ years' experience in systems engineering supporting satellite command and control, TT&C, or ground segment systems.
• Demonstrated experience owning requirements baselines, ICDs, and technical review artifacts for complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain ESS Command & Control (C2) system requirements, operational concepts, and interface definitions supporting spacecraft command, telemetry, mission planning, and network operations.
• Define and manage C2 interfaces between ESS space, ground, terminal, cryptographic, and external mission partner systems.
• Support the development and integration of C2 architectures, including command generation, command authentication, telemetry processing, mission management, and operator workflows.
• Perform requirements analysis and develop verification methods for C2 functions, including command execution, telemetry reporting, fault management, and spacecraft control operations.
• Support development and maintenance of C2 Interface Control Documents (ICDs), command and telemetry databases, operator procedures, and mission thread products.
• Evaluate end-to-end command and telemetry data flows to ensure operational performance, resiliency, cybersecurity, and interoperability requirements are met.
• Support integration and test activities involving C2 systems, mission operations systems, spacecraft interfaces, and associated ground infrastructure.

Skills

Clear leadership

Strong communication

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics

Master's degree in aerospace/electrical/systems engineering

Tools

Cameo Systems Modeler

Rhapsody

MagicDraw

DOORS

Jama

Jira

Confluence

Kratos

OpenC3

Yamcs

AWS Ground Station

FreeFlyer

STK

Job description

Tech7 is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer – Command & Control (C2) Satellite Systems to join our team in El Segundo, CA. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance and leads architecture, integration, and sustainment of mission-critical C2 systems.

You will mentor engineers, interface with government and industry partners, and drive engineering rigor across systems, cybersecurity, and RMF compliance for MILSATCOM programs and Space Force missions.