Senior Orbital Systems Engineer (ATLAS)

L3Harris Technologies; Lompoc (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking an Orbital Analyst at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, to support the ATLAS system. The role focuses on advanced SSA, orbit determination, and system operations to enable program success for critical missions.

Qualified candidates have degrees with extensive experience or a graduate degree, and an active Secret clearance. The position entails on-site work with potential on-call recalls to support ATLAS when needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred; extensive related experience accepted in lieu of degree.
• Active Secret Clearance required.
• Experience with orbital analysis and SSA concepts.

Responsibilities

• Provide orbital analyst support for ATLAS and SSA activities.
• Assist ATLAS users and monitor system operations and issues.
• Coordinate with SysOps/IPTs to resolve ATLAS issues and outages.

Skills

SSA expertise

Orbit determination

Cross-system analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate degree

10+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

CAVENet

ASW

SPADOC

STK/Astrogator

Job description

L3Harris Technologies is seeking an Orbital Analyst at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, to support the ATLAS system. The role focuses on advanced SSA, orbit determination, and system operations to enable program success for critical missions.

Qualified candidates have degrees with extensive experience or a graduate degree, and an active Secret clearance. The position entails on-site work with potential on-call recalls to support ATLAS when needed.