Senior Principal Mission Engineer

OASYS, INC.

Colorado Springs (CO)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 210,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Health & dental

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401K with matching

Flexible Spending Account

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Disability

Job summary

OASYS, INC., a leading-edge government contractor, seeks a Senior Principal Mission Engineer to support SDA. The role focuses on analyzing space and ground system architectures and developing verification methods for the Enterprise Requirements Document.

Candidates should have 15+ years' DoD/NRO system engineering (or 17+ with a bachelor’s). Strong modeling, simulation, and mission analysis skills are essential; TS/SCI clearance required.

Qualifications

Master's degree with 15+ years in system engineering for space/DoD/NRO programs.
Bachelor's degree with 17+ years in similar domains.
Experience coordinating space and ground segments to meet end-to-end requirements.
Strong modeling, simulation and mission analysis techniques and tools.
Self-starter with teamwork and excellent communication skills.
Experience with SDA/DoD/NRO in an acquisition environment and space/ground systems.
Space Mission V&V experience at the mission level.

Responsibilities

Develop RVTM for the Enterprise Requirements Document (ERD).
Plan data aggregation from component programs and SDA analysis to show ERD compliance.
Review government scenarios to ensure consistency across tranches.
Develop and brief data packages with analysis results for decision-makers.
Collaborate with prime contractors, government civilians, and SDA team members.

Skills

System engineering

Space/ground integration

Mission analysis

Modeling & simulation

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Education

Master's Degree in Math/Science/Engineering (15+ yrs)

Bachelor's Degree in Math/Science/Engineering (17+ yrs)

Tools

Modeling tools

Simulation software

Job description

OASYS, INC., a Leading-Edge Government contractor, is seeking applicants for Senior Principal Mission Engineer to support our customer in Chantilly, VA, El Segundo, CA, or the Colorado Springs, CO area(s).

Summary

Make a difference for national security by joining a team of dedicated professionals who assist the Space Development Agency in developing and deploying the next generation of satellites and ground systems for missile warning (MW), missile tracking (MT) and missile defense (MD). Our Tranche 3 Program Integration team has a need for a tracking Mission Engineer with experience analyzing space and ground system architectures through mission thread development and simulation. We are looking for innovative, creative, and highly motivated individuals to mature models and build scenarios (GRMs and DRMs) that effectively capture system of systems effects in complex operational environments. Candidate will provide systems engineering and integration expertise in support of the SDA T3 Tracking mission capabilities. Candidate will assess integrated component program designs (Space Vehicles and Ground Systems) and develop verification and validation approaches against the Enterprise Requirements Document (ERD).

Major Duties Of The Position Include

Developing Requirements Verification Trace Matrix (RVTM) for the Enterprise Requirements Document (ERD).
Plan data aggregation from component programs, SDA and T3PI analysis to show compliance with the ERD.
Reviewing government scenarios from PWSA enterprise and prior tranches to ensure that T3 scenarios are consistent.
Developing and briefing data packages that provide analysis results to inform the government decision-makers.
Collaborating with prime contractors, other team contractors, government civilians, FFRDC, SETA and members of the SDA.

Required Experience, Skills And Attributes

Master's Degree in Math, Science or Engineering with 15+ Years of demonstrated system engineering and integration experience with space, ground, operations and sustainment segments of DoD or NRO programs with a proven delivery record or a bachelor's degree in Math, Science or Engineering with 17+ Years of demonstrated experience.
Experience working across space and ground segment organizations to coordinate and identify system requirements that ensure end-to-end mission performance requirements are met.
Strong understanding of modeling, simulation, and mission analysis techniques and tools.
Experienced at self-starting, seeking solutions, and working well in a team environment
Demonstrated experience working with SDA/DoD/NRO customers in an acquisition environment, with space and/or ground systems.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as organizational and interpersonal skills
Experience working Space Mission V&V at Mission level

Desired Requirements

Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR), other missile defense or related space-based ISR experience.
Experience analyzing System Availability (AO or AF)

Security Clearance

Active TS/SCI clearance

About OASYS, INC.:

Located in Huntsville, Alabama, OASYS, INC. is a technology services and products company dedicated to delivering the right solutions to our government and commercial clients. Our innovative solutions combined with today's technology and our subject matter expertise help to provide full lifecycle support for our client's needs.

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