Senior Satellite Ground Systems Engineer — Ops & Interfaces

Redwire; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwire Space Missions LLC in Littleton, CO is seeking a Staff Ground Systems Engineer to lead development, integration, and operations of satellite ground systems across the full mission lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has a strong systems engineering background, hands-on experience with OpCon development, S2G ICDs, and translating spacecraft requirements into ground system specifications. DoD/US citizenship with security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field such as systems engineering or aerospace engineering.
• 5+ years of experience supporting satellite ground system development, integration, test, or mission operations.
• Strong systems engineering foundation spanning concept development, requirements management, design, I&T, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.
• Experience defining and managing system architectures, interface definitions, ICDs, data flows, and verification approaches.
• Hands-on experience with OpCon development, S2G ICDs, ground system requirement derivation, or mission ops requirement definition.
• Ability to work independently, anticipate customer needs, and craft well-reasoned solutions for broad technical challenges.
• Proficiency with MS Office and project management software.
• Proven ability to establish trust and maintain strong client relationships.
• Understanding of Government acquisition processes, milestone reviews, and spacecraft lifecycle phases.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Government customers in planning, engineering, integration, and activities for satellite ground systems.
• Develop, refine, and document OpCons, mission threads, Use Cases, and S2G ICDs to ensure clear and executable end-to-end operational workflows.
• Analyze site-level ground system architectures and assess impacts from system upgrades, capability insertion, and new deliveries.
• Translate space segment and mission requirements into detailed ground system functional, performance, and operational requirements.
• Collaborate with spacecraft, payload, network, TT&C, and user segment teams to define and manage complex system interfaces.
• Support integration and test planning and execution across ground and space segments, including functional checkout and rehearsals.
• Review designs, I&T artifacts, verification traceability, and operational concepts for alignment with mission requirements.

Skills

Systems engineering

OpCon development

S2G ICDs

Ground system requirements

MS Office

Project management software

Education

Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, or related STEM field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

SysML/UAFML

Job description

Redwire Space Missions LLC in Littleton, CO is seeking a Staff Ground Systems Engineer to lead development, integration, and operations of satellite ground systems across the full mission lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has a strong systems engineering background, hands-on experience with OpCon development, S2G ICDs, and translating spacecraft requirements into ground system specifications. DoD/US citizenship with security clearance is required.