Senior Satellite Systems Engineer - GPS Programs

Booz Allen Hamilton; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Satellite Systems Engineer, Lead to shape national security space programs. You will lead requirements development, analyze trade options, and drive the evaluation of contractor proposals while interfacing with government and partners.

You will oversee end‑to‑end lifecycle activities, ensuring alignment with mission needs, technical baselines, and program goals, delivering resilient satellite capabilities against evolving threats.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience performing systems engineering on DoD or national security space systems.
• 5+ years of experience with satellite architecture, payload systems, bus subsystems, or space vehicle integration or operations.
• 5+ years experience with major program reviews such as SRR, SDR, SFR, PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, FCA, or PCA.
• Experience leading requirements development activities, including CONOPS refinement, requirements derivation, allocation, verification planning, and baseline management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end‑to‑end requirements lifecycle and guide technical evaluation of contractor proposals.
• Support government trade studies and ensure capabilities are captured in acquisition documentation.
• Oversee contractor execution to verify designs and implementations align with mission needs and program goals.
• Communicate complex technical findings clearly to senior stakeholders across multi‑disciplinary teams.

Skills

Requirements leadership

System engineering leadership

Trade studies

Technical evaluation

Communication to senior stakeholders

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Model-Based Systems Engineering

Digital engineering toolchains

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Satellite Systems Engineer, Lead to shape national security space programs. You will lead requirements development, analyze trade options, and drive the evaluation of contractor proposals while interfacing with government and partners.

You will oversee end‑to‑end lifecycle activities, ensuring alignment with mission needs, technical baselines, and program goals, delivering resilient satellite capabilities against evolving threats.