Senior SEI&T Engineer - SATCOM & SoS Integration

Document Storage Systems; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The SEI&T Engineer at SBG Technology Solutions, Inc. supports the U.S. Space Force PTS-G program, providing independent systems engineering and test oversight for SoS integration and AI&T activities.

Based in El Segundo, CA, you will assess readiness, risks, and test maturity across government and contractor teams. You will participate in governance meetings, deliver technical assessments, and develop clear recommendations to support program decisions while maintaining security compliance and

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to develop solutions to complex technical issues under limited supervision
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey technical details clearly to government leadership at all levels
• Demonstrated ability to identify priorities and execute tasks with minimal direction or supervision
• Experience supporting program office technical, schedule, and cost activities, including risk and issue identification
• Experience designing, analyzing, and assessing spacecraft and payload hardware to provide in-depth technical evaluations and identify risks
• Experience designing, analyzing, and assessing SATCOM ground systems to provide in-depth technical evaluations and identify risks
• Demonstrated ability to provide independent technical assessments and develop well-supported, actionable recommendations in a government program environment

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to the U.S. Government and the Tactical SATCOM Program Office responsible for Protected Tactical SATCOM acquisition, program management, and technical execution of prime contractor Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) activities
• Support government-led System-of-Systems (SoS) Integration and Test, ensuring interoperability across space vehicles, payloads, ground systems, terminals, and enterprise interfaces
• Participate in regular technical and programmatic meetings with government stakeholders and prime contractors, representing the government's technical interests
• Perform independent Space Vehicle Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) technical assessments of prime contractor activities
• Identify and assess discrepancies between planned and actual technical performance, including impacts to cost, schedule, quality, technical margins, and risk
• Evaluate contractor AI&T readiness, test execution, and problem resolution effectiveness
• Identify technical issues, anomalies, and risks, and assess downstream impacts to SoS integration and operational capability
• Provide detailed written and verbal assessments of technical progress, integration maturity, and risk posture
• Identify, elevate, and track technical and programmatic challenges requiring government attention
• Develop and communicate clear, actionable technical recommendations to support key government program decisions
• Examine system requirements that drive cost, complexity, or schedule risk, and identify potential alternatives to mitigate risk or improve affordability while preserving capability
• Provide technical inputs to acquisition documentation, including Statements of Work (SOW), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), and Compliance Document Lists (CDLs)
• Review proposed contractor changes to Class I documents, specifications, and compliance artifacts
• Evaluate tailoring of compliance documentation and provide independent recommendations to the Government
• Support test planning, verification, and validation activities related to SoS integration

Skills

Secret clearance

Problem solving

Communication

Self-direction

Program office support

Spacecraft hardware

SATCOM systems

Independent assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

The SEI&T Engineer at SBG Technology Solutions, Inc. supports the U.S. Space Force PTS-G program, providing independent systems engineering and test oversight for SoS integration and AI&T activities.

Based in El Segundo, CA, you will assess readiness, risks, and test maturity across government and contractor teams. You will participate in governance meetings, deliver technical assessments, and develop clear recommendations to support program decisions while maintaining security compliance and