Senior Space-Based Sensing Integration Engineer (TS/SCI)

Astrion; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion is seeking a Senior Space Based Sensing Integration Engineer to provide SETA support for a government program in Chantilly, VA. You will engage with government leadership and industry partners to ensure mission success across design, integration, test, and early operations.

You will use MBSE, system modeling, and data fusion techniques to assess radar payload performance and guide decision-making, briefing senior stakeholders and collaborating across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field; advanced degrees preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in aerospace, space systems, or defense programs.
• Experience across the full system lifecycle (requirements, design, integration, test, operations).
• Familiarity with MBSE and SysML tools (e.g., Cameo/MagicDraw).
• Ability to assess contractor technical performance and provide independent recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including briefing senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent technical assessment of contractor designs, architectures, and performance.
• Support systems engineering lifecycle activities from requirements to verification.
• Evaluate radar payload performance, modeling, and system-level trade studies.
• Assess RF hardware development and production testing.
• Support MBSE and digital engineering and multi-sensor integration.
• Analyze end-to-end mission performance (sensor, ground, processing, dissemination).
• Participate in and support major program design reviews.
• Provide technical risk identification and mitigation to government leadership.
• Develop briefings and decision materials for senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with government and contractor teams using Cameo, Tableau, and Confluence.

Skills

MBSE

SysML

Requirements Traceability

Architecture development

Brief senior leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical field

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Cameo/MagicDraw

Tableau

Confluence

Jira

DOORS

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Astrion is seeking a Senior Space Based Sensing Integration Engineer to provide SETA support for a government program in Chantilly, VA. You will engage with government leadership and industry partners to ensure mission success across design, integration, test, and early operations.

You will use MBSE, system modeling, and data fusion techniques to assess radar payload performance and guide decision-making, briefing senior stakeholders and collaborating across teams.