Senior Space-Based Sensing & Systems Integration Engineer

Stellar Solutions; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 146,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellar Solutions in Colorado Springs seeks a Senior Systems and Integration Engineer to lead government-facing programs at the intersection of systems engineering, integration, and rapid acquisition for space-based environmental monitoring.

The role requires translating warfighter needs into actionable requirements, coordinating diverse stakeholders, and driving complex efforts with minimal supervision while preserving government leadership and decision authority.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience supporting Department of Defense, National Security Space, Intelligence Community, or similar complex programs.
• Experience working with Government acquisition organizations or commercial technology providers to evaluate and deliver capabilities.
• Bachelor's of Science degree in a technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted representative to Government leadership and independently lead assigned projects and workstreams across technical, acquisition, programmatic, and operational organizations.
• Translate warfighter and mission needs into actionable capability requirements, acquisition approaches, integration activities, and execution plans.
• Support rapid acquisition and fielding of commercial and Government software, sensing, data, analytics, and other emerging capabilities through non-traditional DoD processes.
• Evaluate candidate technologies through vendor engagement, demonstrations, technical assessment, testing, and operational validation to assess mission utility and integration feasibility.
• Coordinate Government organizations, commercial vendors, technical teams, and operational users to resolve issues and accelerate capability delivery.
• Mentor developing program-management personnel and help establish effective execution practices across the team.
• Operate with broad Government intent and limited supervision, taking ownership of difficult problems while preserving Government leadership and decision authority.

Skills

Program management

Systems engineering

Integration

Spectrum management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Leadership

Ambiguity handling

Government liaison

Education

Bachelor's of Science degree in a technical discipline

Job description

Stellar Solutions in Colorado Springs seeks a Senior Systems and Integration Engineer to lead government-facing programs at the intersection of systems engineering, integration, and rapid acquisition for space-based environmental monitoring.

The role requires translating warfighter needs into actionable requirements, coordinating diverse stakeholders, and driving complex efforts with minimal supervision while preserving government leadership and decision authority.