Senior Space Electronics SME — Systems & Payloads

Deltasands; Colorado; On-site; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Military leave

Jury duty leave

Job summary

Delta Solutions & Strategies is seeking a SME Electronics Engineer to support USA Space Force SSC Space Sensing at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. This role covers electronic systems, sensor and payload integration, ground-system interfaces, testing, readiness, and sustainment for Space Sensing missions.

The ideal candidate is a recognized expert with DoD or national security space experience, capable of shaping technical approaches, leading complex reviews, and briefing senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Requirements include professional experience and depth commensurate with SME level.
• Experience reviewing electronic system requirements, interfaces, engineering documentation, and test products.
• Ability to analyze complex technical issues and clearly communicate findings and recommendations.
• Strong technical writing, research, and briefing skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject-matter authority for the assigned functional area and advise Government technical or program leadership on high-complexity issues.
• Shape technical approaches, strategies, processes, and decision products and lead the most complex reviews or analyses.
• Represent the functional area in senior-level technical forums, working groups, and cross-organizational coordination as required.
• Assess electronic, payload, communications, and related system designs for compliance with technical and mission requirements.
• Support integration of electronic subsystems across spacecraft, payloads, ground systems, mission systems, and supporting interfaces.
• Review technical specifications, interface documents, engineering data, test plans and procedures, readiness products, and change proposals.
• Monitor development, integration, and test activities and identify performance, interface, obsolescence, quality, or readiness concerns.
• Analyze technical discrepancies and provide recommendations or courses of action for Government consideration.
• Support technical interchange meetings, design reviews, test readiness reviews, mission reviews, and Integrated Product Teams.
• Coordinate technical inputs across Government, FFRDC, and program contractor organizations.
• Prepare technical assessments, briefings, reports, and other engineering products for Government review.

Skills

Technical depth

Analytical thinking

Technical writing

Briefing skills

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Delta Solutions & Strategies is seeking a SME Electronics Engineer to support USA Space Force SSC Space Sensing at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. This role covers electronic systems, sensor and payload integration, ground-system interfaces, testing, readiness, and sustainment for Space Sensing missions.

The ideal candidate is a recognized expert with DoD or national security space experience, capable of shaping technical approaches, leading complex reviews, and briefing senior leadership.