Senior Space Systems Engineer - SETA (On-Site, LA)

Astrion; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion seeks a Senior Aerospace Engineer to provide SETA support to Space Systems Command at Los Angeles AFB, covering acquisition, development, integration, test, launch, operations, sustainment, and modernization of space-based missile warning and related capabilities.

The role requires enterprise-level systems engineering across space, ground, and mission-support segments, MBSE and Digital Engineering, and collaboration with government and industry partners. Active TS/SCI clearance preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, or related field.
• 15+ years of aerospace/space systems or defense systems engineering experience.
• Experience with DoD/Space Force acquisition programs.
• Experience with space, missile/warning, ground systems, or mission operations.
• Experience with requirements management, system integration, verification/validation, and risk management.
• Knowledge of the DoD acquisition lifecycle and related policies.
• Strong technical writing, briefing, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with government, contractor, and senior leadership stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level aerospace systems engineering and technical advisory support across the full acquisition lifecycle.
• Support requirements development, decomposition, validation, verification, traceability, and configuration control.
• Conduct system-of-systems engineering and integration across space, ground, launch, communications, and operational mission segments.
• Support architecture development using MBSE, Digital Engineering, and mission-thread analysis.
• Evaluate technical baselines, interfaces, system performance, risks, dependencies, and readiness.
• Support program reviews, engineering review boards, configuration control boards, technical interchange meetings, IPTs, working groups, and milestone reviews.
• Analyze technical discrepancies, anomalies, deficiencies, and interface issues; develop corrective actions and closure documentation.
• Support launch integration, early orbit operations, on-orbit checkout, operational readiness, and transition to sustainment.
• Review and assess contractor engineering products, including SEPs, ICDs, specifications, verification plans, test reports, risk assessments, and CDRL deliverables.
• Develop and maintain integrated master schedule inputs, critical-path analyses, risk registers, dependency lists, and mitigation plans.
• Support mission area analysis for Missile Warning, Missile Defense, Battlespace Awareness, and Technical Intelligence.
• Assess the maturity and integration of ground processing, mission data, sensor fusion, C2, and reporting capabilities.
• Support cybersecurity, system safety, mission assurance, resiliency, reliability, maintainability, and program protection activities.
• Coordinate with SSC organizations, mission partners, USSTRATCOM, ICC, MDA, Space Delta 4, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare executive briefings, technical assessments, decision papers, status reports, and acquisition documentation.
• Identify technical, schedule, cost, and performance risks and recommend COAs.
• Mentor junior engineers and support cross-functional engineering teams.

Skills

Aerospace Systems Engineering

MBSE

Digital Engineering

Model-Based Engineering

Requirements Management

Systems Integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Tools

MBSE Tools

Digital Engineering Tools

DevSecOps

Job description

Astrion seeks a Senior Aerospace Engineer to provide SETA support to Space Systems Command at Los Angeles AFB, covering acquisition, development, integration, test, launch, operations, sustainment, and modernization of space-based missile warning and related capabilities.

The role requires enterprise-level systems engineering across space, ground, and mission-support segments, MBSE and Digital Engineering, and collaboration with government and industry partners. Active TS/SCI clearance preferred.