Senior Space Systems Engineer — TS/SCI Eligible

Tyto Athene, LLC; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Parental leave

Job summary

Tyto Athene, LLC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support USSF’s SSC family of space control systems. You will contribute to SEWOL and RMT efforts, perform systems engineering across procurement, development, and sustainment, and help shape a fast‑paced program.

Requirements include US citizenship, a senior engineering degree with extensive experience, and active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Qualifications

• US Citizen required.
• Bachelor's degree with 15+ years of relevant work experience; advanced degrees allow substitutions.
• Experience across requirements, architectures, interfaces, systems integration, test/evaluation, verification, and validation.
• Strong cross‑organization coordination to plan, execute, and post‑process tests.

Responsibilities

• Interact with Government sponsors to test capabilities on EW architectures and test infra.
• Provide systems engineering support on software development within Integrated Program Teams.
• Use modeling/simulation tools for prototyping, testing, and design optimization.
• Support SEWOL and RMT analyses to define future capabilities and infra needs.
• Create engineering documentation to build requirements and test traces.
• Collaborate with industry and partners to capture current/future SEWOL/RMT needs.
• Review test plans, procedures, and reports for completeness.
• Assist in developing performance‑based logistics strategies and requirements.
• Participate in acquisition activities: SOWs, SOOs, RFPs, and related meetings.
• Support space EW system acquisition, development, and sustainment across fixed/Deployable/virtual systems.
• Maintain integrated master schedule with contractors and stakeholders.

Skills

System requirements development

Architectures

Interfaces

Systems integration

Test & evaluation

Verification & validation

Education

Bachelor's degree with 15+ years experience

Master's degree with 7.5+ years experience

PhD with 3+ years experience

CSEP certification

Tools

Agile methodologies

Job description

Tyto Athene, LLC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support USSF’s SSC family of space control systems. You will contribute to SEWOL and RMT efforts, perform systems engineering across procurement, development, and sustainment, and help shape a fast‑paced program.

Requirements include US citizenship, a senior engineering degree with extensive experience, and active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.