Senior Systems Engineer Lead – Space Launch Ops

United Launch Alliance, LLC.; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Discretionary bonus

Generous paid time off

Flexible work environments

9/80 schedule

Job summary

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is seeking an Engineering and Infrastructure Operational Facility Systems Leader at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. You will oversee Communications & Data Networks, Electromechanical, and Environmental Control Systems teams to support launch operations and readiness.

You will coordinate mission support, validate and checkout systems, lead investigations, and ensure equipment is mission-capable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM disciplines from an accredited college or university.
• 8+ years of related work experience.
• Experience coordinating and directing investigation, troubleshooting, and repair of engineering systems.
• Excellent communication, writing and oral skills; ability to work with a wide range of team members including customers and subcontractors.
• Managerial experience, including employee evaluations and personnel management.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule E&I mission support and personnel.
• Execution of E&I validations, operational checkouts, pre/post-launch requirements, and launch operations.
• Implementation of Mission Unique capabilities and customer requirements.
• Reconciliation of E&I's Test Requirement Documents.
• Documentation of data findings and completion of corrective action (DRs/DOs/QNOTEs/CAB).
• Support of E&I's launch critical mobile equipment systems (PECS, Generators, Ground Vans, etc.).
• Maintaining, repairing and upgrading launch critical systems (ECS, Comm and Electromechanical).
• Maintaining, repairing, and upgrading E&I's Facility Monitoring Systems, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Human Machine. Interfaces (HMI), and Programable Logic Controllers (PLC).
• Coordination and scheduling for System Certification Process with Denver and LOPS CE Office.
• Coordination and scheduling with the other E&I leadership for E&I Mission Engineering assignments and cross training opportunities.
• Support of mission milestones including LV & SV processing, Tanking Tests, and Launch at both coasts.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Travel readiness

Operations coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is seeking an Engineering and Infrastructure Operational Facility Systems Leader at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. You will oversee Communications & Data Networks, Electromechanical, and Environmental Control Systems teams to support launch operations and readiness.

You will coordinate mission support, validate and checkout systems, lead investigations, and ensure equipment is mission-capable.