Senior Systems Engineer, NASA Space Communications

Teltrium Inc.; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO

Career growth opportunities

Mentoring and advancement

Job summary

Teltrium Inc. in Colorado is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead studies and deliver across NASA space communications and enterprise networks, emphasizing network-of-networks interoperability.

You will develop requirements, architectures, interfaces, risks, and baselines; collaborate with NASA customers, engineers, software teams, and leadership; mentor junior engineers; strong writing and presentation skills are required for this onsite role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8–10 years of relevant systems engineering experience.
• Experience with requirements development and management, interface definition, risk tracking, system architecture, trade studies, and technical reviews.
• Experience supporting complex, software-intensive, networked, or distributed systems.
• Ability to lead technical activities involving multiple organizations, systems, and stakeholder groups.
• Strong technical writing, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities for NASA space communications and enterprise systems projects.
• Support the development of a network-of-networks orchestration capability that delivers a seamless mission experience across multiple communications networks.
• Develop and manage system requirements, interfaces, architectures, risks, and technical baselines.
• Lead system concept development, trade studies, gap analyses, and technical assessments.
• Define and evaluate interfaces among mission systems, communications networks, enterprise services, and software platforms.
• Collaborate with NASA customers, network stakeholders, engineers, software teams, and program leadership.
• Translate mission and stakeholder needs into actionable technical requirements and implementation approaches.
• Facilitate technical working groups, reviews, and cross-organizational coordination.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and integration challenges and develop recommended mitigation strategies.
• Prepare technical documentation, presentations, decision materials, and recommendations for engineering and senior leadership audiences.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less-experienced engineers.

Skills

Technical writing

Communication

Facilitation

Public speaking

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering

Tools

IBM DOORS

Jira

Confluence

Cameo

Job description

Teltrium Inc. in Colorado is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead studies and deliver across NASA space communications and enterprise networks, emphasizing network-of-networks interoperability.

You will develop requirements, architectures, interfaces, risks, and baselines; collaborate with NASA customers, engineers, software teams, and leadership; mentor junior engineers; strong writing and presentation skills are required for this onsite role.