Senior Systems Engineer - Space Systems Integration

The Aerospace Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care and wellness plans

401(k) plan matching

Relocation assistance

Education assistance programs

Flexible/telework options

Paid holidays, sick time, vacation

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer in Los Angeles to lead acquisition and systems engineering for the ESS program.

You will advise the government and contractors, manage cross-segment interfaces, and drive technical decisions that shape national security space missions. You will collaborate with Aerospace SMEs, government customers, and SETA contractors, travel domestically as needed, and maintain high standards of analysis, communication, and program execution in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or other relevant discipline.
• 12+ years of engineering or technical experience.
• Hands-on experience in systems engineering and system integration.
• Ability to lead multi-segment, distributed teams towards a common objective.
• Experience leading analysis of system architectures.
• Experience with SATCOM technologies and operations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to brief senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support system engineering and integration of the ESS enterprise across space, ground, crypto, and terminals.
• Maintain interfaces between ESS segments and external systems; manage documentation and tracking.
• Conduct cross-segment technical analyses to inform system-level trades and risk retirement.
• Support requirements development, decomposition, traceability, and verification planning.
• Prepare technical products, assessments, analyses, and briefings for government customers.
• Support technical reviews and working groups, including SRR, PDR, CDR; coordinate actions.

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Communication

SATCOM knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Model-Based Systems Engineering

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer in Los Angeles to lead acquisition and systems engineering for the ESS program.

You will advise the government and contractors, manage cross-segment interfaces, and drive technical decisions that shape national security space missions. You will collaborate with Aerospace SMEs, government customers, and SETA contractors, travel domestically as needed, and maintain high standards of analysis, communication, and program execution in a