Space Systems Engineer — Top Secret Clearance

General Atomics; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics (GA) Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) seeks a Systems Engineer for its Herndon, VA office. The role spans from system architecture to integration, with emphasis on spacecraft payload and advanced electrical and cyber capabilities for national security customers.

Responsibilities include leading technical initiatives, coordinating with DoD and IC stakeholders, and guiding deployment, testing, and documentation while maintaining strict confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or a related field with progressive experience.
• Demonstrates detailed and extensive technical expertise with ability to plan, schedule, and coordinate workloads.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interface with departments, customers, and government representatives.
• Real-world experience with system architecture, requirements tracking, budgets, and system-level analyses.

Responsibilities

• Formulates long-term plans for solution development, documentation, and deployment across compliance and safety standards.
• Evaluates integration of the engineering solution within the environment and ensures documentation, testing, and maintenance are completed.
• Represents the company as a prime technical contact on contracts and projects; coordinates with external personnel and internal teams.
• Determines technical objectives for advanced engineering problems and guides deployment and testing.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information and ensures safety in operations.

Skills

Systems engineering

Orbital dynamics

Project leadership

Communication skills

Lead cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

Spacecraft modelling tools

Requirements tracking tools

Job description

General Atomics (GA) Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) seeks a Systems Engineer for its Herndon, VA office. The role spans from system architecture to integration, with emphasis on spacecraft payload and advanced electrical and cyber capabilities for national security customers.

Responsibilities include leading technical initiatives, coordinating with DoD and IC stakeholders, and guiding deployment, testing, and documentation while maintaining strict confidentiality.