Space Systems Integration & Risk Engineer

Booz Allen; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job description

Job Number: R0253466

Integration and Risk Engineer

The Opportunity

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact on national security space missions? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution. If this sounds like you, come join Booz Allen Hamilton’s team to work on the Space Force’s top priority space programs.

As a system integrator on our team, you will work with Booz Allen colleagues, your team, and the Military to develop and deploy the next generation of Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) ground systems capabilities to deliver critical information to our warfighters to quickly win or even prevent future wars. Your client will trust you to develop and execute system integration plans for space and ground systems. You will lead and support integration activities at the system of systems, system, segment, and element level. You will grow your skills by researching new requirements, technologies, and threats and using innovative integration methodologies and tools to integrate remote sensing systems to deliver warfighter capabilities. Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have

• 7+ years of experience in DoD acquisition of weapon systems such as Program Management, Systems Engineering or Integration with a focus on space or ground segment capabilities
• Experience identifying, analyzing, and drafting mitigation plans for program cost, schedule, and technical performance
• Experience with system engineering tools such as IBM DOORS, Cameo, MagicDraw for MBSE, JIRA, or Confluence and standard office productivity suites
• Experience authoring program-level documentation such as Systems Engineering Plan, Cybersecurity Strategy, Risk, and Issue Management Plan
• Experience leading or supporting large scale system integration, interface definitions (ICDs), requirements definition or derivation, and system-level technical baseline management
• Experience coordinating, collaborating, and briefing military leaders, government civilians, and cross-contractor integration teams.
• Knowledge of the entire system life cycle such as concept development, CONOPS, architecture, requirements allocation, design, build, test, transition to operations, and sustainment
• Ability to coordinate generation of test plans and procedures, track technical readiness of each contributing organization and potential cross-organizational impacts, coordinate early communication checks between test elements, procedure, and reviews, determine final test configuration such as system under test, identify maturity gaps or test regrets, and recommend activities or future events to burn down residual risk
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline such as Aerospace, Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or Mathematics

Nice If You Have

• Experience supporting USSF, SSC, or SDA Space and ground architectures including Missile Warning, Missile Tracking, and OPIR
• Experience coordinating and tracking giver and receiver items between organizations
• Experience with modern DevSecOps pipelines, agile frameworks, microservices, cloud environments, and containerized architectures
• Experience with the Strategic Missile Warning architecture, its programs, and the organizations supporting the mission
• Experience with ground antenna, networking, distributed systems, or data orchestration
• Knowledge of DoD 5000 series, Middle Tier of Acquisition Section 804, and major milestone review processes such as SRR, PDR, or CDR
• TS/SCI clearance
• Master's degree in STEM discipline
• INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certification

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited (unless permission is explicitly provided).

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.