Space Vehicle Bus Systems Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Space Vehicle Bus Systems Engineer to join their innovative team. In this role, you will leverage your technical expertise to support the design and implementation of advanced space systems that enhance navigation and timing capabilities. Your contributions will be pivotal in modernizing GPS technologies and ensuring reliable solutions for military and civil applications. This position offers a unique opportunity to merge technical skills with strategic thinking in a dynamic environment that values collaboration and personal growth. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to making a significant impact in the aerospace sector.

Benefits

Health Benefits

Professional Development

Tuition Assistance

Paid Leave

Retirement Benefits

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering and testing.
• Ability to communicate effectively and establish collaborative relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and implementation of space-based systems.
• Evaluate and modernize Global Positioning Systems (GPS).

Skills

Space Vehicle Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering

Integration and Testing

Communication Skills

Collaboration Tools

Earned Value Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

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Space Vehicle Bus Systems Engineer

The Opportunity:

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in modernizing position, navigation, and timing systems? 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.

As a systems engineer on our team, you have the chance to support the design and implementation of space-based systems to deliver resilient, affordable, and sustainable space capabilities. Your technical expertise will be vital as you evaluate and modernize Global Positioning Systems (GPS). You’ll develop your skills in developing and acquiring space systems while gaining experience with delivering sustained, reliable GPS capabilities to America’s warfighters, our allies, and civil users. Grow your skills by merging space vehicle development and acquisition to develop client solutions, assess technical designs, and test programs. Join our team and help turn requirements into accomplishments that drive change.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 7+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing

• 7+ years of experience with systems engineering, planning, development, integration, and testing of at least two of the following space vehicle subsystems and its components, including structures, mechanisms, electrical power, attitude control, thermal, propulsion, communications, or command

• 3+ years of experience with space system and DoD program reviews, including SRR, SDR and SFR, PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, FCA, or PCA

• Experience with collaboration tools, including Confluence or JIRA

• Experience analyzing subsystem and program-level integrated master schedules (IMS)

• Experience analyzing contractor earned value management (EVM) data

• Ability to be highly motivated, display a dynamic work ethic, and contribute to the DoD mission

• Ability to communicate effectively and establish collaborative relationships with government clients and contractor teammates

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science

• Secret clearance

Nice If You Have:

• 10+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing

• Experience with space vehicle level tests including system performance tests, TVAC, acoustics, or EMI/EMC testing

• Experience performing multiple systems engineering and program management functions

• Experience with requirements verification

• Knowledge of DoD acquisition lifecycle and milestones and DoD systems engineering, test, and production policies, standards, and practices

• Knowledge of GPS space, ground, or user segment

• Possession of excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science

• PMP, ESEP, CSEP, or OCSMP 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

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Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific 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.