Space Vehicle Systems Engineer

Space Systems Integration LLC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Space Systems Integration LLC in Chantilly, VA, seeks a Space Vehicle Systems Engineer to deliver SETA support for space resilience initiatives and to work with Government and SME teams across lifecycle engineering.

The role focuses on planning, execution, and oversight of satellite system development, interface definitions, and technical budgets, with a direct impact on mission readiness and national security.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Space systems design, development, assembly, integration, and testing experience.
• Experience with IC and/or the Department of War.
• Experience with IC architectures, spacecraft, and payloads.
• Ability to lead projects as primary contact.
• Strong interpersonal and customer engagement skills.
• Ability to communicate technical topics to senior decision-makers.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, team environment.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with CI polygraph within the last 10 years.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with CO/COTRs and SMEs to understand systems, designs, and interfaces to satisfy mission requirements.
• Represent the government to contractors during programmatic, design, and readiness reviews and working groups.
• Develop documents and briefings to communicate status to Government and industry.
• Support acquisition, source selection, and programmatic processes.
• Assist COTR in budgets, design integration, and system test efforts with subsystems.
• Assist with proposal documentation and technical evaluation of contractor proposals.
• Design and implement technical solutions for new business needs and challenges.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Briefing skills

Customer engagement

Executive communication

Education

Master's degree in engineering

Job description

SSI is seeking a Space Vehicle Systems Engineer with a strong desire to enhance space resiliency. This position provides Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) support to our customer in Chantilly, VA, offering unparalleled insight into an emerging mission area and opportunities to secure our nation’s space enterprise.

The Space Vehicle Systems Engineer will provide SETA support to a customer charged with delivering solutions across rapidly expanding complex space and ground system initiatives. The Space Vehicle Systems Engineer will work closely with Government and SETA staff to plan, deliver, maintain, and enhance critical mission capabilities for the customer enterprise.

The Space Vehicle Systems Engineer supports the System Program Office (SPO) in a technical capacity for planning, execution, monitoring, and oversight of satellite system development and acquisitions that advance the space resiliency posture.

The Space Vehicle Systems Engineer is an individual contributor and member of a team of high-performing Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) that directly support the Government through lifecycle systems engineering and management processes to deliver critical space resiliency capabilities.

Specific Duties Include:

• Support Contract Officer/Contract Officer Technical Representatives (CO/COTRs) and Developers by coordinating with other technical domain Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and program stakeholders to achieve a detailed understanding of the systems, designs, and interfaces necessary to satisfy mission requirements.
• Represent the government client to development contractors by participating in programmatic, design, and readiness reviews, as well as various working groups.
• Develop documents and briefings to communicate work or study status, brief Government and industry as required.
• Provide support to the acquisition, source selection, and programmatic processes.
• Assist COTR in managing space vehicle technical budgets, design integration, and system test efforts with close collaboration with subsystem SETAs and COTRs.
• Assist with the development of proposal documentation and subsequent technical evaluation of contractor proposals.
• Design and implement technical solutions for new business needs and challenges.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline, and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with space systems design, development, assembly, integration, and testing.
• Experience with the Intelligence Community (IC) and/or the Department of War
• Experience with IC architectures, spacecraft, and payloads.
• Ability to lead and be the primary point of contact for one or more projects.
• Effective interpersonal skills (across multiple groups, offices, and organizations) and strong customer engagement skills.
• Ability to communicate very technical subjects to a diverse audience of senior decision-makers with varying levels of technical expertise using effective briefing and writing.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and team environment
• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI clearance and CI polygraph (polygraph within the last ten (10) years).