Systems Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to advance ground-based space systems for national security programs in a highly collaborative team. You will translate real-world needs into technical specifications, support DoD missions, and drive system definitions using Model-Based Systems Engineering and Digital Engineering approaches.

A TS/SCI clearance is required for this role. The position involves working with Booz Allen and Space Force personnel to ensure ground systems meet user

Qualifications

• 5+ years of systems engineering on DoD ground-based space systems.
• 3+ years of integrating new missions, including upgrading ground segment software.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python).
• Experience developing ICDs, service decompositions, and API definitions.

Skills

Systems engineering

DoD ground-based systems

Python

ICDs

MBSE / Digital Engineering

MS Office

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Mathematics/Physics/CS

Master's degree in Engineering/Mathematics/Physics/CS

Tools

Confluence

Jira

DevSecOps pipelines

Job description

Job Number: R0248292

Systems Engineer, Senior

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’s strategic team to work on a top-priority space program.

On our team, you will work will Booz Allen colleagues, other support contractors, and U.S. Space Force personnel to develop and deploy the next generation of strategic military satellite communications capabilities. You will be an integral part of the ground branch to assist the government, ensuring the ground system is integrated successfully to meet user’s needs. You will provide support to the Space Force client working alongside our Booz Allen team supporting the program office. Your expertise and innovative thinking will be critical to ensuring capabilities are delivered to meet the threat.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience performing systems engineering on DoD ground-based systems for space
• 3+ years of experience with integrating new missions, including maintaining and upgrading ground segment software
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Python
• Experience developing Interface Control Documents (ICDs), service decompositions, and API definitions
• Experience identifying, analyzing, and proposing program risks, issues, and opportunities, and managing handling plans
• Experience using a Model-Based Systems Engineering or Digital Engineering approach to manage system definitions and technical baselines
• Experience using Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to effectively communicate and work collaboratively both on a cross-functional team and independently, and demonstrate initiative to complete complex tasks to achieve program goals in a fast-paced environment
• TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or CS

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with the military satellite communications mission area
• Experience with space acquisition
• Experience with a software program utilizing Agile methodologies
• Experience with Confluence or Jira
• Experience working with software factories or DevSecOps pipelines
• Ability to learn and solve problems quickly and creatively
• Master's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or CS
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certifications such as ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP Certification

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI 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

• 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 facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or 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.