Systems Integration and Test Engineer

ensco; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ENSCO, Inc. in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Systems Integration and Test Engineer to join our MILSATCOM SE&I team. You will participate in AI&T activities, SoS integration, and support to government stakeholders and prime contractors.

You will evaluate technical readiness, identify risks, and communicate actionable recommendations to ensure mission success for space and ground systems. This on-site role offers collaboration in small teams and cutting-edge tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as engineering, mathematics, physics, or computer science.
• 8+ years of SATCOM AI&T, system testing, and production activities.
• Experience supporting program office technical, schedule, and cost activities, including risk/issue identification.
• Strong problem solving skills with ability to develop solutions under limited supervision.
• Excellent communication skills to convey technical details to government leadership.
• Ability to identify priorities and execute tasks with minimal direction.
• Experience designing, analyzing, and assessing spacecraft and payload hardware for risk.
• Experience evaluating SATCOM ground systems for technical readiness.

Responsibilities

• Support government program office for SATCOM acquisition, AI&T, and test execution.
• Lead System of Systems integration and test, ensuring interoperability across space, ground, and terminals.
• Provide technical assessments of contractor activities and risk posture.
• Develop actionable technical recommendations for key government decisions.
• Review and tailor compliance documentation (SOW, CDRLs) for programs.
• Prepare detailed written/verbal progress assessments of integration maturity and risk.

Skills

Problem solving

Technical communication

Self-motivation

Team collaboration

Government/DoD liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field (engineering, mathematics, physics, or computer science)

Job description

Position Description

For more than 50 years, ENSCO has been providing leading-edge engineering, science and advanced technology solutions to governments and private industries worldwide.

ENSCO prides itself in creating and applying advanced technologies for mission success. We provide systems engineering, integration, and advanced technology services to transform the future safety, security, and resiliency of critical missions on the ground, in the air, in space, and in the information systems that connect these domains.

Learn more about ENSCO.

ENSCO, Inc is a diverse engineering and technology company that provides engineering, science and advanced technology solutions that guarantee mission success, safety, and security to governments and private industries worldwide.

ENSCO is seeking a Systems Integration and Test Engineer to join our team in El Segundo, CA.

The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the Space Force's Space System Command. We support the Space Force's acquisition of state of the art Military Satellite Communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation's warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems. This position is on-site in El Segundo, CA. Some of the job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support to US Government and the Tactical SATCOM Program Office organization responsible for Protected Tactical SATCOM acquisition, program management and technical execution of prime contractor Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) and provide support to integration to the Systems of Systems integration and test. Participate in regular meetings with Government and prime contractor
• Provide direct support to the U.S. Government and Tactical SATCOM Program Office responsible for Protected Tactical SATCOM acquisition, program management, and technical execution
• Support government led System of Systems (SoS) Integration and Test, ensuring interoperability across space vehicles, payloads, ground systems, terminals, and enterprise interfaces
• Participate in regular technical and programmatic meetings with government stakeholders and prime contractors, representing the government's technical interests
• Perform independent Space Vehicle Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) technical assessments of prime contractor activities
• Identify and assess discrepancies between planned and actual technical performance, including impacts to: Cost, Schedule, Quality, technical margins and risk
• Evaluate contractor AI&T readiness, test execution, and problem resolution effectiveness
• Identify technical issues, anomalies, and risks, and assess downstream impacts to SoS integration and operational capability
• Provide detailed written and verbal assessments of technical progress, integration maturity, and risk posture
• Identify, elevate, and track technical and programmatic challenges requiring government attention
• Develop and communicate clear, actionable technical recommendations to support key government program decisions
• Examine system requirements that drive cost, complexity, or schedule risk, and identify potential alternatives to mitigate risk or improve affordability while preserving capability
• Provide technical inputs to acquisition documentation, including Statements of Work (SOW), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), Compliance Document Lists (CDLs)
• Review proposed contractor changes to Class I documents, specifications, and compliance artifacts
• Evaluate tailoring of compliance documentation and provide independent recommendations to the Government
• Support test planning, verification, and validation activities related to SoS integration

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree in technical field such as engineering, mathematics, physics, or computer science
• 8+ years of experience with SATCOM requirements development, Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T), system testing, and production activities
• Experience supporting program office technical, schedule, and cost activities, including risk and issue identification
• Possess strong problem solving skills with the ability to develop solutions to complex technical issues under limited supervision
• Possess excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey technical details clearly to government leadership
• Demonstrated ability to identify priorities and execute tasks with minimal direction or supervision
• Experience designing, analyzing, and assessing spacecraft and payload hardware to provide in depth technical evaluations and identify risks
• Experience designing, analyzing, and assessing SATCOM ground systems to provide in depth technic