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We are a leading service and expertise provider for high-tech commercial ventures, spanning communications, earth observation and remote sensing systems and data products, to the infrastructures that support earth orbiting and beyond earth orbit businesses.Stellar Solutions is seeking a Digital Systems Engineer to support the development of first-of-kind space vehicles, systems, and missions. This role provides Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance to a government rapid capabilities organization responsible for delivering advanced space capabilities at the speed of warfighting relevance. The successful candidate will bring expertise in digital engineering, model-based systems engineering, system architecture, integration, verification, and test within a high-profile, fast-paced environment.\nRole/Responsibilities/Qualifications\nYou will work within a small, highly empowered team in which each member contributes directly to program success. Engineering responsibilities span space-rated hardware, software, sensors, processors, system models, and integrated digital engineering environments. You will support the government program manager in developing and improving digital engineering systems and tools from concept through implementation while communicating complex technical results to program management and executive leadership.\nKey responsibilities include:\nSupport the design, interpretation, and analysis of technical solutions for complex space programs and projects.\nLead or support technical programs, projects, and tasks requiring disciplined engineering oversight.\nDevelop, configure, and evaluate system architectures using model-based systems engineering methodologies, modeling languages, and simulation tools.\nSupport the creation, implementation, integration, and improvement of digital engineering systems, methods, and tools.\nLead or support system verification, validation, and discipline-specific testing activities within a digital engineering environment.\nPlan and perform engineering research, design development, systems analysis, and related assignments in accordance with engineering and customer specifications.\nEvaluate program execution plans and advise the government customer on risks to performance, schedule, cost, and technical objectives.\nAssess program deliverables against established standards, metrics, requirements, and intended warfighting outcomes.\nCoordinate with government teams, mission partners, and supporting organizations to align systems engineering activities with delivery milestones.\nEvaluate design trades and advise stakeholders on associated cost, schedule, performance, and technical impacts.\nProvide technical leadership for the engineering portions of major projects or programs.\nCommunicate technical information clearly, concisely, and accurately in written and verbal formats.\nRequired Qualifications\nMinimum of ten years of relevant Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, or industry experience.\nExperience applying digital engineering tools and methods to create, manage, integrate, and optimize systems and products.\nDemonstrated experience developing and managing system models using model-based systems engineering tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler, Sparx Enterprise Architect, or Rhapsody.\nProficiency with SysML or UML for capturing requirements, architecture, behavior, and design.\nExperience using modeling and simulation applications.\nExperience supporting Department of Defense acquisition activities, including documentation development, presentation preparation, and programmatic discussions.\nUnderstanding of operational environments and associated mission-user needs.\nKnowledge of space systems engineering, development, and manufacturing.\nExperience with Department of Defense program management, including program development and transition.\nExperience integrating varied digital engineering tools and environments.\nExperience designing and developing system architectures.\nExperience collaborating across engineering disciplines to architect, design, and implement complex systems.\nExperience applying configuration management practices to maintain the integrity and security of configuration data.\nExperience with deficiency tracking and resolution.\nExperience preparing, reviewing, or executing Statements of Work and Performance Work Statements.\nEngineering degree from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology-accredited program or a Professional Engineer license.\nMaster of Arts, Master of Science, or Master of Engineering degree.\nDesired Qualifications\nExperience providing Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance to a government program office.\nExperience supporting rapid prototyping and transition to operations.\nExperience developing architectures, concepts of operations, and use cases using model-based systems engineering methodologies.\nExperience linking system models to requirements, simulation tools such as MATLAB or Simulink, and test environments.\nExperience with integrated air, space, and cyberspace capabilities.\nExperience developing, deploying, or maintaining ground mission-planning architectures and software.\nExperience supporting Acquisition Category I or II programs.\nExperience planning and executing test campaigns for space systems.\nFamiliarity with Intelligence Community organizations and mission partners.\nExperience using online collaboration tools such as Confluence, SharePoint, and Jira.\nClearance & Additional Requirements\nActive Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information access and Special Access Program eligibility.\nMinimum of two years of combined experience working in Special Access Program and/or Sensitive Compartmented Information environments, including at least one year within the past five years.\nFive years of relevant Department of Defense and/or industry experience in Special Access Program and/or Sensitive Compartmented Information environments is desired.\nWillingness to submit to a Counterintelligence Polygraph.\nAbility to 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Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.\nIn addition to base salary, this position is eligible for a comprehensive total rewards package that includes an annual performance bonus, an employer-funded Profit-Sharing Plan (PSP) contribution based on base compensation, and comprehensive employer-paid medical benefits, PTO pay-out options, along with additional company-sponsored benefits. All of these benefits represent an additional 30-40% to your base compensation for a total compensation package.\nDeliverable(s)\nDeliverables will be in the format of reports, briefings, spreadsheets, or other documents as directed by the Government, using government approved and/or mandated systems/software and processes governed by guidance/instructions/policy or direction.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7910,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-25T21:12:00Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":41,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-27T05:46:45Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":165000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/stellar-solutions-digital-systems-engineer-space-rco","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/stellar-solutions-digital-systems-engineer-space-rco.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-27T09:37:50Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10805,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1947974},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1947974"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fstellar-solutions-digital-systems-engineer-space-rco"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fstellar-solutions-digital-systems-engineer-space-rco"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fstellar-solutions-digital-systems-engineer-space-rco"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/stellar-solutions-digital-systems-engineer-space-rco\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fstellar-solutions-digital-systems-engineer-space-rco"}]}