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This role will lead systems engineering analysis, requirements development, architecture definition, integration planning, and verification activities for satellite and ground systems supporting command and control and data processing. The Systems Engineer will work across customer, engineering, and leadership teams to maintain technical alignment and advance mission capabilities through disciplined systems engineering practices.\nRole/Responsibilities/Qualifications\nThis role provides technical leadership across the systems engineering lifecycle for complex space and ground capabilities. The Systems Engineer will guide a multidisciplinary team, coordinate technical activities across stakeholder organizations, and develop decision-quality engineering products that support system acquisition, integration, test, and delivery.\nKey responsibilities include:\nLead systems engineering analysis and product development for satellite systems and ground systems supporting command and control and data processing.\nLead and coordinate a team of at least five personnel in the execution of systems engineering activities.\nDevelop technical specifications, interface control documents, ground architectures, system designs, integration plans, schedules, and test plans.\nAuthor, analyze, and manage system requirements and associated testable criteria.\nPlan and support system validation, verification, integration, and technical analysis activities.\nCoordinate technical priorities, issues, and decisions among the customer, engineering team, related teams, and leadership.\nEvaluate system and network architectures to support integrated mission capabilities.\nMaintain alignment among requirements, architectures, interfaces, integration activities, and verification objectives.\nApply Agile methodologies to organize engineering activities and support incremental capability development.\nProvide technical assessments and recommendations that support acquisition and systems engineering decisions.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics field.\n10+ years of experience supporting DoD weapon systems acquisitions or systems engineering.\n5+ years of experience performing systems engineering analysis and developing systems engineering products for satellite systems or ground systems supporting command and control and data processing.\n3+ years of experience leading teams of at least five people.\nExperience communicating and coordinating among customers, engineering teams, related teams, and leadership.\nExperience developing technical specifications, interface control documents, ground architectures and designs, integration plans and schedules, and test plans.\nExperience authoring requirements, developing and managing testable criteria, performing system validation and verification, and conducting technical analysis.\nKnowledge of network architecture.\nKnowledge of Agile methodologies.\nDesired Qualifications\nExperience modeling, simulating, or analyzing radio frequency systems, including space-to-ground and payload systems.\nExperience performing systems engineering, integration, and testing for space-based remote sensing, missile warning, missile tracking, environmental monitoring, or related mission systems.\nExperience planning and executing program reviews throughout the system lifecycle.\nExperience applying Model-Based Systems Engineering methods to manage system definitions and technical baselines.\nKnowledge of satellite ground system design, cloud architectures, DevOps, DevSecOps, and software frameworks.\nKnowledge of communications and networking, data processing, exploitation and dissemination, space system operations and tasking, mission planning, space-ground integration, or space system factory support.\nKnowledge of DoD 5000.01 and DoD 5000.02.\nKnowledge of systems engineering standards, including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2.\nMaster’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science.\nINCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certification, including ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP.\nClearance & Additional Requirements\nSecret clearance required.\nActive TS/SCI clearance desired.\nLocation\nEl Segundo, CA\nCompensation:\nThe typical annual salary range for this position is approximately, USD $126,000 - $162,000. 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 could be in the format of a report, software file, briefing, spreadsheet, or other document as directed by the Government, using government approved and/or mandated systems/software and processes governed by guidance/instructions/policy or direction. 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