Space Systems Engineer

We are seeking aSpace Systems Engineerlocated inChantilly, VA. The successful applicant will work to provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex and technically challenging work.

Key duties/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Coordinate readiness reviews and evaluate acquisition milestone design documentation for adequacy, accuracy and completeness, and identify cost, schedule and technical risks/opportunities, provide mitigation strategies through formal and informal comments, and determine readiness to proceed to the next program phase.
* Manage requirements processes to include review, evaluation, recommendation to approve/disapprove of verification products for Segment requirements and define verification methods in concert with SPO Divisions.
* Coordinate with mission users, stakeholders, and NRO Enterprise representatives to understand user needs and higher-level allocated requirements
* Provide the SPO interface to adjunct payload government program offices and their industry partners.
* Support the documentation and maintenance of the collection system requirements baseline in automated tools such as DOORS.
* Lead Segment verification activities; assess adequacy of developer verification data and provide recommendations to the GPOC for approval or disapproval with clear commentary demonstrating the logic for the recommendations.
* Review, document and trace functional and interface requirements for the collection system, and coordinate with other engineers, FFRDC and developer personnel to resolve issues.
* Identify areas of risk to mission closure across collection, mission management, and mission processing
* Support requirements activities across the NRO enterprise and with the development contractors.
* Based on user needs and higher level allocated Enterprise requirements, derive and flow down the error budgets and other requirements to System and Segment specifications.
* Coordinate proposed requirements changes across all SPO organizations and with mission analysis and acquisition teams to ensure completeness of review across the acquisition.
* Identify and assess segment-level impacts of new capabilities, including across specification, internal and external interfaces, and facilitate integration into the current program baseline
* Support customer in CONOP development
* Support initialization and on-orbit calibration and validation activities
* Support ground site integration and test activities
* Advise and mentor customer personnel regarding Segment architecture, specification, and verification and validation
* Attend Segment level design reviews and program management reviews to assess design maturity, requirements compliance and to provide informed technical recommendations to the customer.
* Review verification evidence and test reports to support space vehicle level requirement verification and Pre-Ship Review (PSR) events.
* Review acquisition milestone design documentation for adequacy, accuracy and completeness, and identify cost, schedule and technical risks/opportunities, and provide mitigation strategies through formal and informal comments.
* Support technical and programmatic reviews and meetings, as required.

• Required Attributes:

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) or related discipline with 10-20years of relevant experience
  • TS/SCI with poly
  • Understanding of DOD/IC satellite systems and architectures
  • Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building, and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be independent and effective in a government/contractor team environment
  • Experience in DOD/IC acquisition and program management processes
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated sustained superior performance
  • Available to travel domestically

  Desired Attributes:

  • Advanced degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) or related discipline with emphasis on MBSE
  • Prior Program Office experience
  • Previous experience developing technical specifications for space systems