Roles and Responsibilities
Provide SETA support to government program managers, offering independent technical assessments, engineering oversight, and acquisition support for space and counterspace programs.
Lead the development, integration, and optimization of space system architectures aligned with our customers mission objectives.
Oversee system requirements development, verification, validation, and configuration management across complex multi‑domain systems.
Conduct technical evaluations, design trade studies, and risk assessments to inform government decision‑making.
Direct end‑to‑end lifecycle engineering activities, including concept development, prototyping, testing, deployment, and sustainment.
Coordinate with intelligence analysts, operators, and mission partners to ensure system capabilities align with evolving threat environments.
Assess contractor performance, technical deliverables, and engineering artifacts to ensure compliance with DoD, IC, and mission‑specific standards.
Support integration of space domain awareness (SDA), counterspace capabilities, and ISR systems into enterprise architectures.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, engineering baselines, and program‑level systems engineering artifacts.
Work Environment
Location: Chantilly, Va and Reston, VA [On-site]
Travel Requirements: Minimal
Working Hours: Standard 40 hours per week
Basic Compensation
$175,000 - $220,000
This range is for the Virginia area only.
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
12+ years of systems engineering experience, including direct work with space, counterspace, or ISR systems within the DoD or Intelligence Community.
Demonstrated expertise in systems engineering processes, including requirements development, architecture design, integration, and testing.
Active TS/SCI security clearance with eligibility for a polygraph.
Experience with DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), MBSE tools, or similar engineering frameworks.
Preferred Qualifications (Desired)
Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
15+ years of experience supporting space or counterspace programs within the Intelligence Community or national security space enterprise.
Experience with advanced modeling and simulation tools, digital engineering environments, or space domain awareness systems.
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