Mission Engineer - Software SME
$133,000–$226,000 year
On-site · Chantilly, Virginia, United States or Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Job Summary
Mid-level Mission Engineer (Software SME) for Space Dynamics Laboratory supporting SDA PWSA; responsible for technical management of software and systems development across interdisciplinary teams, designing and coordinating complex space-related systems, defining interfaces between development groups, overseeing contractor software development processes, and acting as a technical point of contact for SDA leadership. Requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, 10+ years in software and systems engineering, familiarity with satellite bus architectures, ability to lead diverse technical teams, strong risk-mitigation, and US citizenship with an active/previous security clearance. Travel ~6-9 weeks/year. Eligible locations include Chantilly, VA; Huntsville, AL; or North Logan, UT. Salary range $133,000–$226,000. Full-time role with potential for remote or in-person collaboration as appropriate to program needs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field
- 10+ years of combined software engineering and systems engineering experience
- Systems engineering experience with familiarity with satellite bus architectures
- Ability to lead and communicate effectively to interdisciplinary technical teams in proposal and design efforts for small- to mid-sized programs
- Ability to provide mitigation strategies to minimize risk
- Ability to interpret customer-driven requirements to determine areas of risk from a technical, cost, and schedule perspective
- Ability to provide leadership and mentoring to junior engineers
- Ability to respond resourcefully to new demands and challenges
- Proficiency in managing and prioritizing requirements development and verification, risks, interfaces, configurations, and trade studies on medium to large complexity programs
- Proficiency in providing technical oversight and leadership as the Lead Systems Engineer on small- to medium-sized programs
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Moderate travel to support SDA (approximately 6-9 weeks a year)
- Proficiency in all phases of a software development lifecycle
- Ability to relate well with outside customers and maintain good relationships under challenging circumstances
- Ability to abstract the progress of a software development project and present appropriate status to senior leadership (may include remote presentations, white papers, and/or personal communications)
- Must be a U.S. citizen with an active, or previously held, U.S. Government security clearance
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