Space Vehicle Bus Systems Engineer
$86,800–$198,000 year
On-siteEl Segundo, California, United States
Job Summary
Evaluate and modernize Global Positioning Systems (GPS) by translating real-world needs into technical specifications for resilient, affordable, and sustainable space capabilities. Support the design and implementation of space-based systems while assessing technical designs and testing programs, including system performance, TVAC, acoustics, or EMI and EMC tests. Collaborate with government clients and contractor teammates to deliver sustained, reliable GPS capabilities to America's warfighters, allies, and civil users. This role focuses on merging space vehicle development and acquisition to develop client solutions and drive change in modernizing position, navigation, and timing systems.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing
- Experience with systems engineering, planning, development, integration, and testing of multiple space vehicle subsystems and their components, including structures, mechanisms, electrical power, attitude control, thermal, propulsion, communications, or command
- Experience with space system and DoD program reviews, including SRR, SDR and SFR, PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, FCA, or PCA
- Experience analyzing subsystem and program-level integrated master schedule (IMS) and contractor earned value management (EVM) data
- Experience with space vehicle-level tests, including system performance tests, TVAC, acoustics, or EMI and EMC testing
- Ability to be highly motivated, display a dynamic work ethic, and contribute to the DoD mission
- Ability to communicate effectively and establish collaborative relationships with government clients and contractor teammates
- Secret clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or CS
- Confluence or Jira
- Must be available for weekend shifts
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
- Valid driver's license
- Order to Cash
- Procure to Pay
- Supply Chain
- Customers
- Suppliers
Desired Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing
- Experience performing multiple systems engineering and program management functions
- Experience with requirements verification
- Knowledge of the DoD acquisition lifecycle and milestones, and DoD systems engineering, testing, and production policies, standards, and practices
- Knowledge of GPS space, ground, or user segments
- Possession of excellent interpersonal skills
- Top Secret clearance
- Master's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or CS
- PMP, ESEP, CSEP, or OCSMP Certification
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