Space Systems Engineer, Senior
The Opportunity:
Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big-picture thinking to make an impact in the DoD? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution.
As an engineer on our team, you’ll work with Booz Allen colleagues and the client to develop, rapidly deploy, and integrate the next generation of resilient space, ground, and user capabilities across the Satellite Control Network and Space Enterprise to deter attacks and provide critical information to our warfighters to defeat our enemies in battle. Your customer will trust you to not only test, analyze, evaluate, validate, and verify these systems, but also to use your ingenuity and broad knowledge of potential sources of new technologies and concepts, such as applicable national labs, prototypes, and products from SBIR activities, and other commercial IR&D efforts, to identify areas requiring mitigation up front to plan, develop, mature, and on-ramp technologies for use in future missions. You will influence senior clients on budgetary and investment prioritizations. You will also collaborate with DoD Science and Technology (S&T) organizations or similar entities to unearth future concepts and create enterprise roadmap to capture, analyze, and communicate technology transition plans. Grow your skills by merging innovative engineering methodologies and cross-disciplinary coordination to create tomorrow’s solutions. Join our team and be a part of the transformation to meet growing threats.
Join us. The world can't wait.
You Have:
3+ years of experience with systems engineering on large-scale space-related, including space, ground, software, or hardware systems, or Major Defense Acquisition Programs
Experience with supporting overall engineering integration of Systems Engineering and Integration efforts for the Satellite Control Network, DoD, government agencies, or commercial programs
Experience with performing systems engineering in space or aerospace concepts and alternative design, architectural analysis, modeling and simulation, enterprise strategic planning, or digital engineering methodologies
Knowledge of current operational space systems and architectures
Ability to communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, Federally Funded Research and Developmental Centers (FFRDC), and associate contractor teammates to achieve program goals
Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree
Nice If You Have:
Knowledge of space system technology providers in the Government or commercial sectors
Knowledge of systems engineering standards and interoperability standards development in the areas of Space Enterprise Networks, Space Access Mobility and Logistics, Cybersecurity, User Segment, and Agile User Terminals
Knowledge of Agile Methodologies and use of Jira and Confluence
Knowledge of hypothesis-based experiments or proof-of-concept designs
Ability to demonstrate a dynamic work ethic and be highly motivated to contribute to the DoD mission
Possession of excellent interpersonal skills
Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
TS/SCI clearance
Master’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Physics
INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certifications, including ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.
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Our comprehensive benefits package includes wellness programs with HSA contributions, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a generous 401(k) match, and more. With these benefits, plus the option for flexible schedules and remote and hybrid locations, we’ll support you as you pursue a balanced, fulfilling life—at work and at home.
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Compensation
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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $81,800.00 to $186,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.
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