Senior Space Systems Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Senior Space Systems Engineer with Security Clearance
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ISR Engineering Department (N262) is dedicated to delivering world-class engineering solutions and technical leadership to enhance next generation Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) capabilities. Its mission is to enable resilient, adaptive, and scalable weapon systems that counter emerging threats and safeguard national security and the homeland. The N262 Department is seeking a highly motivated and experienced space systems engineer with STEM-related education and experience to serve as a Senior Space Systems Engineer.

The successful candidate will support the MDA Space Systems (DCS) strategic defense program office, advancing the Next Generation Missile Defense System Space based capabilities and architectures. The job is a Colorado Springs, CO based position; this work location is required to effectively foster staff and government customer relationships and shape the direct work program.

Roles & Responsibilities :
The Senior Space Systems Engineer will be responsible for delivering high value/high impact outcomes within a diverse and growing program which is evolving toward a strategic space enterprise mission area. The successful candidate will collaborate with other technical subject matter experts (SMEs) within a portfolio of projects, as well as other FFRDCs and UARCs while performing a variety of technical program office tasks, analyses, studies, and recommendations to inform current and future space based capabilities, focusing on systems integration engineering of space to ground segment development.

This will require experience in systems integration, testing, interoperability, Interface Control Document (ICD) design and development. Additionally, expertise in data management and architectures will be needed, along with experience and technical knowledge of space to ground communications, networks, and infrastructure. Expectation is to closely work with MITRE MDA/DCS project leaders and collaborate with MITRE C2

BMC project as well as technical reach back to support accelerated program technical execution. Highly competitive candidates must bring a technical background and depth of domain knowledge and experience to advance the department's strategic growth in IAMD (for our people and our mission) in one or more of the following ways:
* Drive innovation in next generation defense space enterprise architecture

* Advance space systems integration within future IAMD Architectures

* Lead technical efforts to ensure space-based assets are integrated into broader IAMD frameworks, enabling interoperability across sensors, interceptors, and Command/Control elements In addition, specific responsibilities might include (but are not limited to):
* Lead technical interagency government, contractor, and vendor teams in the development, demonstration, and deployment of advanced space-based technologies. Overseeing the technical planning and execution of the work and developing and presenting results to the government sponsor.

* Lead the development of space to ground segment engineering and delivery,…