Space Force - Tracking Systems Engineer

Requisition #: 2025-69729
Employment Type: Contract Labor
Job Title: CL - Space Force - Tracking Systems Engineer
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Overview

Our client delivers advanced engineering solutions supporting mission-critical operations for the Department of Defense and aerospace programs. This role supports the Space Development Agency (SDA) Ground Mission Integration (GMI) effort-designing and integrating secure, scalable ground systems for resilient space capabilities.
Equal Opportunity Employer

Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Responsibilities

• Apply systems engineering principles across design, integration, verification, and validation of SDA ground systems.
• Decompose mission and system requirements into architectures, interfaces, and behavioral models.
• Collaborate with SMEs to evaluate technical issues, drive design decisions, and maintain configuration control of baseline artifacts.
• Support review boards; prepare clear technical documentation (requirements, ICDs, verification plans, procedures).
• Contribute to DevOps workflows and automation to improve integration and test efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM field and 5+ years of relevant experience; OR Master's degree plus 3 years.
• Agile/Scaled Agile experience preferred.
• Solid understanding of systems engineering methods (requirements analysis, architecture, interfaces, V&V).
• Familiarity with cloud-based microservice architectures; networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP); operating systems (Linux/Windows); and virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills; ability to work effectively on multidisciplinary teams.

Clearance Requirements

• Department of Defense Top Secret clearance preferred at time of hire.
• Applicants may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Preferred Skills & Experience

Domain Knowledge

• Ground system design and/or scheduling
• Tracking mission design
• Satellite communications and ground-to-satellite links

Systems Design & Integration

• Systems design, integration, and validation; requirements decomposition and system architecture

MBSE

• Experience with MBSE methodologies and tools (e.g., Cameo/MagicDraw); building and maintaining models aligned to technical baseline

Programming & Tools

• Familiarity with Java, Python, MATLAB for analysis, prototypes, and modeling

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP; infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

DevOps & Automation

• Understanding of DevOps practices; tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef

Security & Compliance

• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles; familiarity with NIST and ISO?27001 frameworks

Simulation & Modeling (Nice to Have)

• Background with STK or similar tools for aerospace mission analysis

Collaboration

• Strong cross-functional teamwork; ability to document designs, configurations, and procedures clearly

Workplace Options

• Hybrid or fully on-site.
• On-site work is with the SDA team in Scottsdale, AZ.

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