Space Force - Systems Engineer (Degree+2)

Requisition #: 2025-69730
Employment Type: Contract Labor
Job Title: C - Space Force - Systems Engineer (Degree + 2)
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Overview

Our client delivers advanced engineering solutions supporting mission critical operations for the Department of Defense and aerospace programs. This role contributes to the Space Development Agency (SDA) Ground Mission Integration (GMI) effort-designing, integrating, and validating secure, scalable ground systems that enable 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 2+ years of relevant experience; OR Master's degree plus 6 months of experience.
• 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, HyperV).
• 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 onsite.
• Onsite work is with the SDA team in Scottsdale, AZ.

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