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Systems Engineer

Associates Systems LLC

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Job Requirements

Aurora, CO
Clearance Unspecified Polygraph not specified
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$130,000 - $210,000

Job Description

Multi Experience Levels - Systems Engineers
Onsite Aurora Colorado, Colorado Springs Colorado, and Denver Colorado
TS/SCI clearance required


Mid to Senior Systems Engineer to serve as Product Owner for a mission‑critical satellite ground system capability. You will lead product vision, roadmap, and execution while coordinating across systems, software, integration, and test teams in a SAFe Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

Own and communicate product vision, strategy, and roadmap

Drive PI planning and Agile execution with engineering teams

Translate mission needs into technical requirements and system designs

Manage and prioritize the team backlog

Lead technical reviews, demos, and customer presentations

Produce technical documentation and implementation guidance

Required Qualifications

STEM degree + 5 years relevant experience

Product Owner/Product Manager or technical leadership experience in Agile

Background in satellite ground systems, mission operations, or systems engineering

Experience with Jira, Confluence, DevSecOps, CI/CD

Active TS/SCI; U.S. citizenship

Preferred

Multi‑disciplinary engineering leadership

Automated test tools (Cucumber, Gherkin, Zephyr)

Software development experience (Java, C++, Python)

Satellite ground system development or operations experience

Salary/Hourly rate ranges DOE from 130K (Mid level) to 210000 + (Senior/SME). We offer a variety of employment options from Consultant (higher pay/hourly rate - no employer paid benefits) to salaried with employer paid benefits. Salary/Hourly compensation will be dependent on employment options.
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