AMDT3 -Systems Engineer III -Satellite Ground Systems Verified today

About the Role

You will contribute to developing and implementing advanced ground system solutions for the Space Development Agency's Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 (AMDT3) program. You represent the integrated whole during ground system development, working to align segments and subsystems through top-down decomposition of stakeholder requirements, traceability through development artifacts, and bottom-up validation and verification.

In this role you will:

• Specify, architect, and integrate complex ground system solutions including command and control, mission operations, data processing, and network/communications infrastructure
• Derive, decompose, allocate, trace, and manage ground system requirements and architectures
• Define and document concepts of operation for ground-to-space mission support
• Support development milestone reviews by creating required artifacts and deliverables
• Support system integration and verification activities to ensure ground system functionality and performance
• Identify and manage technical risks, develop mitigation strategies, and contribute to continuous improvement
• Communicate effectively with team members, customers, and stakeholders to ensure alignment
• Lead small teams to execute systems engineering scope in a high-tempo environment

You will work in a fast-paced, mission-critical development lifecycle with an aggressive schedule. The role values rapid iteration and pragmatic streamlining of processes alongside adherence to established engineering standards.

About You

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree, or Master's degree plus 3 years experience)
• Typically 5 or more years of related experience (or Master's degree plus 3 years experience)
• Emerging expertise in Systems Engineering principles and practices, including thorough understanding of the systems development lifecycle
• Knowledge of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation
• Knowledge of systems architecture, systems integration, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles
• Ability to work and communicate with technical and specialty subject matter expert engineers to drive systems engineering products
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field
• Experience with Requirements Management and Model-Based Systems Engineering tools such as DOORS, CAMEO EA, Rhapsody, Matlab, and SysML
• Strong understanding of ground systems architecture including command and control, telemetry processing, data management, and network infrastructure subsystems
• Proven ability to architect and design ground system solutions, including interface definitions, data flows, and subsystem integration strategies
• Experience creating, managing, and executing comprehensive test plans for ground systems, including integration testing, end-to-end testing, and operational readiness validation
• Background in software systems engineering and integration test (SW SEIT) for complex ground systems
• Knowledge of Agile and Dev Sec Ops methodologies for ground software development and deployment
• Understanding of project management methodologies including risk management and technical performance tracking
• Understanding of technical baseline and configuration management
• Experience leading projects and mentoring junior engineers
• Experience or certification in INCOSE standards
• Experience deploying ground systems into large-scale, distributed operational environments
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
• Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance

Compensation

Pay range: $119,064.00 to $163,713.00

Your actual base compensation will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, experience, internal equity and market competitiveness.

Sierra Space offers medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, and 3 weeks paid time off.

Required Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance.