System Engineer - Level 4 (AHT)

Description

The company's Space Systems Sector is hiring a Systems Engineer, Level 4, for its team in Redondo Beach, CA.

You will join a scrum team of software and systems engineers that defines the product vision, manages the backlog, and makes sure features support business goals.

The work covers ground segment software for satellites, built in Agile sprints with the Atlassian tool suite, so you must be comfortable working in an Agile setting.

You will work independently with limited oversight in a dynamic, collaborative environment, report progress to leads and the customer, and take on varied assignments.

The team is growing and works on mission-focused software systems that the company has developed for decades.

Responsibilities

• Drive features for the satellite ground systems domain, reading CAMEO and MBSE models.
• Join working groups, learn customer needs and interfaces, and turn them into digital artifacts that software teams can build from.
• Support or lead verification planning, test requirements, and other key deliverables.
• Cover systems engineering areas including requirements and verification, interfaces, architecture and design, integration, test, and sell-off.
• Take part in sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and reviews while keeping work aligned with product vision and mission goals.
• Serve as subject matter expert for space-vehicle command and control, and work with other teams and unit-level subsystem engineers.
• Give demos and briefings to customers and senior leadership.
• Make sure capabilities, epics, and features integrate smoothly with ground satellite software.
• Use Atlassian tools, including Jira dashboards and Confluence knowledge bases.
• Support or lead milestone work and Agile product increments from preparation through execution.
• Work with several working groups and control boards.
• Responsibilities may be adjusted to match the selected candidate's skills and experience.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 8+ years of engineering experience, or a Master's degree in a STEM field with 6+ years, or a PhD in a STEM field with 4+ years.
• Either an active SCI at the time you apply, or an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance (or equivalent) at application, plus the ability and willingness to obtain and keep an active SCI before start.
• 2+ years building and reviewing behavioral and structural architecture diagrams with MBSE methods and tools, or equivalent.
• 2+ years using No Magic Cameo, or equivalent.
• Experience with space-vehicle, command-and-control, mission management, mission data processing, or software subsystems.
• Clear written and spoken communication, including writing requirements, test plans, and evaluation criteria.
• 2+ years producing systems engineering processes and artifacts for software work, such as use cases, interface control documents, class and sequence diagrams, database and schema design, and protocols like REST, HTTP, and RESP, or equivalent.
• Experience on Agile programs and with Agile methods.
• Preferred: 3+ years with command-and-control, network management, flight dynamics, or orbit determination for space-vehicle software systems.
• Preferred: An active SCI at the time you apply and before start.
• Preferred: Experience with space vehicle subsystems such as thermal, power, attitude control, propulsion, or communications.
• Preferred: Familiarity with cloud-based architectures, including Kubernetes, containers, and orchestrators.
• Preferred: Experience working on mission-focused threads.
• Preferred: Experience with the software development lifecycle.
• Preferred: Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
• Preferred: Experience with a geographically distributed team.
• Preferred: Experience with automated test and integration frameworks, including Playwright.

Conditions

Relocation assistance may be available.

An active SCI clearance is required to start.

Travel is expected at about 10% of the time.

The position depends on you receiving final clearances and program access within a timeframe the company sets. Keeping the role depends on maintaining the required clearance and access.

The base salary range is $142,200.00 to $213,400.00. Final pay depends on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills, and market conditions.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, but it may be shorter or longer based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401k plan.
• Educational assistance.
• Life insurance.
• Employee assistance programs and work/life solutions.
• Paid time off.
• Health and wellness resources.
• Employee discounts.
• Flexible scheduling, such as a 9/80 schedule with nine-hour days Monday through Thursday and every other Friday off.
• Possible overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus, depending on the role.
• Annual bonuses that reward individual results and share company performance.
• Long-term incentives for Vice President and Director roles.
• Life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.