Junior Systems Engineer - Technical Planning & Portfolio Support

We are seeking a Junior Systems Engineer to support the planning, coordination, and execution of space communications and network-related engineering activities. This position will provide essential analytical and program-support functions for capabilities in pre-formulation and technical portfolio tracking.

The successful candidate will be organized, analytical, and comfortable working with technical specialists, systems engineers, and program managers. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer to develop broader systems-engineering skills while supporting multiple projects and enterprise-level technical initiatives.

• Conduct technical assessments, planning activities, trade studies, research, and data collection.
• Maintain technical and programmatic risk registers, document mitigation plans, coordinate updates with risk owners, and elevate emerging concerns.
• Review and help manage project and portfolio dashboards covering milestones, schedules, deliverables, risks, dependencies, decisions, and action items.
• Collect, validate, analyze, and summarize project information to identify trends, gaps, inconsistencies, and items requiring leadership attention.
• Prepare clear technical presentations, status briefings, decision packages, roadmaps, diagrams, and leadership summaries.
• Support technical portfolio management by tracking project objectives, capabilities, maturity, schedules, investments, risks, dependencies, and transition plans.
• Assist with capability assessments, gap analyses, technology roadmaps, and comparisons of technical alternatives.
• Document meeting decisions, assumptions, issues, and action items, and follow through to ensure timely closure.
• Organize and maintain accurate technical records, planning materials, and engineering documentation.
• Help improve reporting methods, portfolio processes, templates, and metrics to provide leadership with consistent, decision-focused information.

Qualifications

Education

:Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, ora relatedtechnical field.

Experience

:At least 2 years of relevant engineering, technical analysis, project support, or systems-engineering experience. Graduate work may count toward years of experience.

Work Authorizatio

n: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Residentrequired.

Role / Work Schedule

This is a full-time, on-site position at our Lakewood, CO office.

Preferred Skills

• Foundational understanding of systems-engineering concepts, including requirements, risks, interfaces, dependencies, verification, and system life cycles.
• Ability to organize and analyze information from multiple technical and programmatic sources.
• Experience preparing technical presentations and written documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and effective organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with engineers, project managers, analysts, and other stakeholders.