Space Systems Engineer

Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast‑growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers. Our employees are forward‑thinking, self‑directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers’ technical challenges.

Space Systems Engineer

Location: El Segundo, CA.

Role and Responsibilities include:

• Lead technical requirements development, systems engineering, and oversee development contractor to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systems.
• Oversee payload integration and interface control management.
• Perform system integration of multiple efforts to integrate complex space systems, ground segment integration, and deployment into operation.
• Manage and negotiate interface control documents with external stakeholders.
• Perform systems architecting and engineering activities such as system requirements definition, interface definition, design, interface management, data architecture development, systems integration, performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis, and development and refinement of concepts of operation.
• Oversee requirements verification and validation.
• Make program risks assessments and provides actionable recommendations to the chief engineer and program manager.
• Independently collaborate with Government program office representatives, FFRDC, SETA, and contractor personnel.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science or applicable and 9 years or more experience; 4 additional years of experience may be used in lieu of degree.
• Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI and be willing to consent to a polygraph examination.
• Experience with technical requirements development, systems engineering, and overseeing development contractor to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systems.
• Experience with requirements verification and validation.

Salary: $120,000 - $170,000 a year

Space Systems Integration provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.