Senior Ground Segment 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.

SSI is seeking a Senior Ground Segment Systems Engineer for a role in El Segundo, CA.

Role and Responsibilities include:

·       Help shape various systems architecting and engineering activities such as system requirements definition, design, interface management, data architecture development, verification and validation, integration, performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis, and physical configuration assessments.

·       Support customer team execute and manage acquisition strategies, integration, and sustainment of cloud-based software systems with several unique mission partner systems.

·       Develop, assess, and manage ground segment technical and interface requirements. Manage interface negotiation with external stakeholders.

·       Oversee requirements and interface verification.

·       Oversee, assess, and manage software product backlog to meet baseline and emerging requirements. Develop and provide recommendations to prioritize development, augment solutions, and improve developer implementations.

·       Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

·       Support development of system engineering items such as CONOPs, requirements definitions (or features, themes, epics), system testing, algorithm document review, and interfaces to other application development efforts.

·       Support the development and refinement of acquisition strategies, identify program execution issues and provide recommendations.

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or relevant discipline and 14 years or more of experience (or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree).
• Requires a TS/SCI clearance and is willing to consent to a polygraph examination.
• Experience in Technical program management, systems engineering, and government acquisitions of Space Systems within the Space Control mission area.
• Experience working with modern software development processes, such as containerization, orchestration, DevSecOps, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with integration of key ground segment systems, such as a cloud-based Infrastructure, Platform as a Service (PaaS) baselines, and antennas.
• Experience with "Zero-Trust" cybersecurity policies and implementation on software and hardware systems.
• Experience with Software Systems Engineering, Design, and Architecture Development.
• Experience with Software Systems Engineering, Design, and Architecture Development, Agile Software.
• Development Techniques and Implementation, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Pipelines.

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.