Space Systems Engineer (SN SE&I)

Job Description

Salary: $130K-$160K based on experience

Acuity Innovations LLC is a small, woman-owned defense contracting company that provides enterprise architecture, solution design, digital engineering, defensive cyberspace operations, system integration, and test and evaluation products and services that improve performance and decrease decision timelines. Our fundamental, repeatable service offering is bound in architecting, designing, securing, integrating, and verifying the operational readiness of data ecosystems. Acuity Innovations was named as a Colorado Springs Gazettes Best Workplaces 2024.

Do you want to be part of a unique, small business that differentiates itself by:

Delivering the best products, integrated systems, and mission capabilities for the warfighter

Building long-term relationships and treating its employees as family

Deploying small but powerful High-Performance Teams, like elite Special Forces teams to each task

Collaborating within and across the Acuity Innovations teams as well as with the customer

Providing a growth path to partnership/ownership opportunities

If you have this type of passion and desire to be part of a collaborative team environment with the innovation, initiative, and confidence to make things better, then Acuity Innovations may be the right place to realize your personal and professional goals.

Package includes:

Competitive salary

3 weeks paid time off

11 Federal Holidays

Flexible Hours

Benefits

Career Development/Mentorship Opportunities

Company Sponsored Social Events

We seek technical individuals who will succeed in a highly collaborative work environment.

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Brief Job Description: Acuity Innovations is seeking a Space Systems Engineer to join our team in Aurora, CO at Buckley Space Force Base. An active Top Secret clearance is required.

As a Systems Engineer with USSF Space Sensings Next Generation Space-Based Missile Warning and Track (MWT) Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) Support you will play a crucial role in safeguarding national security by ensuring the integrity and robustness of Next-Generation MWT ground segment systems. You will be at the forefront of Missile Warning and tracking, Battlespace Awareness, and Technical Intelligence, working to maintain and enhance the superiority of DoD's OPIR capabilities in an ever-evolving threat landscape.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain system models using industry-standard tools

Implement and iterate model-based systems engineering methodologies for Space-Based MWT ground segment systems

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate subsystem models for Space-Based MWT ground system projects

Employ model-based techniques to enhance the verification and validation process.

Establish and maintain traceability between system requirements and the model for Space-Based MWT ground systems

Contribute to the development of clear and comprehensive system requirements for the Next-Generation Space-Based MWT ground segment

Work closely with system architects, engineers, and stakeholders to capture and refine system requirements

Generate documentation for models, ensuring alignment with industry standards and Space-Based MWT ground system protocols

Required Skills & Experiences:

Bachelor's of Science Degree and/or 5 to 10 years of experience in a like discipline

4+ years of experience performing systems engineering analysis and developing systems engineering products for satellite systems

Experience leading a team for development of technical specifications, interface control documents, and integration, and test plans and schedules for satellite systems

Experience leading a team to conduct or support space system Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), and System Verification Reviews (SVRs)

Experience using Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Knowledge of systems engineering standards, including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2

Ability to communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, Federally Funded Research and Developmental Centers (FFRDC), and associate contractor teammates to achieve program goals

Ability to be highly motivated and demonstrate a dynamic work ethic and strong desire to contribute to the DoD mission

Preferred Skills & Experiences:

Masters degree in a like discipline and/or 8 to 12 years of Experience in the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR), defense weather, and/or tactical ISR mission areas

Experience with OPIR payloads, space-based weather payloads, satellite busses, and satellite subsystems, including propulsion, thermal control, power, attitude control, TT&C, communications, data processing, and structures

Experience leading a team performing systems engineering, integration, and testing on space-based remote sensing systems

Experience leading a team using a Model-Based Systems Engineering approach to manage system definitions and technical baselines

Knowledge of DoD 5000.01 and 5000.02

Knowledge of Agile Methodologies

INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certifications, including ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP Certifications

Additional Requirements:

All applicants selected will be subject to a background check and a security investigation and will need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Full-time

Hybrid remote