Chief Space Systems Engineer

Space Systems Integration • El Segundo, CA

6d • $210,000 - $230,000

About The Position

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 Chief Space Systems Engineer for a role in El Segundo, CA.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science and eighteen (18) years or more experience; Master's and sixteen (16) years or more experience, or an additional 4 years of experience may be used in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum requirement of a TS/SCI clearance and be willing to consent to a polygraph examination.
• Experience with space systems development, integration, and/or operations of DoD or other agencies (NRO, NSA, NASA, etc.).
• Experience leading systems engineering teams focused on integration of complex space and/or ground systems.

Responsibilities

• Leads technical requirements development, systems engineering, and oversees the development contractor to develop, design, produce, integrate, and test space systems.
• Oversees payload integration and interface control management.
• Performs system integration of multiple efforts to integrate complex space systems, ground segment integration, and deployment into operations.
• Manage and negotiate interface control documents with external stakeholders.
• Performs 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 communications concepts of operation.
• Oversees requirements verification and validation.
• Makes program risk assessments and provides actionable recommendations to the chief engineer and program manager.
• Independently collaborates with Government program office representatives, FFRDC, SETA, and contractor personnel.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level