Mission Engineer

Job Description

Bryce Tech has an immediate opening for a mission engineer support Space Development Agency (SDA) supporting Proliferated Warfighter System Architecture (PWSA) development. The mission engineer integrates efforts across the SDA enterprise to ensure SDA mission partners understand how the PWSA is intended to execute its missions, how requirements are translated to mission‑focused documents such as CONOPS and COAs, and how mission outcomes are evaluated across modeling, simulation, and analysis solutions coupled with real‑world test data.

The candidate will provide mission‑centered advice to the Program Manager and/or Tranche operations director regarding translating warfighter needs into mission requirements, and defining CONOPS, COAs, etc. to support PWSA architecture development.

• Lead in efforts to translate Warfighter needs/requests into CONOPS, OPSCON, Use Case, etc. to define the integrated capabilities of the PWSA delivered to the Warfighter.
• Engage with the WIC and Warfighters and other organizations to define specific mission sets and how the PWSA implements and executes them.
• Support the Technical Director and Front Office in external engagement.
• Support development of CONOPS, OPSCON, use cases, and modeling and simulation capabilities to represent the appropriate mission cases.
• Perform trade studies and develop COAs for PWSA capabilities and requirements.
• Work with the Requirements Lead to perform functional analysis to create requirements for the Enterprise and for Technical Requirements Documents in support of solicitation development.
• Familiarity with Model Based Simulation Environment (MBSE) desired for representation of mission capabilities.

• Experience with satellite and ground segment systems and a good technical background.
• Experience with warfighter requirements and approaches to integrate warfighter requirements into a complex satellite and ground segment architecture.
• Experience developing and translating CONOPS, COAs verifying and/or validating requirements through modeling, simulation or analysis that either augments or replaces development and/or operational testing.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering and math.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience with complex modeling, simulation and analysis tools.
• TS/SCI clearance.
• Strong experience in requirements development and tracking.
• Experience in generating, integrating and translating warfighter requirements.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment with excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Master’s degree in science, technology, engineering and math.
• 10 years’ experience with satellite and ground system mission and architectures.
• Experience generating warfighter requirements, CONOPS and/or COAs for DoD and/or IC customers.
• Current experience with space systems.

Bryce Tech offers a full range of benefits, including competitive salary, a comprehensive health plan including dental and vision coverage, company‑paid life & disability insurance policies, 401(k) plan with company match, and an educational reimbursement program.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.