Systems Integration and Test Engineer

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El Segundo, California time type:
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Posted Todayjob requisition :
R2123351
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* Title:

** Systems Integration and Test Engineer
** Belong. Connect. Grow. with K !
** K ’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

K  is seeking a System Integration and Test Engineer to join our team in El Segundo, CA.
** Innovative Projects:
** K ’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
** Collaborative Environment:
** Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
** Impactful Work:
** Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
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* Key Responsibilities:

** The Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEI&T) Engineer provides
** independent systems engineering and technical advisory support
** to the U.S. Government Space Force
** Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS‐G) Program Office**. The role focuses on
** system‐of‐systems integration**,
** prime contractor Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) oversight**, and
** government‐led systems integration and test activities**.This position supports government decision‐making by assessing technical readiness, integration risks, and test maturity across
** contractor and government systems**, ensuring alignment with program requirements, cost, schedule, and mission objectives.
* Support to US Government and the Tactical SATCOM Program Office organization responsible for Protected Tactical SATCOM acquisition, program management and technical execution of prime contractor Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) and provide support to integration to the Systems of Systems integration and test. Participate in regular meetings with Government and prime contractor.
* Provide direct support to the U.S. Government and Tactical SATCOM Program Office responsible for Protected Tactical SATCOM acquisition, program management, and technical execution.
* Support government‐led System‐of‐Systems (SoS) Integration and Test, ensuring interoperability across space vehicles, payloads, ground systems, terminals, and enterprise interfaces.
* Participate in regular technical and programmatic meetings with government stakeholders and prime contractors, representing the government’s technical interests.
* Perform independent Space Vehicle Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) technical assessments of prime contractor activities.
* Identify and assess discrepancies between planned and actual technical performance, including impacts to:
Cost, Schedule, Quality, technical margins and risk
* Evaluate contractor AI&T readiness, test execution, and problem resolution effectiveness.
* Identify technical issues, anomalies, and risks, and assess downstream impacts to SoS integration and operational capability.
* Provide detailed written and verbal assessments of technical progress, integration maturity, and risk posture.
* Identify, elevate, and track technical and programmatic challenges requiring government attention.
* Develop and communicate clear, actionable technical recommendations to support key government program decisions.
* Examine system requirements that drive cost, complexity, or schedule risk, and identify potential alternatives to mitigate risk or improve affordability while preserving capability.
* Provide technical inputs to acquisition documentation, including Statements of Work (SOW), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), Compliance Document Lists (CDLs)
* Review proposed contractor changes to Class I documents, specifications, and compliance artifacts.
* Evaluate tailoring of compliance documentation and provide independent recommendations to the…