SATCOM Systems Engineer, Senior

The Opportunity:

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact on Department of Defense satellite communications (SATCOM)? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution.

Join a dynamic team of satellite communications and systems engineering professionals supporting acquisition, engineering, sustainment, operations, and management of a DoD or DoW satellite communication system. This role directly supports the client, helping drive technical integration and alignment across multiple programs in support of the Teleport Program Office. Responsibilities include developing SATCOM systems and network architecture documentation such as systems capability description documents, engineering plans, engineering change requests, and enterprise architectures.

The role is a hybrid of project management and systems engineering activities to support a unique position on a dynamic contract supporting a large Program Management Office with a varied portfolio. The role requires close collaboration with stakeholders throughout the SATCOM community, participation in technical working groups, and preparation of clear, high‑quality briefings for senior government leaders on technical and programmatic matters.

Working alongside senior engineers, this position contributes subject matter expertise that informs DoD architectural development, modernization strategies, and sustainment planning to enhance Teleport capabilities.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:8+ years of experience supporting the system and project life cycles, including requirements analysis, acquisition planning, design, integration, test, fielding, sustainment, and technical refresh8+ years of experience supporting DoD or DoW SATCOM systems engineering, architecture, integration, or technical project delivery involving the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN), SATCOM gateways, or Teleport capabilities

Experience managing project scope, schedule, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, actions, and stakeholder communications in a matrixed environment

Experience assessing SATCOM architectures and hardware limitations, evaluating alternatives, and translating technical findings into executable scope, schedules, milestones, and recommendations

Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering tasks or work streams for SATCOM systems composed of multiple components, subsystems, interfaces, and stakeholder organizations

Experience leading technical working groups, communicating dependencies and tradeoffs, and preparing concise technical and programmatic briefings for senior leaders

Knowledge of the DoD or DoW acquisition process, systems engineering practices, and military SATCOM mission areas, including wideband, narrow band, and protected communications

Knowledge of DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), SATCOM, IP networking technologies, requirements management, configuration management, and technical change control

Secret clearance

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Engineering, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or Project Management Nice If You Have:

Experience supporting a DoD or DoW CIO, Joint Staff, Combatant Command, Military Service, or Defense Agency organization

Experience developing and managing systems engineering and project documentation, including capability requirements documents, concepts of operations, systems engineering plans, architecture diagrams, integrated master schedules, work breakdown structures, risk registers, test plans, status…