Satellite Ground Systems Engineering and Operations Systems Engineer; Experienced

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking an Engineering and Operations Systems Engineer to support the US Air Force-funded United States NuDet Detection System (USNDS) Ground System. The existing ground systems include mission algorithms for analyzing space-based sensor data, interfaces to satellite communication channels, and complex system architectures that support the USNDS missions and support functions/analysis for the broader USNDS Systems Engineering (SE) department. The selected candidate will have programmatic and SE interactions with Program Managers, Project Leads, and R&D Systems Engineers and will contribute to high-quality technical writing and structured documentation for program deliverables, as well as provide information and configuration management (CM) support to various teams.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

Collaborate with other USNDS internal organizations involved in the USNDS Ground effort.

Coordinate technical and programmatic activities while maintaining strong attention to detail.

Coach project members in document management activities, principles, and processes.

Facilitate deliverable document reviews and approvals and ensure final CM of documents/deliverables using established processes and procedures.

Ensure final configuration management (CM) of documents and deliverables.

Maintain and update CM methodologies using existing procedures and tools.

Prepare project results in accordance with USNDS PM processes and procedures.

Develop clear, concise technical reports and structured documentation.

Create and maintain Microsoft Office-based templates (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio) to standardize document formats, improve consistency, and support mission-wide documentation workflows.

Due to the nature of this work the selected applicant must work on onsite.

Salary Range:

$102,400 - $199,700

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require:

Master's degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics, or equivalent plus one year of relevant experience (BS + 5 years; no degree +13 years).

2 years experience with large complex systems development, in addition to the education requirement above.

Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

3 years' domain experience working on the USNDS Program

Experience with ground systems.

Experience with data…