Space Force Golden Dome - Satellite Systems Engineer
Job in
Mount Oliver, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Listed on 2026-01-23
Listing for:
Softworld, a Kelly Company
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-23
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Electrical Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview
Softworld, a Kelly Company. Base pay range: $82.00/hr - $92.00/hr location:
Pennsylvania 15203 (Remote). Onsite Requirements:
Magicdraw, AWS, End to End system experience.
As a Space Force Golden Dome - Satellite Systems Engineer, you'll be part of a cross functional team responsible for missile tracking and defense initiatives.
Responsibilities- As a Space Force Golden Dome - Satellite Systems Engineer, you'll be part of a cross functional team responsible for missile tracking and defense initiatives.
- Space/Ground system architecture experience with proven Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) skills
- Requirements analysis and decomposition into physical, functional, and logical views
- Architecture decomposition and interface definition
- System level Technical Performance Measures (TPM) development and analysis driving mission effectiveness with an ability to define segment budgets and system tradeoffs
- Ability to derive system probabilistic analysis related to space ground systems and create and manage associated workbooks
- Coordinate mission performance system design within an MBSE model
- Drive interface definition development based on mission derived technical performance measures
- Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) satellite to ground experience
- Strong experience with driving the definition of Interface Control Documents (ICD)
- Experience collaborating with multiple customers to define a common solution
- Experience with space constellation systems
- Space mission design and architecture (sensing, communication, payload management, mission data processing)
- Experience with ICD development and coordination to support space missions
- System design change management and coordination
- System thread design and CONOPs development
- Flight dynamics management experience (preferably related to larger space constellations)
- Space to ground contact planning
- Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) & Familiarity with Magic Draw
- Requirements Management and Agile Development
- Familiarity with common enterprise interfaces (gRPC, Kafka, REST, etc.) and cloud architectures
- Familiarity with flight dynamics management and space satellite systems
- Managing customer requirements and coordination
- Knowledge of CCSDS protocol
- Knowledge of other common enterprise interface methods (i.e. SNMP, gRPC)
- Space ground antenna experience
- OpenC3 experience
- MBSE experience
- Knowledge of commercial cloud systems and enterprise interface protocols
- MDA program experience
- Ability to create clear documentation to drive system development
- RF and optical space communications
- IP network knowledge
- Space constellation program operational experience
- Knowledge of automated flight dynamics operational workflows (and related development)
- Knowledge of A.I. solutions Freeflyer and/or Meridian
- Knowledge of constellation situation awareness and trending analysis methods and tools
- Spacecraft anomaly support experience
- An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
- Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation's security.
- 3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.
- This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.
- This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role.
- Entry level
- Full-time
- Design, Engineering, and Other
- Accessible Architecture and Design, Engineering Services, and Professional Services
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