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Space Force Golden Dome - Satellite Systems Engineer

Job in Mount Oliver, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Listing for: Softworld, a Kelly Company
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-23
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Electrical Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 82 - 92 USD Hourly USD 82.00 92.00 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Mount Oliver

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.

Job Description

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.
Preferred Skills or Experiences
  • 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
What sets you apart
  • 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
Our Commitment to You
  • 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.
Seniority level
  • Entry level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Design, Engineering, and Other
Industries
  • Accessible Architecture and Design, Engineering Services, and Professional Services

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