User Engagement Systems Engineer

Northstrat is seeking an experienced User Engagement Engineer with a systems engineering background to join an established space domain awareness (SDA) software development program spanning multiple locations.

• Document incidents for operations
• Track status of current incidents and provide updates to users
• Inform users of development planning, status, and deliverables
• Manage user expectations on system capabilities and delivery timelines
• Elucidate system functionality
• Develop system tradecraft and user guides to support real‑world operations
• Support transition from a legacy system to a modern architecture
• Provide informal “over‑the‑shoulder” training to users
• Connect users to the customer for requests requiring approvals
  
  Connect the customer to site personnel to support software delivery and system integration
• Facilitate on‑site discussions and meetings with system users and stakeholders

• Must have TS/SCI with CI poly and be willing to be read into special access programs (SAPs)
• Minimum five years of systems engineering experience for space systems or related field
• Experience in space operations, space domain awareness (SDA)/space control, and indications and warnings

• Experience liaising between multiple organizations
• Experience briefing and interfacing with government leadership
• Experience facilitating working groups
• Excellent communication skills, especially with remote teams
• Self‑starter and self‑advocate; able to operate in a small site presence

Northstrat values work‑life balance and offers power‑of‑choice benefits to support wellness, healthy living, retirement investment, and lifelong learning.

Flex time:
Northstrat does not mandate specific working hours; employees are required to work an average of 8 hours per weekday over the month.

Individual Benefits Account (IBA): a flexible benefits package allowing employees to choose a mix of paid time off, medical expenses, prescription drug expenses, cash disbursement, or other benefits.

Profit Sharing Plan (PSP): a qualified retirement plan funded quarterly through the IBA.

Lifelong Learning: company‑sponsored training events and reimbursable educational expenses through the IBA.

Employee referral incentives are offered as part of the benefits package.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or other legally protected status.