Applied Technology Systems Engineer

About the role

The Applied Technology Systems Engineer will provide technical and program services to the U.S. Government (USG), supporting the development and delivery of next generation and generation after next national security systems.

Responsibilities

• Independently work across organizational lines to identify critical capability gaps to the organization’s future overhead systems
• Independently coordinate and develop and integrated roadmap for key technology development activities with peer R&D organizations
• Independently review organizational strategy and policy documents to understand the organization’s strategic vision
• Independently support the identification and maturation of technologies/capabilities to mature the organization’s future overhead architecture
• Independently support the development of the organization’s integrated technology/capability roadmap
• Independently develop and maintain the organization’s technology roadmap
• This involves development and integration of each of the organization’s portfolio roadmaps highlighting integration and transition points
• Independently review technical journals, conference proceedings, and on-line technology databases to deliver Quarterly Technology Assessment Report to the organization’s Technical Director
• These Quarterly Technology Assessment Reports identify those technologies most aligned to the organization’s current and future R&D efforts

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly
• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or math discipline with minimum of nine (9) years of relevant work experience or seven (7) years with master’s degree
• Satellite and ground systems engineering expertise
• Demonstrated satellite or ground systems engineer expertise
• Proficient skills using Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Interpersonal and communication skills for written reports, group discussion, and oral presentations

Qualifications

• Knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience in one of more of the following:
• R&D of satellite ground technologies and systems
• System acquisition, design, development, integration, test, and/or flight operations
• Small Satellite (SmallSat) systems (single vehicles, clusters, and/or constellations)
• Supported organization’s R&D effort
• Experience working in an NRO SPOIC mission, organizations, disciplines, systems, and/or processes
• Acquisition support experience of 2+ years

Pay

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000