Senior Nuclear Detection Systems Engineer

Job ID 2616361 Location El Segundo, CA, US Date Posted 2026-09-01 Category Engineering and Sciences Subcategory Systems Engineer Schedule Full-Time Shift Day Job Travel Yes - 10% of the time Minimum Clearance Required Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Top Secret Potential for Remote Work ORA_HYBRID Description Make a difference for national security by joining a team of dedicated professionals in El Segundo, CA who assist the US Space Force in developing and deploying the satellites and ground systems for Nuclear Detection System (NDS) capabilities. These systems provide timely and critical nuclear detection data to our warfighter to ensure national security mission success. Our Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) team has an immediate need for a hybrid Senior Nuclear Detection System Engineer in El Segundo, CA with mission experience in space/ground systems for the management, development, and deployment of NDS systems to ensure on-time delivery of capabilities. As a SE&I professional, candidate will provide System Engineering (SE) services across all SE disciplines with emphasis on requirement development and management, and RFC processing & management, toward delivering operational capabilities into an enterprise system architecture. Responsibilities Provide Systems Engineering expertise with focus on requirement definition & allocations in DOORS, refine enterprise operational concepts, and develop verification methodologies toward operational acceptance.Conduct and maintain the program technical baseline, managing RFC process for Requirements Specification, ICDs, and Systems Engineering products.Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including executive officials, military officers, development contractors, and end users.Develop briefings and assessments to a variety of audiences and must be able to convey information in a clear and articulate manner to Government leadership. Qualifications Required Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree and five (5) or more years of experience, Master’s Degree and three (3) or more years of experienceActive Secret Clearance with willingness to obtain a Top Secret ClearanceExperience with systems development, technical baseline managementRelevant DoD space and ground system development experienceStrong leadership, interpersonal communications skillsExperience in collaborating with Government & contractor teams Desired Qualifications Master’s Degree in engineering, science or related technical fieldExperience in large Government systems development and acquisitionActive TS or TS/SCI Clearance Target salary range $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.