Systems Engineer Leader 5

Location: Cape Canaveral, FL – Relocation assistance available. Travel up to 25%.

About the role

The Engineering and Infrastructure (E&I) Operational Facility Systems Leader, based at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, oversees and directs the Communications & Data Networks, Electromechanical Systems, and Environmental Control Systems Teams. This role supports launch operations—including Launch and Space Vehicle Processing, Tanking Tests, and Launch—at CCSFS and Vandenberg Space Force Base. Responsibilities include maintaining launch-critical equipment, leading E&I’s participation in the Launch Certification Review Process, supporting internal and external customer requirements, and ensuring E&I systems are mission-capable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule E&I mission support and personnel.
• Execute E&I validations, operational checkouts, pre/post-launch requirements, and launch operations.
• Implement mission-unique capabilities and customer requirements.
• Reconcile E&I’s Test Requirement Documents.
• Document data findings and complete corrective actions (DRs/DOs/QNOTEs/CAB).
• Support E&I’s launch-critical mobile equipment systems (PECS, Generators, Ground Vans, etc.).
• Maintain, repair, and upgrade launch-critical systems (ECS, Comm, and Electromechanical).
• Maintain, repair, and upgrade E&I’s Facility Monitoring Systems, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
• Coordinate and schedule the System Certification Process with Denver and LOPS CE Office.
• Coordinate with other E&I leadership for mission engineering assignments and cross-training opportunities.
• Support mission milestones including LV & SV processing, Tanking Tests, and Launch at both coasts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 8 years of related work experience.
• Experience supporting and coordinating personnel for critical operations.
• Experience coordinating and directing investigation, troubleshooting, and repair of engineering systems.
• Experience reviewing and supporting requirements documentation.
• Excellent communication, writing, and oral skills; ability to work with a wide range of team members including customers and subcontractors.
• Managerial experience, including employee evaluations and personnel management.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Applicable skills in an operations environment.
• Experience building and leading a team, demonstrating leadership aptitude.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62 (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident, or protected individual).

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace & Defense experience, working with US Government customers (Air/Space Force, NRO, NASA, DCMA, etc.) and commercial aerospace/rocket industry customers and suppliers.
• Ability to obtain Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) security clearance.
• Experience in one or more of the following disciplines:
  • Environmental control systems.
  • Electrical power systems/Electromechanical Systems.
  • Communication systems.
  • SCADAs, PLCs, & HMIs.
• Cybersecurity experience including ISO 27k, CNSSI, CMNC, DFARS.

Benefits

• 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution.
• Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees.
• Generous paid time off.
• Flexible work environments.
• Most salaried employees work a "9/80 schedule," enjoying every other Friday off.