Tyto Athene is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to support USSF’s Space Systems Command (SSC) family of systems. Space Systems Command (SSC) equips the joint warfighter with space control systems to gain, maintain, and exploit space superiority. Space Systems Command (SSC) executes cradle to grave responsibility for weapon system development, fielding, and sustainment. The candidate will support the National Space Test and Training Center (NSTTC) which provides its customers with realistic space environment to support test, training, and exercise activities. As such, the position will be responsible for systems engineering, modeling & simulation, and proposals of advanced architectures and concepts for on-orbit payloads to the customer among other projects. This position will be part of a fast-paced team helping shape the environment of this fledgling program.

Responsibilities:

• Interact with Government sponsors to test new capabilities on existing and developing architectures and test infrastructure.
• Provide technical systems engineering support on Integrated Program Teams focused on software development.
• Leverage modeling and simulation tools in engineering and product design for prototyping, testing, and optimization of designs
• Provide systems engineering support to the NSTTC enterprise analysis efforts (e.g., Modeling & Simulation (M&S), Analyses of Alternatives, Prototype Development) to help define needed future capabilities and required supporting infrastructure
• Provide engineering level documentation used to build requirements documents
• Interact with industry and mission partner to capture current and future needs of the NSSTC
• Review test plans, test procedures, and test reports
• Assist in development of performance-based logistics as a strategy for cost-effective system support
• Assist in requirements development
• Participate in technical meetings and government-led studies assess customer requirements
• Conduct modernization planning activities, including development, usage, data collection, modification, interoperability, integration, analysis, maintenance, and documentation
• Write/review preliminary and final technical reports to support fielding decisions.
• Support detailed development activities such as: research/identify equipment needs, test resource requirements, etc.
• Assist in the execution of acquisition strategies, including drafting statement of work, statement of objectives, request for proposal preparations, monitoring deliverables, and attending acquisition related meetings
• Support to terrestrial space range systems acquisition, development, and sustainment, covering fixed, deployable, and virtual systems.
• Provide engineering level documentation to enable testing and reporting.
• Review industry system developer test plans, test procedures, and test reports.
• Aid contractors and review/maintain an integrated master schedule.
• Assist in development of performance-based logistics as a strategy for cost-effective system support.
• Participate in technical meetings and government-led studies assess customer requirements.
• Conduct modernization planning activities, including development, usage, data collection, modification, interoperability, integration, analysis, maintenance, and documentation.
• Write/review preliminary and final technical reports to support fielding decisions.
• Support detailed development activities such as: research/identify equipment needs, test resource requirements, etc.
• Assist in the execution of acquisition strategies, including drafting Statement of Work, Statement of Objectives, Request for Proposal preparations, monitoring deliverables, and attending acquisition related meetings.

Required:

• US Citizen
• Active Top Secret clearance
• STEM Bachelor’s degree, however, experience will be considered for non-STEM candidates. 10 years of relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in one or more of the following systems engineering areas: requirements development, architectures, interfaces, systems integration, test and evaluation, verification, and validation
• Communications and coordination skills with technical team members across multiple organizations to plan, execute, and post-process test activities and data

Desired:

• Space Control and/or Space Test and Training Range (STTR) experience
• STEM Master’s degree, 15 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in FMS
• Proficiency in communications concepts for DoD and/or commercial applications, including waveforms, protocols, and/or architectures
• Familiarity with Space Control Operations and concepts
• Experience with Agile Methodologies
• Strong oral and written communication skills to support interaction with Government, A&AS, SETA, FFRDC, external stakeholders and other development contractors
• Experience on USAF/USSF acquisition programs focused on space system research, development, test, and evaluation
• A team player that is a self-starter and capable of working in a fast-pasted environment
• Experience implementing and managing engineering processes and interacting with contractors