Sustainment Systems Engineer/Analyst

LinQuest is seeking an innovative, creative and highly-motivated teammate to support a MILSATCOM Program Management Office (PMO) within the US Space Force’s (USSF), Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) at Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB), CO.

LinQuest is the prime contractor on the MSEIT contract. By applying to this position, you are in consideration for LinQuest employment. However, you also have the option to be hired by one of our subcontractor teammates.

The candidate will support sustainment activities for a diverse portfolio of strategic MILSATCOM space systems and infrastructure. The candidate will provide systems engineering and analysis expertise in support of legacy space systems including, but not limited to Air Force Command Post Terminal (AFCPT), Family of Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminal (FAB-T), and Milstar Messaging System (MMS), along with various other systems, subsystems and devices in a multidisciplinary environment. The candidate will also have a direct impact on new MILSATCOM space systems transitioning from the acquisition community to operational stakeholders.  

This opportunity is a mid-level position and designed for a candidate who is a self-starter and capable of autonomous, on-the-job learning/growth. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a collaborative work environment of small teams tackling the challenges of sustaining complex, space-based, telecommunication systems. The candidate will have a positive, tangible effect across all aspects of the space system (spacecraft, uplinks/downlinks, command & control, networks, users) while improving overall combat readiness.

The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the Air Force’s Space and Missiles System Center. We support the Air Force’s acquisition of state of the art Military Satellite Communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation’s warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems.

Responsibilities:

• Provides the government customer with MILSATCOM systems engineering advisory assistance, including daily engineering consultation in support of sustainment activities
• Engages the Joint space warfighting community, supporting sustainment tasks through established space systems engineering processes and procedures for requirements development, technical solution generation (hardware and software) and fielding to space warfighters
• Evaluates and produces products of a technical nature using technical rigor, adequacy, completeness, and appropriate application of the specialty engineering disciplines as standard process
• Assists with technology readiness assessments; identify risks and issues with proposed technologies while collaborating with other teams (i.e., Test & Evaluation, Integrated Logistics Support, etc)
• Supports waiver, deviation and deficiency reviews, system allocations, and compliance assessments
• Measure and report on technical performance metrics such as FMECA, MTBF, MTTR, etc.
• Conduct trend analysis and root cause analysis for various NC3 systems currently in operations & sustainment
• Conducts system/enterprise level engineering analysis to identify sustainment problem areas; provide impact analysis, forecast potential failures, and present options with potential to mitigate these problems
• Performs engineering analysis on organizational technical processes; suggests process improvements that increase efficiency and/or effectiveness of operations as required
• Supports formulation of relevant information of sustainment objectives and performs engineering analysis and system-level assessments for decision support at various meetings and sustainment forums
• Perform studies and analyses of military air, surface, maritime, space and cyberspace missions to assess integration, system-of-systems factors, system vulnerability and survivability, system commonality, new technologies, enhancements, commercialization, cost effectiveness, and mission assurance
• Travel: Less than 10%

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or equivalent technical disciplines from an accredited university
• 5 years of systems engineering experience
• 10 years of experience working with military or DoD civilian clients and managing professional relationships
• 10 years of engineering experience across multiple projects within a diverse portfolio
• Knowledge of MILSATCOM and DoD mission system sustainment
• Excels in establishing/maintaining positive customer relations
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency with MS Office 365 products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Teams, MS Project)
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret blueprints, line drawings and schematics
• Demonstrated ability to produce technical Statement of Works (SOW), Bill of Materials, test plans and procedures
• An active DoD SECRET clearance is required; must be able to obtain a DoD TS/SCI clearance 

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification or higher
• Project Management Institute (PMI), Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Familiarity with contracts development in support of SSC/CGM programmatics
• Experience working in a multi-contractor environment

Compensation for Colorado:  Starting salary ranges from approximately $125,000 to $145,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications.

Benefits:

LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more!  For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits

Why LinQuest?

20 years of excellence from concept to capability.

LinQuest is a national security space leader that enables defense and intelligence missions through advanced digital solutions and the development, integration, and operation of mission control systems. As a recognized thought leader in Digital Engineering and Digital Transformation, LinQuest delivers the technical capability, innovation, agility, and operational expertise to accelerate our Nation’s competitive advantage in space. From concept to capability, LinQuest architects integrate end-to-end solutions, enabling Digital Dominance for a Digital Space Force.

Salary : $125,000 - $145,000