Systems Engineer Principal

Job ID: 2504967

Location: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, US

Date Posted: 2025-04-24

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

Performs Systems Engineering activities including:

• Concept of operations formulation, requirements definition, analysis and engineering, system architecting, system analysis and design, interface and data architectures, validation and verification, systems integration, system & op. performance analysis, Lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis and physical configuration analysis (PCA) .
• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software or engineering specifications.
• Provides specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.

SCOPE: S upport and/or lead special projects as assigned by National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Operations Squadron (NOPS) leadership team. P rovide integration and engineering support tasks to include:

• Monitor developments in the launch and aerospace industry that will afford opportunities for ground antenna network architectures.
• Perform ground antenna network architecture analyses and risk assessments; make recommendations on improvement or mitigation options.
• Assess new capabilities for technical performance, security, and cost suitability; make recommendations for implementation.
• Interact with Satellite Control Network (SCN) and United States Space Force (USSF) stakeholders to convey requirements and establish capability to support future SCN advanced capabilities from NOPS.
• Develop and vet requirements to drive material solutions; track procurement and project status.
• Engage stakeholders across NRO Enterprise and mission partners to formulate implementation strategies.
• Prepare briefings, memoranda, agreements and other documentation for NRO leadership decision making.
• Provide engineering support to the initial phases of integrating new or experimental network architectures including technical support to the selection of a specific architecture and the initial plan for the overall integration process, as directed. This activity may include support to Source Selections and Independent Program Assessment teams.
• Integrate efforts of diverse offices and skill sets to deliver mission capabilities.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, math, or comparable technical experience.
• 10+ years experience and must possess a working knowledge of the Space Force Satellite Control Network and Satellite Control Network-like Antenna Architectures.
• Applicant must possess excellent written and communication skills.
• Must have a TS/SCI/poly.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.