Ground Segment Systems Engineer

Peraton•Chantilly, VA

About The Position

This position is for a Ground Segment Systems Engineer for a large, multi-year contract supporting a cutting-edge and innovative space program. The Ground Segment Systems Engineer leads ground-related systems engineering activities and oversees contractor progress developing g round software . Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Role Responsibilities: Provides advice / analysis on ground segment requirements, design, development, integration, test, deployment, and operations support Supports the development of ground segment architecture, CONOPS, and requirements Supports relevant ground segment specification development and test planning activities Coordinates the completion of ground segment specification sell-off, as well as other verification and validation (V&V) activities Leads interface definition between the ground segment and external interfaces Coordinates with the Program Office for any proposed specification changes and facilitates approved changes into the baseline Advises and mentors customer personnel regarding segment architecture, specifications, and V&V Represents the Program Office at developer Agile events, ensuring that the customer and stakeholder needs and requirements are prioritized Engages with Agile development teams to assess implementation and execution Assesses developer test approaches and serves as the Customer Witness to integration, verification and validation (IV&V) tests , reporting results to the Program Office team Provides technical and cost assessments of vendor proposals, reviews technical reports, design artifacts, and program plans

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen
Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
BS or MS degree in relevant Science, Technology, or Engineering field of study
5 + Years of work experience in a relevant field, ideally on satellite programs (government or commercial)
Satellite tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination (TCPED) experience
Familiarity with cloud technologies
Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and team-oriented environment without supervision
Experience with Agile software development practices

Nice To Haves

8 + Years of work experience in a relevant field, ideally on satellite programs (government or commercial)
INCOSE certification or similar
Experience with cloud-based software ground systems
Software test experience

Responsibilities

Provides advice / analysis on ground segment requirements, design, development, integration, test, deployment, and operations support
Supports the development of ground segment architecture, CONOPS, and requirements
Supports relevant ground segment specification development and test planning activities
Coordinates the completion of ground segment specification sell-off, as well as other verification and validation (V&V) activities
Leads interface definition between the ground segment and external interfaces
Coordinates with the Program Office for any proposed specification changes and facilitates approved changes into the baseline
Advises and mentors customer personnel regarding segment architecture, specifications, and V&V
Represents the Program Office at developer Agile events, ensuring that the customer and stakeholder needs and requirements are prioritized
Engages with Agile development teams to assess implementation and execution
Assesses developer test approaches and serves as the Customer Witness to integration, verification and validation (IV&V) tests , reporting results to the Program Office team
Provides technical and cost assessments of vendor proposals, reviews technical reports, design artifacts, and program plans