Launch Vehicle Software Integration Engineer

MANTECH•El Segundo, CA

3d•$116,400 - $194,900•Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH is seeking a Launch Vehicle Software Integration Engineer to support the Space Force and National Security Space Launch (NSSL). The position is based in El Segundo, California, and provides launch vehicle systems engineering expertise at the customer site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Areas of expertise may include guidance, navigation and control (GNC) and mission analysis, mission assurance, or launch operations. The role involves engineering activities spanning requirements, design and test reviews, hardware acceptance, performance assessment and verification, operations, and post-flight analyses. The engineer will support customer preparation for and participation in contractor reviews, audits, site walkdowns, rehearsals, launch operations, and anomaly resolution. The position also includes technical and engineering data management, including data mining and reporting while protecting proprietary information. The engineer collaborates with The Aerospace Corporation, launch contractors, launch-site staff, production teams, and suppliers, and supports customer briefings and Space Systems Command processes. The projected compensation range is $116,400 to $194,900. MANTECH benefits, depending on position, include health and life insurance, paid time off, holiday pay, short- and long-term disability, retirement and savings, learning and development opportunities, wellness programs, and optional benefit elections. The employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance, but clearance is not required to start.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering field (such as mechanical, aerospace, or electrical engineering) or a STEM field; 1.5 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of each year of education or degree requirement.
10 or more years of systems engineering, technical program management, or other related experience.
Knowledge of or experience with launch vehicle systems, including liquid propellant rocket engines and systems, ordnance, hydraulics, in-flight avionics, launch vehicle ground support equipment, launch vehicle structures, and composite materials.
Experience with launch vehicle design, processing, integration, testing, launch, and anomaly resolution.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance; clearance is not required to start.
Must be able to remain stationary 50% of the time and occasionally move around the office to access file cabinets and office machinery.
Must operate a computer and other office productivity equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine, and printer.
Must communicate frequently with coworkers, management, and customers, including delivering presentations, and exchange accurate information.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with space, launch, and safety standards.
Experience with USSF, NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office, and launch contractors.
Experience with agile software products and productivity or IT systems, such as Warp Core, Jira, Confluence, MS Office Suite, SharePoint, and Google Workspace.
Previous project management experience.

Responsibilities

Provide senior engineering expertise in launch vehicle systems at the customer site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station; areas may include GNC and mission analysis, mission assurance, or launch operations.
Perform structures and mechanical systems engineering, including requirements definition, design reviews, test reviews, pedigree, hardware acceptance, performance assessment and verification, operations, and post-flight analyses.
Prepare the customer team for and directly support launch contractor reviews, audits, site walkdowns, rehearsals, launch operations, and anomaly resolution.
Perform technical and engineering data management, including data mining and reporting, while keeping proprietary information separate and protected.
Collaborate with The Aerospace Corporation, launch contractors, launch-site personnel, and production and supplier personnel as needed.
Serve as an authority in a technical specialization and support USSF customers in preparing for and executing Chief Engineer briefings, Weekly Status Reviews, and other Space Systems Command processes.
Assess requirements, design drawings, processes, procedures, engineering systems, and multidisciplinary challenges.
Perform risk assessments and mitigation planning, design reviews, pre- and post-test reviews, procedure reviews, and failure analysis.