MEO Missile Warning & Tracking (MWT) SEIT Engineer
About The Position
The Aerospace Corporation is hiring a systems engineering, integration, and test (SEIT) engineer to support the Epoch 2 effort within its Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Missile Warning & Tracking (MWT) program. The role supports the transition to a next-generation, proliferated Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) MEO architecture, working with the Aerospace Epoch 2 lead, the government acquisition program office, the SETA systems engineering lead, and two Epoch 2 contractors at different stages of development. The work spans early technical baseline development through verification and validation (V&V) and launch and early orbit phase (LEOP) activities. The engineer will serve as a technical point of contact and liaison to the government for MWT Epoch 2 systems engineering. The position supports technical alignment among government leaders, prime contractors, and mission partners, and coordinates with Aerospace enterprise test and SEIT leads to align Epoch 2 activities with broader program and enterprise integration efforts. The selected candidate must work full-time on-site at an Aerospace facility in El Segundo, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; or Denver, Colorado, and travel domestically as needed, typically four to six times per year.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or another relevant field.
- Six or more years of progressively more responsible experience in systems engineering or program management is desired.
- Experience in the acquisition and development of complex technical systems, such as space, defense, or related high-reliability systems.
- Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and digital technical baselines.
- Ability to work effectively in complex, multi-stakeholder environments involving government, contractor, and SETA personnel with differing perspectives on roles, responsibilities, and technical approaches.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills for interacting with corporate and government leaders at all levels.
- Ability to work adaptively on multiple tasks as part of a small, diverse, geographically distributed team in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to travel domestically as needed, typically four to six times per year.
- Current and active Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
- Ability to work full-time on-site at one of the listed facilities.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in a STEM field or another relevant field is strongly preferred.
- Direct experience with space or ground system acquisition and development.
- Strong knowledge of the Missile Warning & Tracking mission area, architecture, and performance.
- Proficiency with rapid acquisition models and best practices, especially as applied to DoD programs.
- Direct embedded experience supporting a government program office or acquisition customer, with regular government interaction.
Responsibilities
- Support alignment between government and contractor teams, including assessment of requirement decomposition adequacy and development and execution of the program V&V approach.
- Support the Aerospace Epoch 2 lead in technical interactions with the government test lead and government chief engineer.
- Identify risk and opportunity trades, help prepare findings for government decision makers, and participate in contractor and government risk and opportunity boards.
- Work with subject matter experts to assess the technical adequacy of contractor work products and engineering approaches across both Epoch 2 vendors.
- Support development of SEIT processes, technical baseline rigor, and engineering review cadence for the newly selected Epoch 2 vendor; assist with disciplined execution and configuration control for the established vendor.
- Provide technical support for interface finalization, giver/receiver management, and program systems engineering processes, including engineering review boards, configuration control boards, and technical exchanges with external organizations.
- Coordinate with the Aerospace enterprise test lead, Aerospace enterprise SEIT lead, and SETA systems engineering lead to help align the Epoch 2 technical approach with broader program and enterprise integration efforts.
- Support the acquisition program office, SETA systems engineering lead, and Epoch 2 contractors in systems engineering activities from technical baseline development through V&V and LEOP.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans.
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.
- Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options.
- 401(k) plan with a company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service, plus matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested upon hire.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Variable pay program for exceptional contributions.
- Relocation assistance.
- Professional growth and development programs.
- Education assistance programs.
- Inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
