SATCOM Systems Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton•Fort Meade, MD

20h•$86,900 - $198,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior SATCOM Systems Engineer supports acquisition, engineering, sustainment, operations, and management of a Department of Defense or Department of War satellite communications system. The role directly supports the client and helps drive technical integration and alignment across multiple programs in support of the Teleport Program Office. It combines project management and systems engineering activities within a large Program Management Office portfolio. The engineer develops SATCOM systems and network architecture documentation, including systems capability description documents, engineering plans, engineering change requests, and enterprise architectures. The position collaborates with stakeholders across the SATCOM community, participates in technical working groups, and prepares clear technical and programmatic briefings for senior government leaders. Working with senior engineers, the role contributes expertise to DoD architectural development, modernization strategies, and sustainment planning to enhance Teleport capabilities.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience supporting system and project lifecycles, including requirements analysis, acquisition planning, design, integration, test, fielding, sustainment, and technical refresh.
At least 8 years of experience supporting DoD or DoW SATCOM systems engineering, architecture, integration, or technical project delivery involving DISN, SATCOM gateways, or Teleport capabilities.
Experience managing scope, schedule, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, actions, and stakeholder communications in a matrixed environment.
Experience assessing SATCOM architectures and hardware limitations, evaluating alternatives, and translating technical findings into executable plans and recommendations.
Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering tasks or workstreams for complex SATCOM systems.
Experience leading technical working groups and preparing technical and programmatic briefings for senior leaders.
Knowledge of DoD or DoW acquisition processes, systems engineering practices, and military SATCOM mission areas, including wideband, narrowband, and protected communications.
Knowledge of DoDAF, SATCOM, IP networking technologies, requirements management, configuration management, and technical change control.
Secret clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Engineering, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or Project Management.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting a DoD or DoW CIO, Joint Staff, Combatant Command, Military Service, or Defense Agency organization.
Experience developing and managing systems engineering and project documentation, such as capability requirements documents, concepts of operations, systems engineering plans, architecture diagrams, integrated master schedules, work breakdown structures, risk registers, test plans, status reports, MOUs, MOAs, or Engineering Change Proposals.
Ability to coordinate and consolidate engineering efforts across government, contractor, and mission partners while balancing technical performance, scope, cost, schedule, resources, and risk.
Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, Project Management, Information Technology, or a related field.
INCOSE ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP certification; PMI CAPM or PMP certification; or DAWIA Engineering and Technical Management or Program Management certification.

Responsibilities

Support the system and project lifecycle, including requirements analysis, acquisition planning, design, integration, testing, fielding, sustainment, and technical refresh.
Support DoD or DoW SATCOM systems engineering, architecture, integration, or technical project delivery involving DISN, SATCOM gateways, or Teleport capabilities.
Manage project scope, schedule, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, actions, and stakeholder communications in a matrixed environment.
Assess SATCOM architectures and hardware limitations, evaluate alternatives, and translate findings into executable scope, schedules, milestones, and recommendations.
Lead multidisciplinary engineering tasks or workstreams for SATCOM systems comprising multiple components, subsystems, interfaces, and stakeholder organizations.
Lead technical working groups, communicate dependencies and tradeoffs, and prepare concise technical and programmatic briefings for senior leaders.
Develop SATCOM systems and network architecture documentation, including capability description documents, engineering plans, engineering change requests, and enterprise architectures.
Collaborate with SATCOM community stakeholders and contribute to DoD architectural development, modernization strategies, and sustainment planning.