Senior Sustainment Systems Engineer

nLogic•Colorado Springs, CO

7h•$125,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

nLogic is seeking a Senior Sustainment Systems Engineer to support a MILSATCOM Program Management Office within the USSF Space Systems Command at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado. The role supports sustainment activities across strategic and tactical MILSATCOM space systems and infrastructure, including legacy constellations, ground infrastructure, warfighter terminals, and software applications. The engineer will also support new MILSATCOM space systems as they transition from acquisition organizations to operational stakeholders. This is an engineering management position requiring autonomous learning and collaboration in small teams. The role provides systems engineering and integration expertise across spacecraft, uplinks and downlinks, command and control, networks, and users, with the goal of improving combat readiness. The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test effort provides systems engineering and integration support for the Air Force’s military satellite communications acquisitions, delivering secure, survivable, protected communications for warfighters. The position is full-time and onsite in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Travel may be required to support customer requirements, and occasional work outside standard business hours may be needed. U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance are required.

Requirements

Active DoD Secret clearance; the posting states that candidates must currently hold one.
U.S. citizenship.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or an equivalent technical discipline.
At least 5 years of experience working with military or DoD civilian clients and managing professional relationships.
At least 4 years of experience in a highly competitive multi-contractor environment.
At least 5 years of experience in architecture and requirements definition or analysis, acquisitions, engineering or design, fielding or integration, and verification or analysis.
At least 4 years of relevant systems engineering experience.
At least 4 years of relevant systems integration experience.
At least 4 years of relevant experience engaging government customers to advance projects and initiatives of varying complexity through engineering management.
Ability to demonstrate engineering principles and concepts.
Expertise in requirements development and analysis, and development of systems engineering documents such as requirements or specifications, interface control documents, and validation and verification plans.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to resolve complex issues, develop clear solutions, provide in-depth technical assessments, and identify issues and risks.
Effective interpersonal and teamwork skills, including the ability to engage with peers and management.
Ability to coordinate with stakeholders and customers from DoD agencies and commercial industry.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
Clear, concise written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to articulate ideas, recommendations, and options to customers.
Highly organized and able to handle competing priorities, multitask, prioritize work, and adjust quickly in a dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

At least 6 years of experience in a DoD program office, understanding DoD acquisition processes and compliance with government instructions; particularly prior military or civilian experience working with space systems.
At least 6 years of experience working with strategic and tactical MILSATCOM space systems, including spacecraft, uplinks or downlinks, command and control, networks, or user communities.
Knowledge of Digital Engineering or Model Based Systems Engineering applications, such as SparxEA or Cameo.
Current International Council on Systems Engineering certification, such as ASEP or CSEP.
Knowledge of Agile software development processes and applications, such as Jira or Confluence.

Responsibilities

Provide MILSATCOM systems engineering advisory assistance to the government customer, including daily engineering consultation supporting sustainment activities.
Engage the Joint space warfighting community and support sustainment tasks through established space systems engineering processes and procedures for requirements development, technical solution generation, and fielding.
Evaluate and produce technical products using technical rigor, adequacy, completeness, and appropriate application of specialty engineering disciplines.
Assist with technology readiness assessments; identify risks and issues with proposed technologies and collaborate with teams such as Test & Evaluation and Integrated Logistics Support.
Support waiver, deviation, and deficiency reviews; system allocations; and compliance assessments.
Conduct system- and enterprise-level engineering analysis to identify sustainment problem areas, analyze impacts, forecast potential failures, and present mitigation options.
Analyze organizational technical processes and recommend improvements that increase operational efficiency or effectiveness.
Formulate information on sustainment objectives and perform engineering analysis and system-level assessments to support decisions at meetings and sustainment forums.
Study military air, surface, maritime, space, and cyberspace missions to assess integration, system-of-systems factors, vulnerability and survivability, commonality, new technologies, enhancements, commercialization, cost effectiveness, and mission assurance.