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Peraton•Schriever AFB, CO

5d•$104,000 - $166,000

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Systems Integration Engineer in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to support its Front Range Operations and Sustainment Team (FROST) program. The position supports spacecraft and ground-system integration with multiple mission systems and serves as a primary point of contact for internal and external customers. Integration work includes requirements identification, launch and early orbit, vehicle disposal, CONOPS development, mission analysis, and on-console operations. The engineer provides expertise on engineering subsystems and helps shape planning and operations execution. The role involves leading spacecraft and ground-system integration; supporting command and control; troubleshooting and documenting ground-system issues; translating program needs into validated requirements, CONOPS, and operational techniques; and coordinating engineering implementation with operational requirements and program timelines. The engineer also contributes satellite-operations expertise to engineering, development, integration, and strategic initiatives; supports rehearsals, exercises, and compatibility tests; develops and reviews operational and contingency procedures; conducts mission planning and analysis; and operates ground systems during testing and real-time operations across mission phases. The position requires collaboration with government personnel, SETAs, program offices, contractors, manufacturers, and engineering and launch teams. The employee must achieve and maintain ground-systems operations controller certification, including providing surge and on-console support for critical events.

Requirements

Minimum experience, depending on education: 8 years with a BS/BA, 6 years with an MS/MA, or 3 years with a PhD.
Active TS/SCI clearance with an active polygraph adjudicated within the last ten years.
U.S. citizenship and proof of citizenship.
Ability to maintain access to the government worksite.
Robust knowledge of spacecraft flight operations and ground systems used for command and control.
Knowledge of systems-engineering processes, system verification, validation and test (VV&T), and requirements interpretation.
Demonstrable written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts in briefings and working groups and tailor delivery to audiences with different knowledge levels or backgrounds.
Ability to multitask efficiently and independently in a demanding, deadline-driven environment.
Self-motivated, with the ability to complete tasks with minimal oversight.
Ability to maintain ground-systems operations controller crew certification.
Ability to occasionally work abnormal hours to support critical events.
Ability to occasionally travel to factory, government, and launch locations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ground systems, spacecraft command and control, and satellite communication (SATCOM) theories and methodologies.
Experience with collaborative task-management tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
Experience executing systems-engineering processes and participating in system verification, validation, and test (VV&T) activities.
Experience with spacecraft flight operations and/or spacecraft ground-systems operations.
Experience translating customer needs into system requirements.
Working knowledge of orbital mechanics.
Ground Systems Engineering or Spacecraft Vehicle Engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Perform and lead integration activities for spacecraft and ground systems, ensuring on-orbit command and control.
Troubleshoot ground-system issues and document system issues and opportunities for improvement.
Evaluate, refine, integrate, and validate program requirements; determine CONOPS; and ensure systems and operational techniques meet program needs.
Advocate for operational requirements with systems engineering and ensure engineering implementations meet operational needs.
Prioritize engineering requirements and ensure staged implementation of solutions meets program timelines.
Provide satellite-operations expertise to engineering, development, integration, and strategic initiatives.
Plan, prepare, execute, and evaluate satellite and launch-vehicle rehearsals, exercises, and compatibility tests.
Prepare and review operational, anomaly, contingency, and training-support procedures.
Perform mission-planner or mission-analyst operations for mission pre-pass planning and scheduling.
Develop day-of-launch, on-orbit, and disposal CONOPS for assigned spacecraft missions.
Operate ground systems in support of testing and real-time operations during acquisition, launch, early orbit, on-orbit, and disposal phases of flight.
Review operational-support data, historical files, and logs to investigate operational issues.
Lead discussions and work with government personnel, SETAs, program offices, contractors, and spacecraft and launch-vehicle manufacturers.
Interface with systems engineering, software engineering, cyber, IT, and launch personnel to ensure requirements are met.
Develop operational procedures for 24/7 operations crews.
Identify, track, record, report, and achieve program milestones.
Achieve and maintain certification as a ground-systems operations controller, including providing surge and on-console support for critical test, launch, and on-orbit events.

Benefits

Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and their dependents on the program.
25 days of PTO accrued annually, up to a generous PTO cap.
Eligibility to participate in a bonus plan.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
Health savings account.
Employee assistance program (EAP).
Parental leave.
401(k).
Paid time off for vacation.
Company-paid holidays.
Tuition reimbursement and tuition assistance.
Fertility treatment benefits.