Space Communications Technology and Acquisition Planning Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•El Segundo, CA

1d•$86,800 - $198,000•Remote

About The Position

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact on national security? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution. As a systems engineer on our team, you’ll have the chance to shape military satellite-based communications and navigation capabilities by leading technical analysis and developmental projects. Your customer will trust you to not only design and develop these systems, but also evolve them with advanced technology solutions. On our team, you’ll be able to broaden your skillset into areas like space hardware, software development, and defense acquisition reform. Grow your skills by merging engineering and acquisition strategy to create rapidly fieldable capabilities in the hands of warfighters. Join our team and create the future of space-based military capabilities for the U.S. Space Force. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

Experience with military satellite communications as an operator, maintainer, or technologist
Knowledge of U.S. defense force acquisition and contracting processes, integration of new systems or capabilities into operational environments, oversight of innovative technology development efforts, or planning and execution of U.S. military test and evaluation processes
Knowledge of space systems, electromagnetics, military and commercial satellite communications, communications waveforms and terminals, and military communications doctrine and practice
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field such as Space Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering

Nice To Haves

Experience as a systems engineer or space systems operator for the Space Force, U.S. Space Command, or U.S. Air Force, including performing at the intersection of system acquisition and technical integration
Knowledge of technologies such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, 5G or 6G wireless commercial communications, optical laser communications, radiation hardening, space-vehicle propulsion, positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), semiconductor technology, satellite antenna, and radio frequency system technology
Ability to quickly assimilate large amounts of technical and programmatic information, plan future technology insertion bounded by cost, schedule, and technical performance goals, and communicate across stakeholder organizations internally and externally to the direct customer
Possession of excellent communications skills, including interpersonal communication, authoring and delivering presentations, and technical or formal writing
TS/SCI clearance
Master’s degree in an Engineering or Management field
PMP, INCOSE ASEP or CSEP, DoD Program Management Level-Practitioner or Advanced, and DAU Engineering and Technical Management Level-Practitioner Certifications

Responsibilities

Leading technical analysis and developmental projects for military satellite-based communications and navigation capabilities.
Designing and developing systems, and evolving them with advanced technology solutions.
Broadening skillset into areas like space hardware, software development, and defense acquisition reform.
Merging engineering and acquisition strategy to create rapidly fieldable capabilities in the hands of warfighters.