Space Force - Enterprise Services System Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems • Scottsdale, AZ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As an Enterprise Services Systems Engineer for the SDA GMI program, you will join a cross-functional team developing and deploying ground operational systems. The role provides systems-engineering leadership for documentation supporting network, cloud, DMZ, and hybrid-infrastructure capabilities. You will create and sustain technical artifacts that accurately represent the deployed environment, approved architecture, planned capability increments, interfaces, configurations, and technical decisions.

You will work with Network, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Operations, Integration and Test, Systems Engineering, and external stakeholders to translate needs and requirements into clear, traceable documentation. The work also includes supporting requirements traceability and verification planning, participating in technical reviews and configuration-control activities, coordinating document approvals, identifying documentation and interface gaps, and supporting estimates, schedules, work plans, and backlog stories. Documentation must support the PWSA tranche-based development approach by describing current-, planned-, and future-state architecture evolution.

The position can be fully on-site or performed with a minimum of three days per week at the GD facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. The role requires a DoD Secret clearance at the time of hire, eligibility for access to classified information, and U.S. citizenship.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related science, engineering, or mathematics field and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree and at least 6 years of relevant experience.
• DoD Secret security clearance required at time of hire; must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to maintain the clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Demonstrated experience developing systems-engineering documentation for complex network, cloud, or hybrid-cloud environments.
• Creative thinking and motivation to apply technical standards and methodologies to develop solutions.
• Ability to collaborate and provide technical leadership while positioning others for success.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, including negotiation and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others.

Nice To Haves

• At least 15 years of recent experience designing, integrating, or sustaining complex distributed software systems.
• At least 9 years of recent experience working on satellite-ground systems or similar national-security mission programs.
• At least 5 years of recent experience working in cloud or hybrid-cloud environments.
• Experience supporting SDA, PWSA, or GMI programs.
• Familiarity with cloud networking and services, preferably AWS GovCloud and/or AWS SC2S, including VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, load balancers, security groups, and Infrastructure as Code concepts.
• Ability to identify opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and sustain systems-engineering documentation for Enterprise Services network, cloud, DMZ, and hybrid-infrastructure capabilities.
• Author and maintain system specifications, architecture descriptions, design documents, ICDs, ADDs, network diagrams, and related technical baselines.
• Translate stakeholder needs, operational concepts, and technical requirements into clear, complete, traceable systems-engineering artifacts.
• Develop and maintain ICDs for network, cloud, external mission partner, Operations Center, Ground Entry Point, SVV, and enterprise-service interfaces.
• Collaborate with Network, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Operations, Integration and Test, Systems Engineering, and external stakeholders to collect technical inputs and resolve documentation issues.
• Ensure documentation reflects the deployed environment, approved architecture, planned capability increments, interfaces, configurations, and technical decisions.
• Support requirements decomposition, allocation, traceability, verification planning, and updates to requirements traceability matrices.
• Participate in technical interchange meetings, design reviews, architecture working groups, DRRs, and configuration-control activities.
• Coordinate document reviews, adjudicate comments, maintain version control, and route documents through required approval and release processes.
• Document current-state, planned-state, and future-state architecture evolution in support of the PWSA tranche-based development approach.
• Identify documentation gaps, outdated artifacts, interface inconsistencies, and technical dependencies, and develop plans to address them.
• Support technical estimates, schedules, work plans, and backlog stories for documentation and systems-engineering activities.
• Provide systems-engineering leadership for documentation priorities, quality standards, completion criteria, and delivery commitments across the Enterprise Services team.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Flex time off
• Paid parental leave
• Healthcare benefits
• Health and wellness programs
• Employee resource and social groups
• Flexible schedules, including an optional 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off
• Opportunities for continuous learning and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior