Sr Adv Systems Eng 3

Moseley Technical Services, Inc.•Pittsburgh, PA

2d•$93 - $98

About The Position

Contribute to a company at the forefront of mission-critical systems and technologies in defense and security. This leader in global defense integrates advanced technology to deliver information and insights on the battlefield, offering roles that support security and technological superiority across multiple domains.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship is required by Federal Law
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
8+ years of experience in systems engineering, space architecture, or space mission design.
Experience supporting space constellation programs or satellite systems.
Experience developing Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and system interfaces.
Experience with Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) systems.
Experience with flight dynamics operations and space mission planning.
Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and system modeling tools (e.g., MagicDraw)
Systems architecture development for space and ground systems
Requirements management and decomposition
Technical Performance Measures (TPM) development and analysis
Probabilistic system modeling and mission performance analysis
Interface definition and architecture decomposition
Space mission design including sensing, communications, and payload systems
CONOPS development and system thread analysis

Nice To Haves

Experience leading or coordinating systems engineering teams
Enterprise interfaces and distributed architectures (REST, gRPC, Kafka, SNMP)
Commercial cloud architecture and data systems
CCSDS communication protocols
IP networking and space-ground communications
RF and optical space communications
Space ground antenna systems
Data archiving and analytics platforms (e.g., Elasticache)
Automated flight dynamics workflows
AI-enabled space mission tools (FreeFlyer, Meridian)
Constellation situational awareness and trending analysis
OpenC3 mission operations software
Missile Defense Agency (MDA) program experience

Responsibilities

Develop space and ground system architectures using Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies.
Perform requirements analysis and decomposition into physical, functional, and logical architectures.
Define and manage system interfaces and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) across mission segments.
Develop and analyze Technical Performance Measures (TPMs) to evaluate mission effectiveness and guide system trade studies.
Coordinate mission performance design within an MBSE model, ensuring alignment across subsystems and stakeholders.
Lead system-level trade studies, segment budget allocation, and architectural decision-making.
Drive interface definitions derived from mission performance and architecture requirements.
Support space mission architecture design, including sensing, communications, payload management, and mission data processing.
Develop Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) and system threads for mission execution.
Coordinate system design changes across cross-functional engineering teams.
Support flight dynamics and constellation operations, including: Orbit determination Collision avoidance Station keeping Orbit insertion and de-orbit planning Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) support
Plan and support space-to-ground contact operations and Telemetry, Tracking & Command (TT&C) architectures.
Collaborate with government customers, program partners, and engineering teams to define a common integrated system solution.