Systems Engineer Level IV - TS Clearance

Velos•Washington, DC

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Velos is hiring a Systems Engineer Level IV to support an engineering and technical services contract at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) facility in Washington, DC. This full-time position involves system-wide management and systems engineering for aerospace and spacecraft programs, including hardware development and maintenance, mission operations, and real-time experimental spacecraft demonstrations. The role requires a Top Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship. The qualified candidate will have a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physical Science, or Mathematics, at least 15 additional years of experience with aerospace systems, and at least five years of experience in system-wide management of spacecraft programs. The salary range is $135,000–$175,000. Velos offers PTO, a 401(k), and health benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physical Science, or Mathematics.
At least 15 years of additional experience with aerospace systems.
At least five years of experience in system-wide management of spacecraft programs, including conceptualization, design, development, manufacturing, testing, launch, operation, demonstration, and documentation.
Top Secret clearance.
U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

Be familiar with launch, operational, and mission facilities of government centers, including Navy Blossom Point; Air Force Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg; and NASA Wallops Island, Johnson Space Center, and Deep Space Network.
Provide system-wide management of spacecraft programs through conceptualization, design, development, manufacturing, testing, launch, operation, demonstration, and documentation.
Provide leadership in management and systems engineering for hardware development and/or maintenance for space missions.
Lead management and systems engineering work involving the writing and editing of aerospace specifications.
Manage mission operations and demonstration activities for real-time experimental spacecraft.
Manage the use of launch, operational, and mission facilities at government centers, including Navy Blossom Point; Air Force Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg; and NASA Wallops Island, Johnson Space Center, and Deep Space Network.
Use project management techniques to lead planning and scheduling activities for aerospace system development.
Manage aerospace scientific and engineering data reduction.
Use standard personal-computer application programs to produce presentations and system-level documentation.
Communicate effectively in oral presentations to managers and sponsors, and write clear, thorough documentation based on work performed.