Systems Engineer

Innova Solutions•Seal Beach, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Innova Solutions is hiring a Systems Engineer for a 12-month contract role in Seal Beach, California. The position is onsite and involves leading systems engineering teams across space systems and related programs. The engineer will drive requirements decomposition and verification, and systems engineering processes through Critical Design Review (CDR); develop system architectures, architecture concepts, and Concepts of Operations (CONOPS); and lead end-to-end engineering activities, including mission analysis, fault management, and autonomy. The role also includes planning and executing system integration and test activities; managing intersegment test plans, demonstrations, and test bed use; defining interface control documents between space and ground segments; and leading Model-Based Systems Engineering, specification development, and requirements management. The engineer will provide technical leadership across requirements and verification, systems engineering integration and test, platform systems engineering, and payload/RF payload systems engineering. Responsibilities further include RF analysis and specifications, and cybersecurity coordination with Information System Security Managers and Information System Security Officers. The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance and a bachelor’s degree in a listed technical field or a related field. Candidates must be engaged on a W-2 basis; 1099 and Corp-to-Corp arrangements are not accepted.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or a related field.
Strong systems engineering and team leadership experience.
Experience with requirements decomposition, verification, and systems engineering lifecycle processes through CDR.
Experience with system architecture, CONOPS, mission analysis, fault management, and autonomy.
Experience with end-to-end systems engineering, system integration, and test planning and execution.
Must be engaged on a W-2 basis; 1099 contractors and Corp-to-Corp arrangements are not considered.

Nice To Haves

Space hardware experience.
Experience with highly autonomous space systems.

Responsibilities

Lead systems engineering teams across space systems and related programs.
Drive requirements decomposition, requirements verification, and systems engineering processes through Critical Design Review (CDR).
Develop system architectures, architecture concepts, and Concepts of Operations (CONOPS).
Lead end-to-end systems engineering activities, including mission analysis, fault management, and autonomy.
Plan, coordinate, and execute System Integration and Test (I&T) activities.
Develop and manage intersegment test plans, including demonstrations and test bed utilization.
Define and manage Interface Control Documents (ICDs) between space and ground segments.
Lead Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), specifications development, and requirements management.
Provide technical leadership for Requirements and Verification (R&V), Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT), platform systems engineering, and payload/RF payload systems engineering.
Oversee RF analysis, including G/T, EIRP, gain/loss, and phase noise, and develop RF unit specifications.
Maintain responsibility for cybersecurity activities and coordinate with Information System Security Managers (ISSMs) and Information System Security Officers (ISSOs).