Traffic Modeling Systems Engineer – Satellite Communications & Missile Tracking | Top Secret Clearance

Moseley Technical Services•Scottsdale, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on satellite communications, traffic data modeling, missile tracking, ground network integration, RF communications, systems engineering, and traffic analysis while supporting secure, mission-critical DoD space systems. The Traffic Modeling Systems Engineer will support the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) Ground Management and Integration (GMI) program within the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship is required by Federal Law
Active Department of Defense Top Secret Security Clearance with the ability to obtain Top Secret with Polygraph eligibility.
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related Science, Engineering, Technology, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
Minimum 8 years of related systems engineering experience, or Master's degree with 6 years of related experience.
Experience performing systems engineering for complex defense, aerospace, or space systems.
Experience modeling communication data flows, preferably involving satellite constellations and ground networks.
Experience with satellite-to-ground RF communication protocols.
Knowledge of end-to-end packet prioritization, routing, network traffic analysis, or traffic modeling.
Experience supporting missile tracking, satellite communications, or space-based mission systems.
Familiarity with systems integration, requirements decomposition, verification, validation, and operational testing within DoD environments.

Nice To Haves

Agile development experience.
Recent experience supporting satellite constellation communications.
Experience with Ground Segment architectures supporting space systems.
Experience supporting the U.S. Space Force, Space Development Agency (SDA), or similar national security space programs.
Experience applying Artificial Intelligence or machine learning techniques to systems engineering, network optimization, or operational analytics.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain traffic data models supporting satellite constellation communications and ground network operations.
Perform systems engineering activities by decomposing system requirements into detailed traffic flow models between space and ground assets.
Design and analyze communication traffic models supporting missile tracking operations and satellite scheduling.
Support both pre-planned and dynamic satellite scheduling activities for missile tracking missions.
Analyze missile tracking and communications data to validate traffic models and optimize system performance.
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams supporting Ground Segment and Ground Management & Integration (GMI) development.
Support development, integration, testing, deployment, maintenance, and operational sustainment of Ground Entry Points (GEPs), operations centers, enterprise test capabilities, and infrastructure management.
Contribute to systems engineering, integration, verification, validation, and lifecycle support activities across the PWSA Ground Segment.
Evaluate opportunities to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation to improve traffic modeling, operational efficiency, and continuous process improvement.