EEOC

Lead Satellite Payload Systems Engineer

EEOC

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: ChantillyCaliforniaColoradoUnited States

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Salary

💰 $99,000 - $225,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Play a key role in shaping next-generation space systems for national security missions
  • Apply deep expertise in satellite payloads, design and test of satellites, and space mission operations to architect, model, and assess end-to-end solutions
  • Conduct rigorous trade studies, define system-level requirements and interfaces
  • Identify architecture gaps, risks, and technology opportunities critical to delivering resilient future space payloads
  • Collaborate directly with government clients and industry partners

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience supporting national security space programs, specifically in SIGINT or GEOINT mission areas
  • Experience in the design, development, integration, and verification of payloads for spaceflight systems
  • Experience with space vehicle design and manufacture practices, payload integration, and proto-flight testing of space vehicle systems
  • Experience executing systems engineering processes across the full lifecycle for satellite space systems, from requirements development through operational deployment
  • Experience with descriptive modeling tools such as Cameo Enterprise Architecture or MagicDraw
  • Experience developing analytical or automation scripts using engineering toolsets such as MATLAB, Python, or VBA
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines and work in a team environment
  • Top Secret clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics
Benefits
  • Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
  • Paid leave
  • Professional development
  • Tuition assistance
  • Work-life programs
  • Dependent care
  • Recognition awards program for exceptional performance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
satellite payloadsdesign of satellitestest of satellitesspace mission operationssystems engineering processesrequirements developmentpayload integrationproto-flight testinganalytical scriptingautomation scripting
Soft Skills
collaborationtask managementdeadline managementteamwork
Certifications
Top Secret clearance