Aerospace Systems Engineer

Guidehouse

Aerospace Systems Engineer sustaining operational systems for orbital warfare that ingests and fuses data from multiple sensors. Ensuring high availability and fault tolerance for space domain awareness and decision-making.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeColorado, New Mexico • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $89,000 - $148,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Guidehouse is seeking Aerospace Systems Engineers, from Consultant through Associate Director levels, to sustain an operational system for orbital warfare that ingests and fuses data from multiple sensors across multiple classification domains and disseminates it to enable space domain awareness and time‑critical decision‑making.
Implement and manage sustainment of the end‑to‑end system architecture, including resilience design for two independently operational sites (primary and alternate)—ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and continuity of operations.
Drive configuration management (CM) and disciplined change control; maintain defect/deficiency tracking, provisioning artifacts, technical data packages, and formal test plans required for operational baselines and accredited releases.
Plan and execute recurring upgrades and integrations of new mission capabilities—coordinating release trains, regression testing, and performance validation across enclaves and classification levels.
Manage architectures and communications across domains, including Cross Domain Solutions (CDS), ensuring policy‑compliant data flows, interface control, and cyber‑hardened pathways between networks.
Lead multi‑disciplinary teams (systems, software, network, cybersecurity, T&E) through agile sprints to deliver sustainment, patching, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement aligned with mission priorities.
Execute special activities in classified environments, including capacity planning studies, cyber‑terrain mapping, cloud innovation within accredited environments, and containerization approaches to enhance portability and resilience.
Coordinate with government stakeholders on RMF/ATO artifacts, zero‑trust alignment, operational test readiness, and site acceptance—maintaining meticulous documentation for audit and mission assurance.
Measure, report, and optimize availability, latency, throughput, and mission effectiveness; use data‑driven dashboards to inform risk, issue, and performance management.

Requirements

What you’ll need

An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "TOP SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance
Bachelor’s degree; FOUR (4) years of related experience in lieu of degree (level will depend on total years of experience)
ONE (1) year minimum of experience supporting federal programs, operational DoD/USSF systems, or public‑sector consulting in systems sustainment, integration, or mission operations
Ability to work on‑site in Kirtland AFB (NM) or Schriever SFB (CO) and travel between locations up to 20%

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

System ArchitectureData FusionFault ToleranceAgile MethodologiesPerformance ValidationCybersecurityContainerizationCapacity PlanningTechnical Data PackagesRegression Testing

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem-SolvingDocumentation

Certifications

Top Secret Security Clearance