CONOPs Systems Engineer

Conops & Mission Analysis Systems Engineer

Job Description

An exciting opportunity to support a billion-dollar program as a systems engineer focusing on mission operations and satellite operations for a large international space company. This role involves working remotely with quarterly international travel.

Responsibilities

• Capture stakeholder requirements and develop CONOPS to define operational concepts.
• Model mission scenarios to evaluate architectures and establish system requirements.
• Manage requirements allocation, traceability, and interface definitions across spacecraft, payload, ground, and mission operations segments.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and lead trade studies.
• Support business development activities and communicate technical status, risks, and recommendations to customers, partners, and upper leadership.
• Develop verification and validation plans and support system integration and operational readiness.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and contributions to continuous improvement.
• Maintain configuration control, documentation, and compliance with engineering standards.
• Present mission analysis results at key program reviews.
• Support mission operations through on-orbit analysis, health monitoring, contingency management, operator training, performance reporting, and updates to operational concepts and mission models throughout the mission lifecycle.

Essential Skills

• 5 years of experience in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) with space experience.
• Satellite operations procedure development, launch support, and EOR operation.
• Proficiency in link-budget, SysML, ICD, data flow diagrams.
• Experience with Confluence and Jira.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, electrical engineering, or physics.
• 5 years of relevant working experience.
• Knowledge of space environment and orbital mechanics.
• Hands-on systems integration experience.
• Proficiency in testing systems and problem-solving.
• Ability to work independently.

Work Environment

This is a remote opportunity that requires quarterly international travel. The role involves supporting mission operations and satellite operations, providing a dynamic and engaging work environment.

This is a Contract position based out of Denver, CO.

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $85.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 11, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Salary : $50 - $85