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Senior Advanced Systems Engineer

APR Consulting
Pittsburgh, PA Contractor
POSTED ON 3/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/29/2026

Our DoD/Aerospace client is looking to fill a Sr. Advanced Systems Engineer position that just opened in Pittsburgh, PA. In this role, you’ll be part of a cross functional team responsible for missile tracking and defense initiatives. To be considered, you will have an Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering or related plus a minimum of 8 years of experience.

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Position: Sr. Advanced Systems Engineer
Contract: 24 months with possibility of going direct
Pay: $95.27/hour
Schedule: Hybrid

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

As a Space Force Golden Dome - Satellite Systems Engineer, you’ll be part of a cross functional team responsible for missile tracking and defense initiatives.

We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences:

 

  • Space/Ground system architecture experience with proven Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) skills
  • Requirements analysis and decomposition into physical, functional, and logical views
  • Architecture decomposition and interface definition
  • System level Technical Performance Measures (TPM) development and analysis driving mission effectiveness with an ability to define segment budgets and system tradeoffs
  • Ability to derive system probabilistic analysis related to space ground systems and create and manage associated workbooks
  • Coordinate mission performance system design within an MBSE model
  • Drive interface definition development based on mission derived technical performance measures
  • Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) satellite to ground experience
  • Strong experience with driving the definition of Interface Control Documents (ICD)
  • Experience collaborating with multiple customers to define a common solution
  • Experience with space constellation systems
  • Space mission design and architecture (sensing, communication, payload management, mission data processing)
  • Experience with ICD development and coordination to support space missions
  • System design change management and coordination
  • System thread design and CONOPs development
  • Flight dynamics management experience (preferably related to larger space constellations)
  • Collision avoidance, station keeping, orbit insertion, de-orbit, LEOPs support
  • Orbit determination methods
  • Space to ground contact planning
 

What sets you apart:

 
  • Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) & Familiarity with MagicDraw
  • Requirements Management and Agile Development
  • Familiarity with common enterprise interfaces (gRPC, Kafka, REST, etc.) and cloud architectures
  • Familiarity with flight dynamics management and space satellite systems
  • Cross company collaborative design development
  • Managing customer requirements and coordination
  • Knowledge of CCSDS protocol
  • Knowledge of other common enterprise interface methods (i.e. SNMP, gRPC)
  • Flight dynamics management experience
  • Space ground antenna experience
  • OpenC3 experience
  • MBSE experience
  • Knowledge of commercial cloud systems and enterprise interface protocols
  • MDA program experience
  • Ability to create clear documentation to drive system development
  • RF and optical space communications
  • IP network knowledge
  • Space constellation program operational experience
  • Knowledge of automated flight dynamics operational workflows (and related development)
  • Knowledge of A.I. solutions Freeflyer and/or Meridian
  • Knowledge of constellation situation awareness and trending analysis methods and tools
  • Spacecraft anomaly support experience
  • Constellation design experience



About APR:
Since 1980 APR Consulting, Inc. has provided professional recruiting and contingent workforce solutions to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and skill sets nationwide.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity! If you feel your experience is a match for this position, please apply today and join our team. We look forward to working with you!


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