Ground System Test Engineer

Location: Aurora or Boulder, CO & Remote Work

The Opportunity

Do you have a Space Systems Engineering background? Are you looking for an opportunity to apply your technical skills to our nation’s Space Systems? If this sounds like you, come join Space Force Analytics (SFA) and a team of scientists, engineers, and space system acquisition experts that are developing the next generation of remote sensing satellite and ground systems.

You will work with SFA colleagues, other support contractors, and U.S. Space Force personnel. Your expertise and innovative thinking will be critical to the success of the programs that you support. Hybrid work from home and office, with occasional travel to various contractor sites and U.S. Government installations.

In this role, you will test, analyze, evaluate, verify, and validate the next generation of resilient Missile Warning (MW), Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (TISR), and Environmental Monitoring (EM) systems.

You Have

• 6 years of experience working/planning on test and evaluation, and system integration on Major Defense Acquisition Programs, including complex ground software, and hardware systems

• 6 years of experience working in a collaborative team environment, developing test strategies, plans, reports, and briefings, and participating in test execution, verification, or analysis

• Experience supporting overall engineering integration of systems engineering and integration efforts for the DoD, government agencies, or commercial programs

• Knowledge of systems engineering standards, including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2

• Ability to define, develop, maintain, and execute large-scale system test plans and overarching test and evaluation strategy documents, including Test and Evaluation Strategy (TES), Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), System Integration Test Plans (SITP), Enterprise Verification Plans (EVP), Verification Cross Reference Matrices (VCRM), and Requirements Verification Files (RVFs)

• Ability to communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, Federally Funded Research and Developmental Centers (FFRDC), and associate contractor teammates to achieve program goals

• Secret clearance

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Technology field

Nice if You Have

• Experience performing systems engineering, integration, and testing on ground-based remote sensing systems

• Experience with portfolio and program verification, interoperability, validation and certification, and operational acceptance

• Experience planning, executing, and reporting testing on behalf of the Lead Developmental Test Organization or the Operational Test Agency.

• Experience planning and executing program reviews throughout the lifecycle of the system

• Experience using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools to manage system definitions and technical baselines

• Knowledge of DoD 5000.01, 5000.02, 5000.89, 5000.98 or 5000.100

• TS/SCI clearance

• Master’s degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Technology field

• CTEP or INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certifications such as ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP Certification 

Career Growth

SFA offers a variety of ways for you to develop your career including tuition reimbursement, professional development, mentoring, employee engagement groups, and networking opportunities. 

Salary and Benefits

• $150K to $250K, depending on qualifications and experience
• 401(k) with 10% company matching
• Medical premiums 100% covered
• Life Insurance
• PTO includes holidays, sick days, and vacation
• Flexible hybrid work from home and office
• Paid parental leave
• Education reimbursement
• Signing bonus
• Annual bonus and pay raise
• Additional benefits for U.S. military veterans