Space System Test Engineer

Location: El Segundo CA or Aurora 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) systems. You will identify areas requiring urgent mitigation up-front and help integrate advanced technology solutions. 

You Have

• 10 years of experience in test and evaluation, verification, and/or system integration on Major Defense Acquisition Programs, including complex space and/or ground software and hardware systems, with 5 years supporting Government developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) programs as part of the Lead Development Test Organization (LDTO) or equivalent
• Experience planning, executing, and reporting DT&E activities in support of certification of readiness to proceed to operational testing per AFI 99-103, including test procedures and artifacts IAW AFMAN 63-119
• Ability to understand and decompose system requirements and interface specifications, allocate requirements to testable elements, define systems under test (SUT), develop test criteria, establish acceptance criteria and success metrics, and conduct Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)
• Experience executing tests, performing data analysis and reduction, and generating comprehensive test reports with findings and recommendations
• Experience developing and executing Test & Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs), System Test Plans (STPs), Requirement Verification Plans (RVPs) and Requirement Verification Reports (RVRs)
• Experience conducting system of systems tests for space-to-ground or cross-segment integration
• Experience organizing and facilitating Integrated Test Teams (ITT), Deficiency Review Boards (DRB), Materiel Improvement Project Review Boards (MIPRB) and technical interchange meetings
• Ability to communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, FFRDCs (Aerospace), prime development contractors, and test organizations to achieve program goals, with knowledge of systems engineering standards including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2
• Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM Major

Nice if You Have

•  Experience with LDTO leadership roles including coordination with operational test agencies, weapon system certification (ITW/AA), organizing Joint Reliability and Maintainability Evaluation Team (JRMET) meetings, and generating Deficiency Reports (DR) per AFI 99-103
• Experience performing requirements decomposition and allocation from system-level to segment/subsystem-level test objectives, and developing test scenarios that exercise interface control documents (ICDs) and validate interface requirements
• Experience with test data analysis techniques, including statistical analysis, anomaly identification, and performance assessment against requirements
• Experience performing systems engineering, integration, and testing on Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) systems, missile warning systems, or space-based remote sensing systems, with direct experience on Next Gen OPIR, NGG, NGP, FORGE, RGS or related Space-Based IR Sensing programs (e.g., SBIRS/SGEO/SHEO)
• Experience supporting interoperability test and evaluation programs (including JITC Interoperability Certification Evaluation Plans and Reports), planning and coordinating integrated and combined test activities for major capability deliveries, and portfolio/program verification, validation, certification, and operational acceptance
• Experience using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools (DOORS, MagicDraw) to manage system definitions, technical baselines, and requirements verification on Government classified networks, with experience using Digital Engineering (DE) models to trace requirements to verification activities
• Experience conducting third-party Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) of software and database releases
• Knowledge of DoD 5000 series (5000.01, 5000.02, 5000.89, 5000.98, or 5000.100), MIL-STD-3022 and DoDAF architecture framework
• Master's degree in a STEM Major
• 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 

*Please be aware that other companies offering lower salaries may recruit for this position