Position Title: Senior Lifecycle Systems Engineer
Requisition ID: TA199
Location: Chantilly, VA
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis

Who We Are
Trusted Space builds solutions both on the ground and in space. Our solutions provide advanced capabilities supporting missions vital to our Nation’s defense, intelligence, and science sectors. Our diverse talented staff of scientists, engineers, and business professionals support critical missions including Space Domain Awareness, Battlespace Awareness & Decision Support, Space Exploration & Science, and the establishment of core Space Infrastructure.

Our Culture
As a customer-focused service provider, Trusted Space values its employees and clients. We live by our values; central to this principle is the concept to treat others as you would like others to treat you. We offer a collaborative and supportive work environment, world class benefits, and work-life balance. We encourage life-long learning and continuous improvement in all that we do. Each day, we seek to be better than the previous day, embracing our journey to Excellence. We consider it a privilege to work with our customers on their greatest challenges.

Job Description

Trusted Space is seeking a Senior Lifecycle Systems Engineer with a bachelor’s degree or higher and 10+ years of experience to join our team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Supports the Program Functional Engineering Team in system engineering, requirements analysis, system integration, design, architecture, and software engineering support.
  • Support technical authority over the program's technical decisions through request for change and configuration control board acceptance processes and will provide technical support to multiple integrated product teams.
  • Coordinate closely with program's technical team leads and product owners to develop and implement system-wide technical solutions.
  • Using a holistic approach, designs, develops, evaluates, and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle.
  • Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning, design, and acquisition logistics.
  • Generates Systems Engineering process(s) to support the program mission and execution, as needed.
  • Ensure requirements comply with customer and tenant requirements along with government standards through formal verification methods.
  • Translates high-level product development strategies into system requirement specifications working with other engineering disciplines to develop and implement system-wide lower-level detailed technical requirements.
  • Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development.
  • Designs, interfaces, and brings system elements together as a collective unit.
  • Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
  • Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts with system architects.
  • Coordinates updates and reviews of program CDRLs for periodic delivery.
  • Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.
  • Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.

Qualifications
  • An active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and the ability to obtain or maintain a polygraph, if required.  
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 10+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field; OR a Master's degree and 6+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field.
  • Supports the Program Functional Engineering Team in system engineering, requirements analysis, system integration, design, architecture, and software engineering support
  • Support technical authority over the program's technical decisions through request for change and configuration control board acceptance processes and will provide technical support to multiple integrated product teams.
  • Coordinate closely with program's technical team leads and product owners to develop and implement system-wide technical solutions.
  • Using a holistic approach, designs, develops, evaluates, and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle.
  • Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning, design, and acquisition logistics.
  • Generates Systems Engineering process(s) to support the program mission and execution, as needed.
  • Ensure requirements comply with customer and tenant requirements along with government standards through formal verification methods.
  • Translates high-level product development strategies into system requirement specifications working with other engineering disciplines to develop and implement system-wide lower-level detailed technical requirements.
  • Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development.
  • Designs, interfaces, and brings system elements together as a collective unit
  • Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures
  • Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts with system architects.
  • Coordinates updates and reviews of program CDRLs for periodic delivery
  • Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.
  • Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.
 
Desired Skills
  • Familiarity with both DoW and associated policies/procedures is desired, with an emphasis on high level system architecture and design.
  • Knowledge and understanding of Space Operations and the Space Domain Awareness (SDA) environment.
  • Experience leading junior engineers and establishing technical goal on a program.
  • Ability to express yourself confidently, concisely, and accurately through written and oral communications. 
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with management, the customer and tenants across DoW. 
  • Detail/ process oriented, can multi-task, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. 

Salary Range: The salary range for this role is $150,000-$215,000. Please note that this range is a general guideline and can vary. Trusted Space, Inc. considers several factors when extending an offer including, but not limited to: scope, location, position responsibilities, education/training, key skills and business considerations.
 

Benefits: Trusted Space seeks to create an environment where Employees are empowered and supported to achieve their full potential. We encourage life-long learning within our Agile & Innovative work environment. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans; life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; 401(k) plan; paid holidays and generous paid time off; short-term and long-term disability insurance; and other benefits to promote health, wellness, and a positive work-life balance.

Trusted Space, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All aspects of employment are decided based on qualifications, merit, competence, performance, and business need.

Trusted Space, LLC participates in the E-Verify program.

DISCLAIMER: Trusted Space, LLC only uses the respective domains of trustedspace.com and trustedspace.us for official contact and any other domains are likely a scam and do not originate from our company. Trusted Space will never ask a candidate for access or pass codes to personal accounts including e-mails, bank accounts, CashApp, Paypal, Venmo, etc.

 
If you are a qualified applicant with a disability in need of an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at HR@trustedspace.us.  Anything other than accommodation requests will not be reviewed.   



 

This is a full time position

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