Senior Space Systems Engineer

Job Description

As a Senior Space Systems Engineer with MTSI you will provide technical support for space system acquisition, operations and sustainment. Assist in oversight and management of existing space systems programs, initiate new contract actions where required. Provide systems engineering support, systems analysis and reporting. This position will be located in the Washington, DC area.

Your Responsibilities

Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to:

• Provide space system acquisition subject matter expertise, to include support of day-to-day program execution to include oversight of existing space systems acquisitions, initiating new contractual actions.
• Provide expertise in the execution of existing space systems programs and the development of new acquisition contracts.
• Provide support to planning, organizing and managing critical aspects of the development, production, and/or deployment of space systems and equipment.
• Provide support to various program actions and activities to include meeting attendance, contractor performance tracking, milestone planning, briefing preparation, staff coordination, acquisition risk management, and decision document preparation.
• Provide support in the development of pre and post contract award documentation activities including request for development of request for proposals (RFPs), Statements of Objectives (SOO), performance work statements (PWS), and Statements of Work (SOW).
• Provide space systems engineering support including:
• Assistance in the integration of space systems, configuration management and interface control.
• Technical assessments and recommendations to deviations that arise across interface boundaries, and analysis and reporting of these efforts.

Required Qualifications

• 15 + years' of direct space acquisition experience.
• Recent experience initiating and executing major (ACAT II or higher) space acquisition programs.
• Knowledge of and experience in analyzing, drafting, and reviewing space acquisition documents and experience with programs requiring enhanced security measures.

Desired Requirements

• HAF and/or MAJCOM staff experience.
• Space and policy experience.

Minimum Educational Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Arts, Science, Engineering (MA/MS/ME) required.
• Masters Degree in Arts, Science, Engineering (MA/MS/ME) desired.

Clearance Requirements

• Top Secret, SCI Eligible; SAP experience within last 5 years or SCI in lieu of.