Technical leadership position for a CONOPS/Systems Engineer with experience in Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TCPED). Strong Systems Engineering background and ability to work in a team environment.

The Engineering, Science and Analysis (ESA) Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the technical talent and organizational leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers’ missions. Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution.

• Develop and execute Mission-level CONOPS for the defense, intelligence, and civil aerospace sectors.
• Communicate with customers and other stake-holders at all levels of the TCPED chain.
• Support business development, IRADs, and program execution for Space, Air, and Ground Segment efforts.
• Perform system engineering plus modeling & simulation for a variety of tactical and surveillance missions leveraging Model Based Systems Engineering.
• Provide engineering support across multiple and diverse new business pursuits by developing concepts to meet customer space mission needs.
• Objectively define, execute, and report on trade studies that provide data for decision making to our customers.
• Develop metrics to evaluate concepts that represent mission utility for the customer.
• Prepare and give presentations to peers/management/customers.
• Provide technical direction to junior engineers through the development lifecycle.
• Lead technical proposal development.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.

• Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
• May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
• May access other facilities in various weather conditions.

• BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 6 or more years related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master’s Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• A current, active Top Secret security clearance is required with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.
• Knowledge of operations at Segment, SV, bus, payload, and ground level.
• Experience of operations at different life cycle phases (Launch, Checkout & Initialization, Normal Operations, Maintenance, Anomaly Resolution, End of Life Decommissioning).
• MBSE experience – familiarity of MBSE and Digital Systems to create activity diagrams, functional models, modes and states to define the CONOPS.
• System level thinking – desire to see the big picture and how behavioral aspects of the collection segment enable mission objectives.
• Customer Relationships: Extensive knowledge of missions and customers across core technologies areas. Knowledge/experience working with critical customer base, established relationships with key personnel within customer community.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in relevant business environments.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and analyzing mission concepts, including space, launch, and ground components.
• Demonstrated experience in all phases of hardware program execution, including early planning, design reviews, manufacture, assembly, integration, test, sell-off, and on-orbit mission operation.
• Demonstrated experience in systems engineering processes, including requirements development, concept of operations, requirement allocation, change management, verification, and validation.
• Excellent presentation skills with documented presentation experience to senior decision making and technical audiences.
• Experience with STK, AFSIM, CAMEO, and/or other modeling tools.

• Broad exposure to the TCPED cycle.
• Experience working in and with controlled, classified security environments.