Sr. Systems Engineer - Traffic Modeling or Missile Tracking (Secret / Hybrid)

Sr. Systems Engineer - Traffic Modeling or Missile Tracking (Secret / Hybrid)

Our client, a leading federal defense contractor, is hiring Senior Systems Engineers for multiple long-term contract openings supporting the US Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) Ground, Management and Integration (GMI) program.

This is your chance to work at the forefront of national security innovation, building the ground systems that power the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), a next-generation satellite constellation reshaping how the US tracks and responds to global threats.

**Location:** Hybrid (3-4 days onsite) in Scottsdale AZ, Huntsville AL, Chantilly VA, or San Jose CA

Why This Role Matters:

You will join an elite, cross-functional team responsible for designing, deploying, and evolving state-of-the-art ground operational systems. Your work will directly support missile tracking capabilities that protect national security, and you will help modernize legacy processes through AI-driven innovation.

This is high-visibility, high-impact work. You will gain exposure to cutting-edge space architecture, government stakeholders, and multi-domain systems engineering, all while growing your technical leadership on a program built for the long term.

## What You Will Do

Choose the track that matches your background:

**Track 1: Traffic Modeling Systems Engineer**
- Decompose complex requirements into detailed models of traffic data flow from satellite constellations to ground networks
- Design pre-planned and ad-hoc scheduling strategies for satellite services supporting missile tracking
- Analyze missile tracking data to validate and refine traffic models
- Identify and apply AI-driven solutions to drive continuous improvement

**Track 2: Missile Tracking Systems Engineer**
- Decompose requirements into system architecture, interfaces, and design behaviors
- Lead scheduling and situational awareness efforts across satellites and payload capabilities for missile tracking
- Fuse and analyze missile tracking data from satellite to ground, enabling rapid processing and dissemination
- Identify and apply AI-driven solutions to drive continuous improvement

## What You Will Gain

- A front-row seat to one of the most advanced space defense programs in the country
- Long-term contract stability with a top-tier federal defense contractor
- The opportunity to influence system design decisions that shape national security outcomes
- A collaborative, mission-driven team environment where your expertise directly informs the future of space based defense

If you are ready to bring your systems engineering expertise to a mission that matters, we want to hear from you.

Required Skills

- Must be US Citizen due to government requirement
- Requires DoD SECRET security clearance with the ability to obtain a TOP SECRET with Polygraph eligibility is required at time of hire.
- Requires a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field and 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience.
- Agile experience preferred.

Traffic Modeling Technical Skills:

- Prefer recent modeling of communication data, preferably using satellite constellations and ground networks
- Prefer recent Satellite to Ground RF communication protocol experience, end to end packet prioritization and routing, or traffic modeling experience

Missile Tracking Technical Skills:

- Prefer recent designing and developing systems that can solve complex problems using algorithms
- Prefer recent algorithm development and tuning for specific mission parameters

Bonus Skills You Might Bring:

- Recent experience with missile tracking systems design and architecture, and sensor fusion techniques
- Recent experience designing logic, assessing and scheduling satellite services to track missiles
- Knowledge of cloud technologies and their application in system design and deployment
- Experience with image processing (collection, handling, storing, and analysis)

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