Senior Systems Engineer - Stellar Solutions

Stellar Solutions, a nationally recognized “Great Place to Work”, has exciting opportunities providing Engineering solutions for innovative new-entrant space companies, as well as established space systems manufacturers, commercial space system operators and service providers, and other industry stakeholders including investors.  

At Stellar Solutions, we offer talented, energetic, and immediately productive resources to satisfy our customers’ critical needs in systems engineering and integration, mission operations, program management and strategic planning. We are a leading service and expertise provider for high-tech commercial ventures, spanning communications, earth observation and remote sensing systems and data products, to the infrastructures that support earth orbiting and beyond earth orbit businesses.

Stellar Solutions is searching for a Senior System Engineer to support the development of an operations facility that integrates space and ground elements to prototype new satellite and tactical mission capabilities, demonstrating their scalability and operational utility. The candidate will lead development of the Concept of Operations and the requirements management for the program, ensuring that the operations facility meets the needs of the warfighter while delivering a system on schedule and within cost.  

The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication skills and technical expertise in designing, developing, building, and integrating of ground systems that provide communications, data management, and operations infrastructure needed to support mission operations. A successful candidate must be a leader and problem solver with a proven ability to deliver superior results as part of a high performing team in a high-profile, fast-paced environment. The candidate will apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts for highly classified systems, while also helping define system engineering processes that ensure successful execution of the program and delivery of the system that achieves the mission requirements.

In this role, the successful candidate will:  

• Develop the Systems Engineering Management Plan for the program.
• Develop the CONOPS for the program with the help of the segment leads and the rest of the SE team on the program.
• Lead the Requirements Management for the program including development of the flow-down allocation approach, technical budgets, and RVTM development.
• Support coordination with customer and mission partners to get agreement on overall system approaches and operational constraints.
• Support development of the Interface Definition Documentation for various external and internal system interfaces.
• Support development of the architecture description, models, and other architecture products in an agile development environment while meeting mission requirements.
• Translate complex ideas and data into simple, actionable recommendations or easily differentiated courses of action.
• Communicate clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy—oral and written.
• Support a customer committed to the rapid development of mission capabilities that meet the evolving needs of the warfighter.

Required skills:

• Minimum fifteen (15) years of relevant experience on space and ground system development programs for the DoD or IC.
• Extensive experience in the development of ground architectures and cloud environments as well as leading an engineering team.
• Experience authoring CONOPS documentation and overall System Engineering experience in the technical design, build, I&T, and transition to operations of satellite systems.
• Understanding of operational environments and corresponding mission user needs.
• Experience with Integrated Master Schedules, and risk management.
• Experience with agile development programs and methodologies.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to develop and recommend solutions for problems/issues.

Desired skills:

• Twenty (20) years of relevant experience on space and ground system development programs for the DoD or IC.
• Extensive experience in cloud environment systems and/or management of ground resources, such as ground entry points (GEP).

Education

• Relevant BS in Eng or related STEM degree (MS preferred).

Clearance:

• Active TOP SECRET clearance with sensitive compartmentalized information (SCI) and special access program (SAP) eligibility.
• No less than two (2) years total SAP and/or SCI environment experience and 1-year total within last 5 years.
• Candidate must maintain a TS/SCI clearance as a condition of employment and willingness to submit to a Counter-Intelligence polygraph.

Location

The primary work location is Colorado Springs, CO, while other potential work locations may be considered for the right candidate, e.g., Chantilly, VA. The position is full-time and will require travel up to 25% of time within the continental United States.


Compensation:

The typical pay range for this position is USD $225,000 - $260,000 per year, total package. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual performance bonus, and a full benefits package including a significant profit-sharing retirement savings plan.

Deliverables will be in the format of reports, briefings, spreadsheets, or other documents as directed by the Government, using contractor and/or government approved and/or mandated systems/software and processes governed by guidance/instructions/policy or direction. The nature of this work will, at times, require a quick response to stringent deadlines and always in a high quality, professional manner.