Electrical Engineer-Senior

Overview

Electrical Engineer – SETA Support
Location: Los Angeles Air Force Base; in person/hybrid. No remote
Job Type: Full-Time

Clearance: Active Top Secret
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Travel: Occasional travel may be required (10%)
Salary Range: $110,000 + annually*

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support to Space Systems Command, Space Sensing Directorate (SSC/SN), located at Los Angeles Air Force Base. The selected candidate will support the acquisition, development, integration, test, launch, operations, sustainment, and modernization of space-based missile warning, missile tracking, missile defense, battlespace awareness, and technical intelligence capabilities.

The engineer will provide enterprise-level systems engineering and integration support across space, ground, communications, and mission-support segments, including Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) GEO and Polar systems, FORGE, RGS, Resilient Missile Warning Track, and related OPIR sensor capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide electrical engineering and systems engineering support throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
• Analyze spacecraft, payload, ground-system, communications, sensor, power, avionics, and electronic subsystems.
• Support requirements development, decomposition, validation, verification, and traceability.
• Evaluate electrical interfaces, technical baselines, specifications, design documentation, and integration plans.
• Support system architecture, interface control, trade studies, and performance assessments.
• Review contractor engineering products, including drawings, schematics, interface control documents, test plans, verification reports, and technical analyses.
• Support system integration, test and evaluation, launch integration, early-orbit checkout, on-orbit operations, and transition to sustainment.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks, issues, discrepancies, anomalies, and system dependencies.
• Participate in Systems Requirements Reviews, Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews, Engineering Review Boards, Configuration Control Boards, IPTs, and technical interchange meetings.
• Support electrical power, avionics, RF, signal processing, telemetry, command and control, data transport, and sensor-to-ground interfaces.
• Coordinate with government, contractor, operational, and mission-partner organizations.
• Prepare technical assessments, risk documentation, briefings, decision papers, status reports, and acquisition documentation.
• Support reliability, maintainability, mission assurance, cybersecurity, resiliency, and safety assessments.
• Contribute to integrated master schedule reviews, critical-path analysis, readiness assessments, and corrective-action plans.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant electrical engineering, aerospace, space systems, defense, or systems engineering experience.
• Experience with electrical or electronic systems, spacecraft, payloads, ground systems, communications systems, sensors, or mission-processing systems.
• Experience with requirements management, systems integration, verification and validation, technical reviews, and risk management.
• Knowledge of engineering processes, configuration management, interface control, and DoD acquisition practices.
• Strong technical writing, briefing, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Active DoD Secret clearance or the ability to obtain one.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience supporting Space Force, Air Force, SSC/SN, missile warning, OPIR, SBIRS, missile tracking, or space-based sensor programs.
• Experience with spacecraft electrical power systems, avionics, RF systems, communications, signal processing, telemetry, command and control, or sensor fusion.
• Familiarity with OPIR, SBIRS, Next-Generation GEO or Polar systems, FORGE, or related mission systems.
• Familiarity with Cameo, DOORS, Jira, Confluence, eMASS, or similar engineering and program-management tools.
• Knowledge of applicable DoD policies and standards, including AFI 63-101/20-101, AFI 63-1201, MIL-STD-882E, NIST SP 800-160, and related acquisition guidance.
• Experience supporting technical leadership, supervising personnel, or leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Professional development
• Multiple healthcare benefits package options
• 401K with employer matching
• Competitive time off policy along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Who We Are

At Astrion, we innovate, elevate, and shape the world of tomorrow. At our core is our purpose to “Be the Difference”. This means we encourage our employees to take action and be the driving force for positive change. We foster an environment where innovative solutions flourish, and our company continuously evolves.

We have a culture of care, empathy, and making a tangible difference within our organization and communities. We embrace continuous learning, growth, and innovation, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We promote collaboration and empowering our teams is at the core of our success.

Be the Difference

Astrion offers comprehensive services that boost preparedness, optimize performance, and ensure success across various domains, from Cyber to Digital, Mission and Systems, servicing our nation’s Civilian, Defense and Space communities. We support customers with Centers of Excellence in Washington DC, Huntsville, AL and Burlington, MA with an additional 36 locations across the U.S.

Join Astrion and Be the Difference in your career and the world!

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