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Space Vehicle Payloads Systems Engineer

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The Opportunity:

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in modernizing position, navigation, and timing systems? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer focused engineering solution.

As a systems engineer on our team, you have the chance to support the design and implementation of space-based systems to deliver resilient, affordable, and sustainable space capabilities. Your technical expertise will be vital as you evaluate and modernize Global Positioning Systems (GPS). You’ll develop your skills in developing and acquiring space systems while gaining experience with delivering sustained, reliable GPS capabilities to America’s warfighters, our allies, and civil users. Grow your skills by merging space vehicle development and acquisition to develop client solutions, assess technical designs, and test programs. Join our team and help turn requirements into accomplishments that drive change.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

7+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing
7+ years of experience with systems engineering, development, planning, integration, and testing of navigation payloads, communications antennas, transmitters, or receivers of a payload
3+ years of experience with space system and DoD program reviews, including SRR, SDR and SFR, PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, FCA, or PCA
Experience with collaboration tools, including Confluence or Jira
Experience analyzing subsystem and program-level integrated master schedules (IMS)
Experience analyzing contractor earned value management (EVM) data
Ability to be highly motivated, display a dynamic work ethic, and contribute to the DoD mission
Ability to communicate effectively and establish collaborative relationships with government clients and contractor teammates
Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science

Nice If You Have:

10+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing
Experience with hosted payloads management and systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing of multiple space vehicle subsystems and its components, including structural, power, attitude control, thermal, propulsion, or communication
Experience with requirements verification
Experience with space vehicle level tests including system performance tests, TVAC, acoustics, or EMI/EMC testing
Experience performing multiple systems engineering and program management functions
Knowledge of GPS space, ground, or segment, DoD acquisition lifecycle and milestones, and DoD systems engineering, test, and production policies, standards, and practices
Possession of excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills
Top Secret clearance
Master’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science
PMP, ESEP, CSEP, or OCSMP Certification

Clearance: 

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

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What You Should Know About Space Vehicle Payloads Systems Engineer, Bah

Are you ready to launch your career as a Space Vehicle Payloads Systems Engineer with Booz Allen in El Segundo, CA? This exciting opportunity calls for a brilliant mind like yours to blend technical prowess with innovative thinking. As a cornerstone of our team, you’ll be diving deep into the intricacies of position, navigation, and timing systems, all while ensuring that your designs align perfectly with our customers' missions. Your role will be pivotal in shaping the future of space-based systems, enabling resilient and sustainable capabilities for stakeholders such as America’s warfighters and civil users. With over seven years of experience in systems engineering, particularly in navigation payloads or communications systems, you will channel your skills towards evaluating and modernizing Global Positioning Systems (GPS). At Booz Allen, we encourage a collaborative environment, where you can communicate with clients, develop client-focused solutions, and bridge the gap between requirements and execution. You'll benefit from a supportive atmosphere that fosters growth and learning as you work with sophisticated design and testing methodologies. Get ready to be a part of something bigger - you'll turn ambitious challenges into significant achievements and help contribute to critical defense solutions. Are you excited? We certainly are, and we can't wait to see how you'll help us chart the course for the future of technology in space!

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What are the main responsibilities of a Space Vehicle Payloads Systems Engineer at Booz Allen?

As a Space Vehicle Payloads Systems Engineer at Booz Allen, your primary responsibilities include contemplating the design, implementation, and evaluation of space-based systems that enhance Global Positioning Systems (GPS). You'll translate customer requirements into concrete systems engineering solutions, collaborating intimately with clients and contractors to ensure that technical specifications align with mission goals. Additionally, you will assess technical designs while leveraging your experience with integration and testing of navigation payloads and other communications systems.