Eng Sr - Sys presso BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.

Technical position for a CONOPS/Systems Engineer with experience in Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TCPED).

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.

What You’ll Do:
 

• Develop and execute Mission-level CONOPS for the defense, intelligence, and civil aerospace sectors.
• Communicate to 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.

Working Conditions:

• 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 4 or more years related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree and/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.
• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance is required. 
• Solid Systems Engineering background and ability to work in a team environment.
• 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.

• MS or PhD in Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• Experience with space systems and orbital dynamics. 
• A working understanding of signal processing concepts and basic physics across the electromagnetic spectrum. 
• Solid Python programming skills. 
• Independent research experience, academic or otherwise. 
• Experience with STK and/or AFSIM. 
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering.