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Senior Ground Segment Systems Engineer
Space Systems Integration LLCEl Segundo, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Mar 2026
About the role
Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast-growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers. Our employees are forward-thinking, self-directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers’ technical challenges.
SSI is seeking a Senior Ground Segment Systems Engineer for a role in El Segundo, CA. Role and Responsibilities include: · Help shape various systems architecting and engineering activities such as system requirements definition, design, interface management, data architecture development, verification and validation, integration, performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis, and physical configuration assessments. · Support customer team execute and manage acquisition strategies, integration, and sustainment of cloud-based software systems with several unique mission partner systems. · Develop, assess, and manage ground segment technical and interface requirements. Manage interface negotiation with external stakeholders. · Oversee requirements and interface verification. · Oversee, assess, and manage software product backlog to meet baseline and emerging requirements. Develop and provide recommendations to prioritize development, augment solutions, and improve developer implementations. · Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. · Support development of system engineering items such as CONOPs, requirements definitions (or features, themes, epics), system testing, algorithm document review, and interfaces to other application development efforts. · Support the development and refinement of acquisition strategies, identify program execution issues and provide recommendations.
SSI is seeking a Senior Ground Segment Systems Engineer for a role in El Segundo, CA. Role and Responsibilities include: · Help shape various systems architecting and engineering activities such as system requirements definition, design, interface management, data architecture development, verification and validation, integration, performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis, and physical configuration assessments. · Support customer team execute and manage acquisition strategies, integration, and sustainment of cloud-based software systems with several unique mission partner systems. · Develop, assess, and manage ground segment technical and interface requirements. Manage interface negotiation with external stakeholders. · Oversee requirements and interface verification. · Oversee, assess, and manage software product backlog to meet baseline and emerging requirements. Develop and provide recommendations to prioritize development, augment solutions, and improve developer implementations. · Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. · Support development of system engineering items such as CONOPs, requirements definitions (or features, themes, epics), system testing, algorithm document review, and interfaces to other application development efforts. · Support the development and refinement of acquisition strategies, identify program execution issues and provide recommendations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering or relevant discipline and 14 years or more of experience (or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree).
- Requires a TS/SCI clearance and is willing to consent to a polygraph examination.
- Experience in Technical program management, systems engineering, and government acquisitions of Space Systems within the Space Control mission area.
- Experience working with modern software development processes, such as containerization, orchestration, DevSecOps, and Agile methodologies.
- Experience with integration of key ground segment systems, such as a cloud-based Infrastructure, Platform as a Service (PaaS) baselines, and antennas.
- Experience with "Zero-Trust" cybersecurity policies and implementation on software and hardware systems.
- Experience with Software Systems Engineering, Design, and Architecture Development.
- Experience with Software Systems Engineering, Design, and Architecture Development, Agile Software.
- Development Techniques and Implementation, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Pipelines.
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