Launch Site Facilities and Infrastructure Systems Engineer

General information

Requisition # R64409 Locations USA-CA-Lompoc Posting Date 11/25/2025 Security Clearance Required None Remote Type Onsite Time Type Full time

Description & Requirements

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MANTECH seeks a motivated and mission-focused Launch Site Facilities and Infrastructure Systems Engineer to join our team in Lompoc, CA. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring readiness and reliability of launch site infrastructure in support of critical U.S. Space Force missions. This role supports Space Launch Delta 30 (SLD 30) activities across various mission support systems, integrating engineering analysis with hands-on facility systems integration and planning.
 

Responsibilities

• You will contribute technical leadership and operational integration to help ensure the mission readiness of launch and support facilities:
• Provide facility systems engineering including risk assessment, project status monitoring, and operational maintenance for launch sites such as Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8), Test Pad 1 (TP-01), and Payload Processing Buildings 1800/1806
• Perform integration for mission events and SLD 30 activities; plan for extended support during launch delays and recycling opportunities
• Evaluate facility architecture, manage configuration baselines for systems including communications, video, data transmission, power, HVAC, water/sewage, and emergency management
• Conduct engineering analyses and design reviews to fulfill user requirements using existing and enhanced capabilities
• Identify requirement gaps and conduct capability assessments, concepts of operations (CONOPS), and risk evaluations to ensure site readiness. Analyze and recommend technical implementation strategies for facility user-requested changes and system upgrades.
• Oversee launch facility project management including testing, inspections, document reviews, systems updates, and equipment lifecycle tracking
• Deliver and maintain integrated project schedules with recommendations to de-conflict operational impacts across launch and support sites
   

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related STEM field
• 9+ years of experience in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• 2 years of experience supporting National Security Space Launch (NSSL), launch/range operations, or relevant DoD missions
• Working knowledge of launch complex infrastructure and architectural systems
• Familiarity with tools such as architectural design software, databases, Jira/Confluence, and Microsoft Excel