Sustainment Systems Engineer

The Opportunity: 

We are seeking an innovative, creative and highly motivated teammate to support a MILSATCOM Program Management Office (PMO) within the US Space Force’s (USSF), Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) at Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB), CO. You'll support sustainment activities for a diverse portfolio of strategic MILSATCOM space systems and infrastructure. You'll provide systems engineering and analysis expertise in support of legacy space systems including, Air Force Command Post Terminal (AFCPT), Family of Beyond Line‐of‐Sight Terminal (FAB‐T), and Milstar Messaging System (MMS), long with various other systems, subsystems and devices in a multidisciplinary environment.

This opportunity is a mid‐level position and designed for a self-starter and capable of autonomous, on‐the‐job learning and growth. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a collaborative work environment of small teams tackling the challenges of sustaining complex, space‐based, telecommunication systems. You'll have a positive, tangible effect across all aspects of the space system, such as spacecraft, uplinks/downlinks, command & control, networks, and users while improving overall combat readiness. The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I).

You'll provide the government customer with MILSATCOM systems engineering advisory assistance, including daily engineering consultation in support of sustainment activities. You'll engage the joint space warfighting community, support sustainment tasks through established space systems engineering processes and procedures for requirements development, technical solution generation hardware and software and fielding to space warfighters. You'll evaluate and produce products of a technical nature using technical rigor, adequacy, completeness, and appropriate application of the specialty engineering disciplines as standard process. Assist with technology readiness assessments; identify risks and issues with proposed technologies while collaborating with other teams, including Test & Evaluation and Integrated Logistics Support. You'll support waiver, deviation and deficiency reviews, system allocations, and compliance assessments and you will measure and report on technical performance metrics, such as FMECA, MTBF, or MTTR. You will conduct trend analysis and root cause analysis for various NC3 systems currently in operations & sustainment and support formulation of relevant information of sustainment objectives and performs engineering analysis and system‐level assessments for decision support at various meetings and sustainment forums.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have: 

• 5+ years of experience with systems engineering

• 10+ years of experience working with military or DoD civilian clients

• 10+ years of experience in engineering across multiple projects within a diverse portfolio

• Experience with establishing and maintaining positive customer relations

• Knowledge of MILSATCOM and DoD mission system sustainment

• Knowledge of MS Office 365 products, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Teams, or MS Project

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, line drawings and schematics

• Ability to produce technical Statement of Works (SOW), Bill of Materials, test plans and procedures

• Secret clearance

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science

Nice If You Have: 

• Experience working in a multi‐contractor environment

• Knowledge of contracts development in support of SSC/CGM programmatics

• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills

• International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification or higher

• Project Management Institute (PMI), Project Management Professional (PMP) 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

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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 $60,300.00 to $137,000.00 (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.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.