James Scott, L.L.C., is actively searching for a Space Systems Engineer to provide advanced engineering support across all phases of the system lifecycle to ensure the delivery of timely and accurate GEOINT. This role applies to a multi-disciplinary approach to the development, integration, and sustainment of space-based capabilities within Controlled Access Programs and Special Access Programs across the NSG and the DoW/IC. The engineer will engage in activities including requirements engineering, solutions development, systems reliability and resiliency, services deployment, research and development, systems integration, test and evaluation, and maintainability analysis. A deep understanding of secure architectures and the ability to operate effectively within highly sensitive environments is essential. Location: Springfield, Virginia. Desired Qualifications: • Hold a Master's degree in engineering and 15 years of experience, or PhD in Engineering and 8 years of experience in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics
• Experience with Integrated Protection Strategy (IPS) or integrating SSA applications
• Experience with space related activities such as SOSI, BMC3, or orbital analysis
• Experience dealing with data at multiple classification levels and processing data at multiple classification levels
• Demonstrated experience with space enterprise information needs
• Experience with space environments such as space to ground or threat assessments of space assets
• Experience with physics models to include analyzing space weather effects, and threat/damage analysis of space-based objects
• Experience with space object measurement
• Experience with NRO/SAO or AF SPO
• Understanding of MBSE processes, tools, and languages
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph
• Experience with Integrated Protection Strategy (IPS) or integrating SSA applications
• Experience with space related activities such as SOSI, BMC3, or orbital analysis
• Experience dealing with data at multiple classification levels and processing data at multiple classification levels
• Demonstrated experience with space enterprise information needs
• Experience with space environments such as space to ground or threat assessments of space assets
• Experience with physics models to include analyzing space weather effects, and threat/damage analysis of space-based objects
• Experience with space object measurement
• Experience with NRO/SAO or AF SPO
• Understanding of MBSE processes, tools, and languages
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph
James Scott, L.L.C., is actively searching for a Space Systems Engineer to provide advanced engineering support across all phases of the system lifecycle to ensure the delivery of timely and accurate GEOINT. This role applies to a multi-disciplinary approach to the development, integration, and sustainment of space-based capabilities within Controlled Access Programs and Special Access Programs across the NSG and the DoW/IC. The engineer will engage in activities including requirements engineering, solutions development, systems reliability and resiliency, services deployment, research and development, systems integration, test and evaluation, and maintainability analysis. A deep understanding of secure architectures and the ability to operate effectively within highly sensitive environments is essential. Location: Springfield, Virginia. Desired Qualifications: • Hold a Master's degree in engineering and 15 years of experience, or PhD in Engineering and 8 years of experience in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics
• Experience with Integrated Protection Strategy (IPS) or integrating SSA applications
• Experience with space related activities such as SOSI, BMC3, or orbital analysis
• Experience dealing with data at multiple classification levels and processing data at multiple classification levels
• Demonstrated experience with space enterprise information needs
• Experience with space environments such as space to ground or threat assessments of space assets
• Experience with physics models to include analyzing space weather effects, and threat/damage analysis of space-based objects
• Experience with space object measurement
• Experience with NRO/SAO or AF SPO
• Understanding of MBSE processes, tools, and languages
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph
• Experience with Integrated Protection Strategy (IPS) or integrating SSA applications
• Experience with space related activities such as SOSI, BMC3, or orbital analysis
• Experience dealing with data at multiple classification levels and processing data at multiple classification levels
• Demonstrated experience with space enterprise information needs
• Experience with space environments such as space to ground or threat assessments of space assets
• Experience with physics models to include analyzing space weather effects, and threat/damage analysis of space-based objects
• Experience with space object measurement
• Experience with NRO/SAO or AF SPO
• Understanding of MBSE processes, tools, and languages
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph
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