Ground Segment Systems Engineer

Ground Segment Systems Engineer / Integration (SNGI SE&I)

Job Locations

US-CA-El Segundo

ID

2025-1877

Category

Systems Engineer

Required Security Clearance

Secret (SBI)

Type

Full-Time

Overview

Stellar Solutions is a nationally recognized Great Place to Work, delivering systems engineering and integration, mission operations, and program management for commercial and government space programs. We support innovative new entrants and established operators across communications, earth observation/remote sensing, and the ground infrastructures that enable space missions.

We're seeking a Ground Segment Systems Engineer / Integration Engineer to support the Space Sensing Systems Engineering & Integration (SN SE&I) contract in El Segundo.

Role/Responsibilities/Qualifications

The ideal candidate will support the ground technical baseline, contribute to configuration management and requirements discipline, and coordinate integration activities across efforts such as Relay Ground Station site engineering, NGG integration, NIO C2 integration, and MEO/pLEO interfaces. This role is hands-on with operators, engineers, and stakeholders - ideal for someone who thrives in dynamic environments and turns ambiguity into clear plans, artifacts, and steady delivery.

In this position, the ideal candidate will:

Support the ground technical baseline: maintain documentation, process change requests, and apply configuration control across assigned ground components

Coordinate integration across mission threads: assist with planning and execution for Relay Ground Stations, NGG, NIO C2, and MEO/pLEO interfaces; help organize lab/field activities and site readiness with stakeholders

Contribute to requirements management: participate in capture, traceability, and change proposals through the Enterprise Review/Resource Board (ERB); document impacts and decisions

Prepare and participate in reviews: build materials for technical interchange meetings (TIMs), design reviews, and integration readiness events; track actions to closure

Assist site engineering: help define physical/virtual ground equipment needs, network/interface details, and deployment checklists with site leads

Track baseline health: update schedules/status for integration increments; surface risks, dependencies, and mitigations to the team

Collaborate with stakeholders: work with government, SE&I, and vendor teams to identify issues early and keep integration on cadence

Required Qualifications:

• 6-7+ years of systems engineering experience on space ground systems (mission operations, ground stations, ground networks, or C2)

• Hands-on experience as a systems/integration engineer supporting a technical baseline and related processes (configuration management, change requests, ERB/CR discipline)

• Practical requirements management experience (capture, trace, verify/validate) across multi-contractor teams

• Comfortable working with technical leads and program leadership to scope next steps and create order from ambiguity

• Ability to work on-site ~3 days/week at Los Angeles AFB (El Segundo) with cross-functional government/industry teams

• Bachelor's in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or related technical field.

• Active Secret clearance (or ability to reactivate/transfer)

Desired Qualifications:

• MBSE/Cameo experience (SysML modeling; interface/behavior views that support integration planning)

• Physical and virtual networking familiarity (ground equipment integration, VLANs, virtualization)

• Exposure to ground equipment engineering processes (racks, power, cooling, site surveys, installation and checkout)

• Mission familiarity with Missile Warning/OPIR (e.g., SBIRS heritage, NGG ground context)

• TS/SCI eligibility or current DoD SCI

Tools & Collaboration:

• Jira and Confluence for backlogs, decision logs, and integration action tracking

• Teams and SharePoint for stakeholder coordination and document control

Security Clearance & Other Requirements:

• U.S. Citizen with Secret Clearance and with the ability to obtain Top Secret and SCI clearances
• Position is located in El Segundo, CA (Los Angeles AFB) * Work Mode: On-site ~3 days/week (hybrid as mission allows) Other Travel expected to be 10% or less

Compensation:

The typical anual salary range for this position is approximately, USD $140,000 - $165,000. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for a discretionary annual performance bonus, profit sharing / retirement plan and other benefits (all in addition to annual base salary).

Deliverable(s)

Deliverables could be in the format of a report, software file, briefing, spreadsheet, or other document as directed by the Government, using government approved and/or mandated systems/software and processes governed by guidance/instructions/policy or direction. The nature of this work will, at times, require quick responses to stringent deadlines and always in a high quality, professional manner.

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