Axient is seeking a Systems Engineer, Remote Sensing Next Genereation Polar Space System Integration to support our customer in El Segundo, CA. 

Provide technical acquisition subject matter expertise to the Space Systems Command, Space Sensing, Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar Payload development by supporting review and drafting of Request for Proposal (RFP), Statement of Work (SOW) and other technical acquisition documents.  Provide expertise to development and establishment of requirements with Prime contractors and advise government counterparts on assessment of performance and technical evaluations.  Support area may include, but not limited to, hardware and software engineering, cybersecurity, test and evaluation, space systems engineering, resiliency capabilities & optical design.

Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Evaluate Directorate programs’ solicitation technical documentation, System Engineering Plan (SEP), Integrated Master Plan (IMP), Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), and deliverables for compliance with applicable Space Systems Command policies, guidance, and instruction.
• Ensure consistency in the implementation of acquisitions strategy, technical approach and requirements, acquisition policy and guidance, milestones, forecasts, and risk assessment. The evaluation shall ensure realism in achieving a product suitable for the warfighter within cost, schedule, and performance constraints.
• Collect, analyze, store, and distribute acquisition “lessons learned” from SMC and other organizations to promote increased efficiencies, timeliness, and effectiveness in the Directorate.
• Assess whether the acquisition plans, acquisition strategies, capability documents, and solicitation documents are accurately reflected in the technical aspects of the programs.
• Review Program Contractor and Government T&E planning documentation (e.g., requirements, plans, schedule) and presentations (e.g., test reviews, readiness reviews) to confirm all work required to successfully complete test and evaluation is captured and reported accurately in the requirements, plans, schedule, etc, including the methods of analysis, limitations of scope, adherence to plan, references to other work, and conclusions drawn.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: 

• Master’s degree in engineering, or related technical field (Required). Equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for degree requirement: 12 years of work experience may be substituted for a Master's Degree; OR Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of work experience may be substituted for a Master's Degree.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience with government programs and processes to include a working level knowledge of acquisition, requirements generation, integration, test and evaluation. (Required)
• Familiarity with Space System Command (Formerly Space and Missile Systems Center) highly desired
• Excellent and detail-oriented organizational, interpersonal, and communications skills highly desired
• Advanced-level competency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook highly desired
• Must have an active and transferrable DoD security clearance with current investigation at TS with SCI eligibility .  Must be able to maintain the required clearance

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