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Design and validate spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control systems, including attitude determination, Kalman filtering, simulations, and control algorithms. Develop and test flight software using MATLAB/Simulink, C++, and Python, including hardware-in-the-loop testing and C++ autocode generation. Perform jitter and performance analyses, create verification documentation, integrate GNC hardware, and communicate technical results to engineering teams, customers, and stakeholders. The role supports classified military space programs and requires U.S. citizenship with eligibility for TS/SCI clearance and customer polygraph requirements.

Develop, test, document, and debug software for space-domain and mission applications. Build functionality involving operational planning, sensor optimization, and satellite constellation management. Use containerized cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, Agile practices, and automation-first development. Responsibilities may include technical leadership, architecture, SRE activities, monitoring, incident management, optimization, and maintaining software quality standards. The role requires a current Top Secret clearance and eligibility for Top Secret/SCI access.

Develops and supports embedded software across the full software engineering lifecycle, including requirements analysis, object-oriented design, coding, unit testing, integration, formal testing, documentation, and debugging. Applies software standards, Agile practices, MBSE, and AI prompting to mission-focused applications. Requires collaboration across teams and support for delivery activities, with up to 5% travel to Huntsville, Alabama.

Develop and integrate space-based mission processing software for OPIR missile warning and defense programs. Build automated unit, integration, functional, and regression tests; create test frameworks and scenarios; troubleshoot hardware and software integration issues; analyze failures; support hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, continuous integration, and formal verification activities.

Develops and maintains mission-focused software across the full lifecycle, including requirements analysis, software architecture and design, coding, unit testing, integration, formal testing, delivery, documentation, and debugging. Works with multidisciplinary teams and applies software standards, processes, and development tools. The role may involve C/C++, real-time operating systems, Agile development, MBSE, and software requirements engineering. A Final Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Designs, builds, and operates secure DevOps infrastructure for SBIRS and Next-Gen GEO OPIR ground stations. Responsibilities include automating provisioning, configuration, and CI/CD pipelines; developing and testing software; translating requirements into system solutions; troubleshooting Linux environments; applying cybersecurity standards; and supporting reliable, scalable deployments using infrastructure-as-code, containers, orchestration, and cloud or virtualized platforms.

Coordinates the planning, organization, integration, and completion of engineering projects. Reviews designs for compliance with engineering standards, customer requirements, and specifications; evaluates design changes and release documentation; and resolves engineering design and test issues. The role also supports proposal execution, schedules, budgets, resources, scope, contract development, cross-functional reviews, and large-scale military development programs.

Leads systems engineering and integration and test activities for the C2BMC missile defense program. Directs a large, geographically dispersed engineering organization, prioritizes technical backlogs, manages schedules, costs, risks, earned value, staffing, technical baselines, and customer communications. Oversees system integration, verification, validation, requirements allocation, trade studies, and engineering solutions across hardware, software, cyber, and network systems. Travel to development, testing, and operational sites may be required.

Supports systems engineering, integration, verification, and validation for an integrated space/ground SATCOM system. Defines and documents intersegment interfaces, network designs, requirements, data flows, and system behaviors. Coordinates system-level integration activities, manages technical risks, and supports end-to-end mission performance across development, production, testing, and delivery. Collaborates with MBSE teams and contributes to requirements allocation, interface definition, trade studies, and technical planning.

Coordinates engineering project planning, integration, documentation, reviews, data transfers, and process reporting for the Fleet Ballistic Missile program. Acts as a Data Transfer Agent and Media Custodian across classified networks, manages secure file transfers, supports SEIT reviews, organizes Jira data, generates metrics, and monitors internal and external processes. The role requires onsite work, strong documentation skills, and active Secret clearance with eligibility for Top Secret clearance.