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Space Domain Awareness System Engineer

Arlington, VAOnsiteFull Time$94,911–$165,031 /yrPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Top Secret clearance
  • Space Operations
  • Space Domain Awareness
  • FMS policies
  • FMS processes
  • acquisition lifecycle
  • MS Office
  • Word
  • Excel
  • Teams

Nice to have

  • STEM bachelor’s degree
  • TRFD policy
  • TRFD processes
  • SAF/SQ
  • SAF/IA
  • SSC

Role summary

Seeking a Systems Engineer with expertise in Space Domain Awareness (SDA) to support the U.S. Space Force's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) enterprise. This role involves integrating SDA mission areas into FMS, coordinating technology release and foreign disclosure (TRFD) processes, and ensuring compliance with Air Force policies. The engineer will develop written products and briefings for executive leadership, translating customer needs into technical specifications. Requires a Top Secret clearance and experience with space operations, SDA, acquisition lifecycle, and FMS policies. Proficiency in MS Office tools and executive-level communication is essential.


Responsibilities

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in the space domain? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer focused engineering solution.

As a systems engineer on our team, you have the chance to shape the space security cooperation and security assistance mission by providing technical expertise to integrate the U.S. Space Force Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission area into the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) enterprise and enable export to international partners. You’ll coordinate with key stakeholders to support the technology release and foreign disclosure (TRFD) process and ensure compliance with Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 16-1. You’ll develop and deliver high-quality written products and briefings to executive-level leadership, including SES, and GO, to report programmatic milestones.


Qualifications

You Have: 

  • Must possess and have the ability to maintain an active Top Secret clearance.
  • Bachelor's (or equivalent) with 5-7 yrs of experience, or a Master's and 3-5 yrs of experience.
  • 6+ years of experience with space operations
  • 3+ years of experience in the Space Domain Awareness mission area
  • Knowledge of the acquisition lifecycle and FMS policies, processes, and stakeholders. 
  • Ability to use MS Office tools such as Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint and communicate at the executive level.

Nice If You Have: 

  • Preferred a STEM bachelor’s degree.
  • Experience with TRFD policy and processes.
  • Knowledge of the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration (SAF/SQ)’s role in security assistance and FMS and relationship to key stakeholders such as Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs (SAF/IA), Space Systems Command (SSC), Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation (AFSAC), and Air Force Security Assistance and Training (AFSAT).
  • Ability to use MS tools such as Power Apps, including Power BI.

Equal Pay Act

This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections. Min: $94,910.76 Max: $165,031.40
EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.

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