Spacecraft Subsystem SME

Acuity Innovations LLC is a small, defense contracting company that provides enterprise architecture, solution design, digital engineering, defensive cyberspace operations, system integration, and test and evaluation products and services that improve performance and decrease decision timelines. Our fundamental, repeatable service offering is bound in architecting, designing, securing, integrating, and verifying the operational readiness of data ecosystems.   

Do you want to be part of a unique, small business that differentiates itself by:

• Delivering the best products, integrated systems, and mission capabilities for the warfighter


• Building long-term relationships and treating its employees as family


• Deploying small but powerful High-Performance Teams, like elite Special Forces teams to each task


• Collaborating within and across the Acuity Innovations teams as well as with the customer


• Providing a growth path to partnership/ownership opportunities

If you have this type of passion and desire to be part of a collaborative team environment with the innovation, initiative, and confidence to make things better, then Acuity Innovations may be the right place to realize your personal and professional goals. 

Package includes:

• Competitive salary


• 3 weeks paid time off


• 11 Federal Holidays


• Flexible Hours


• Benefits 


• Career Development/Mentorship Opportunities


• Company Sponsored Social Events

We seek technical individuals who will succeed in a highly collaborative work environment.

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Job Description: 

The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the Air Force’s Space and Missiles System Center. We support the Air Force’s acquisition of state of the art Military Satellite Communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation’s warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems.  You must be authorized to work in the US and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities: 

• Provide the technical leadership and assessment for the ESS Program Office in the prime contractor delivery of the space vehicle in the area of Mechanical, Electrical or Test


• Lead the trades for unit and subsystem designs if necessary, integration and testing into the spacecraft bus, payload and space vehicle


• Ensure the technical design and interfaces within the space vehicle, along with the ground and terminal segments


• Support all component and unit test programs, including space qualification testing ensuring survivability in the space environments.  Develop test documentations, e.g. test plan and reports as necessary


• Support the space vehicle test program, ensuring survivability in the space environments.  Develop test documentations, e.g. test plan and reports as necessary


• Building and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with various government customer organizations, contractors, and FFRDC teammates

Required Skills & Experiences: 

• An active Secret Clearance is required for this position.  Ability to obtain, or currently cleared for TS/SCI is a plus. 


• BS in technical field, such as engineering, mathematics, physics, software or computer science


• 15 years’ experience with spacecraft bus or subsystems, or Master’s degree and 12 years’ experience


• Previous proven coordination experience


• Effective communication (both written and oral), and interpersonal skills.


• Ability to perform in highly visible and stressful situations


• DOD or IC space experience preferred


• Space systems engineering experience desired at the unit, subsystem, spacecraft or space vehicle levels


• Requirement to work on site at LAAFB 100%. Remote work unavailable


• Approximately 10% travel within Southern California and CONUS, depending on prime contractor selection of unit suppliers
  

Compensation: The salary for this position ranges from approximately $150,000 to $229,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications.

Clearance: 

• All applicants selected will be subject to a background check and a security investigation and will need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.