DescriptionLinQuest is seeking a Space Systems Engineer to join our team onsite in El Segundo, CA. An active TS/SCI clearance with a CI/poly is requiredThis Space Systems Engineer will support Space Systems Command Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power (SSC/SZ) portfolio.Position SummaryLead technical requirements development, systems engineering, and oversee development contractor to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systemsOversee payload integration and interface control managementPerform system integration of multiple efforts to integrate complex space systems, ground segment integration, and deployment into operationManage and negotiate interface control documents with external stakeholdersPerform systems architecting and engineering activities such as system requirements definition, interface definition, design, interface management, data architecture development, systems integration, performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis, and development and refinement of concepts of operationOversee requirements verification and validationMake program risks assessments and provides actionable recommendations to the chief engineer and program managerIndependently collaborate with Government program office representatives, FFRDC, SETA, and contractor personnelRequired Skills and Experience:Bachelor of Science and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; 4 additional years of experience may be used in lieu of degreeExperience with technical requirements development, systems engineering, and overseeing development contractor to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systemsExperience with requirements verification and validationThe ability to work in a secure, confined location (i.e., SCIF)Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation program (if applicable)Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Programs and willing to consent to a Polygraph examinationCompensation: The salary for this position ranges from approximately $175,000 to $200,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications.Why LinQuest?LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.Benefits:LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: or betterLicenses & CertificationsRequiredTS/SCIEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)