Description
Primary Location: Buckley Space Force Base (SFB)
Clearance: TS with SCI Eligibility (required)
Employment Type: Full-time, Contract Support
Position Overview
ITSC is seeking an Integration Engineer to support the FORGE program by proactively identifying, analyzing, and resolving complex system and ground integration challenges. This role provides journeyman-level expertise supporting system- and segment-level integration planning and execution to ensure capabilities are delivered within required cost, schedule, and performance constraints.
The Integration Engineer plays a key role in protecting system baselines while supporting agile deliveries, coordinating integration events, executing tests, and facilitating collaboration across diverse stakeholders.
Impact of the Role
The Integration Engineer directly impacts the successful delivery of FORGE capabilities by ensuring integration activities are well planned, well executed, and do not introduce unintended risk to operational baselines. This role helps maintain mission readiness, schedule integrity, and cybersecurity compliance while enabling agile development and deployment.
Key Responsibilities
โข Proactively identify and resolve complex integration issues across the FORGE program
โข Develop and maintain ground integration plans and recommend integration solutions
โข Support planning and execution of system- and segment-level integration tasks
โข Manage integration events, schedules, and coordination activities
โข Develop test plans and procedures and execute tests to validate integration outcomes
โข Ensure agile deliveries do not negatively impact established baselines
โข Provide subject matter expertise to resolve integration deficiencies
โข Support implementation of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) for cybersecurity
โข Facilitate and participate in integration-related working groups with government and contractor stakeholders
Requirements
Required Knowledge & Technical Expertise
โข FORGE program integration concepts
โข Ground system integration planning and execution
โข System- and segment-level integration and test activities
โข Test planning, procedure development, and test execution
โข Agile delivery environments and baseline protection
โข Risk Management Framework (RMF) for cybersecurity
โข Integration issue analysis and resolution
โข Stakeholder coordination and working group facilitation
Qualifications
โข Minimum of 9 years of relevant experience supporting DoD, space, or mission system integration efforts
โข Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related technical discipline
โข Demonstrated experience supporting integration planning, execution, and test activities
โข Proven ability to analyze and resolve complex integration issues
โข Active TS/SCI clearance