Senior Telecommunications Engineer Jobs in Colorado

ENSCO Inc is a diverse engineering and technology company that provides engineering, science and advanced technology solutions that guarantee mission success, safety, and security to governments and private industries worldwide.

We are seeking a Senior Sustainment Systems Engineer to support a Space Systems Command (SSC) Program Management Office (PMO) located at Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB), CO. We conduct Operations & Sustainment (O&S) activities for state-of-the-art Military and Commercial Satellite Communications (SATCOM) and Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) systems, providing global secure, survivable and protected communications for our Nation's warfighters.

We are looking for an experienced, proactive Systems Engineer who is a self-starter capable of autonomous, on-the-job, learning/growth while working in a collaborative environment of small teams. The ideal candidate will employ their skills and experience to tackle technical challenges and drive executable solutions for legacy and transitioning strategic and tactical space-based telecommunication capabilities. This opportunity is an engineering management position where the ideal candidate will not only have the required technical acumen, but also the ability to proactively engage and effectively manage technical baselines using established/proven government systems engineering, integration & test (SEIT) processes and procedures to advance O&S activities for legacy and transitioning capabilities employed in the field. Join our high-functioning, high-performing MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) Sustainment Integrated Product Team (IPT) within the outstanding Sustainment Futures section and be an important part of directly and positively affecting Joint and Allied combat readiness as they employ MILSATCOM and NC3 space systems, terminals and software applications worldwide during full spectrum military operations.

The MSEIT effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC). We acquire state of the art Military and Commercial Satellite Communications (SATCOM) 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. This position is on-site at Colorado Springs, CO. Some of the job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Engage both government and corporate stakeholders to effectively produce outstanding results
Provide senior-level critical thinking and problem solving skills to the government customer and drive technical challenges to their most logical resolution
Coordinate with numerous stakeholders/customers from DoW agencies to commercial industry that translate to tangible, positive, mission-focused results
Learn and apply established government SEIT processes and procedures in support of MILSATCOM and NC3 O&S activities
Develop, analyze and maintain systems engineering documentation and capability requirements to ensure alignment with mission objectives and continuous readiness
Apply Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) frameworks and DoW acquisition best practices to daily program office operations, directly advancing strategic and tactical MILSATCOM space systems
Travel:  Up to 20% to CONUS and OCONUS locations upon government customer direction

Qualifications Required 

   Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science or equivalent technical discipline from an accredited university
   5+ years of experience in SE&I associated with system acquisitions and/or O&S
   Expertise with requirements development and analysis and the development of systems engineering-related documents
   Knowledge of Agile software development processes and applications (i.e., Jira/Confluence)
   Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
   Effective interpersonal and team-player skills
   Clear and concise written, verbal communications and presentation skills
   Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
   AN ACTIVE DOD SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION, FOR WHICH YOU MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN

Qualifications Desired

6+ years of experience in a DoW program office with an understanding of DoD acquisition processes
6+ years of experience working with strategic & tactical MILSATCOM space systems
Experience working in a CMMI environment
Direct experience with Change Management and Configuration Management (CM) processes
Possess Project Management Institute (PMI) Program Management Professional (PMP) certification