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Job Details Level: Experienced Job Location: SBG - El Segundo - El Segundo, CA 90245 Position Type: Full Time Education Level: 4 Year Degree Salary Range: $150,000.00 - $180,000.00 SalaryTravel Percentage: Up to 25% Job Shift: Any Job Category: Business Development SBG Technology Solutions, Inc. (SBG), a DSS, Inc. company, offers Systems Engineering, Enterprise Modernization, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, and IT Governance innovation to Federal and commercial clients nationwide.

Overview

The Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEI&T) Engineer provides independent systems engineering and technical advisory support to the U.S. Government Space Force Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS-G) Program Office. This role is centered on system-of-systems (SoS) integration, prime contractor Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) oversight, and government-led systems integration and test activities. The SEI&T Engineer supports government decision-making by assessing technical readiness, integration risks, and test maturity across contractor and government systems, ensuring alignment with program requirements, cost, schedule, and mission objectives.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must be able to pass a Federal background check
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment

The Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEI&T) Engineer will:

• Provide direct support to the U.S. Government and the Tactical SATCOM Program Office responsible for Protected Tactical SATCOM acquisition, program management, and technical execution of prime contractor Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) activities
• Support government-led System-of-Systems (SoS) Integration and Test, ensuring interoperability across space vehicles, payloads, ground systems, terminals, and enterprise interfaces
• Participate in regular technical and programmatic meetings with government stakeholders and prime contractors, representing the government's technical interests
• Perform independent Space Vehicle Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) technical assessments of prime contractor activities
• Identify and assess discrepancies between planned and actual technical performance, including impacts to cost, schedule, quality, technical margins, and risk
• Evaluate contractor AI&T readiness, test execution, and problem resolution effectiveness
• Identify technical issues, anomalies, and risks, and assess downstream impacts to SoS integration and operational capability
• Provide detailed written and verbal assessments of technical progress, integration maturity, and risk posture
• Identify, elevate, and track technical and programmatic challenges requiring government attention
• Develop and communicate clear, actionable technical recommendations to support key government program decisions
• Examine system requirements that drive cost, complexity, or schedule risk, and identify potential alternatives to mitigate risk or improve affordability while preserving capability
• Provide technical inputs to acquisition documentation, including Statements of Work (SOW), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), and Compliance Document Lists (CDLs)
• Review proposed contractor changes to Class I documents, specifications, and compliance artifacts
• Evaluate tailoring of compliance documentation and provide independent recommendations to the Government
• Support test planning, verification, and validation activities related to SoS integration

Other Duties:

• Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing initiatives, lessons learned documentation, and process improvement efforts related to SEI&T best practices
• Support proposal development, white papers, and capability documentation as requested by program leadership
• Assist with the development or review of technical briefings, program reviews, and status reports for government customers
• Perform additional systems engineering and advisory duties as assigned by program management or government stakeholders

Security and Privacy Duties and Responsibilities:

Individuals working for SBG Technology Solutions, Inc, a DSS, Inc. will be subject to security and privacy requirements as explained in HIPAA, FedRAMP, and NIST 800-53. Additionally, they are required to undergo specific FedRAMP training to ensure compliance with all associated controls and responsibilities in the day-to-day performance of their duties. Individuals working in departments that are considered to be in the high-risk category will be required to undergo advanced training based on their role and level of access. Individuals with access to modify data and the configuration baseline will require further training.

The preceding functions are examples of the work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind work assignments and make a reasonable accommodation as needed.

QualificationsRequired Skills:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to develop solutions to complex technical issues under limited supervision
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey technical details clearly to government leadership at all levels
• Demonstrated ability to identify priorities and execute tasks with minimal direction or supervision
• Experience supporting program office technical, schedule, and cost activities, including risk and issue identification
• Experience designing, analyzing, and assessing spacecraft and payload hardware to provide in-depth technical evaluations and identify risks
• Experience designing, analyzing, and assessing SATCOM ground systems to provide in-depth technical evaluations and identify risks
• Demonstrated ability to provide independent technical assessments and develop well-supported, actionable recommendations in a government program environment

Desired:

• Active Secret or higher security clearance
• Experience with system-of-systems integration and test across space, ground, and user segments
• Familiarity with government test frameworks, verification strategies, and integration planning
• Experience reviewing or supporting Class I changes, configuration management, and technical baseline activities
• Strong familiarity with acquisition documentation processes, including SOWs, CDRLs, and CDLs

Education:

• Required: Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science
• Desired: Master's degree in a technical field such as Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science

Years of experience in a similar role:

• Required: 5 years of relevant experience with Configuration Management (CM), with demonstrated high proficiency and familiarity with mature CM practices and procedures
• Required: 4+ years of experience working in a highly competitive, multi-contractor program environment

Years of experience in a similar role:

• Required: 8+ years of experience with SATCOM requirements development, Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T), system testing, and production activities, with demonstrated expertise in independent technical assessment and government program support
• Desired 4+ years of experience specifically supporting system-of-systems integration and test activities across space, ground, and user segments in a DoD or U.S. Space Force program environment

Prior experience working directly with or in support of a Government Program Office in a technical advisory or SETA capacity is strongly preferred

Certification(s), Licenses:

• Required: None formally required; however, demonstrated applied knowledge of systems engineering principles, AI&T methodologies, and SATCOM program management practices is expected
• Desired: Systems engineering or program management certification, such as:
• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)
• Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) issued by PMI or equivalent

Physical Demands:

• Standing 20% per day
• Sitting 70% per day
• Walking 10% per day
• Stooping 0% per day
• Lifting If traveling, ability to lift up to 50 lbs. unassisted (luggage, laptop etc.)
• Up to 10 lbs. unassisted, several times a day (laptop, office equipment, office supplies, etc.)
• Computer Work 60% per day
• Telephone Work 20% per day
• Reading 20% per day
• Other, please specify Travel unassisted up to 20% per year, via common carrier and/or personal automobile.

SBGTS, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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