Job Title: Launch Systems Engineer (LSE) Company: Jadin Tech
Reports To: Program Manager Location: US- Los Angeles, CA / US- Colorado Springs, CO
FLSA Status: Exempt Salary: DOE
SUMMARY
Job Locations US- Los Angeles, CA / US- Colorado Springs, CO
Overview
Jadin Tech is committed to providing high-quality service to those who defend us. It ensures mission assurance and execution for customers and warfighters by providing intelligence, IT, cybersecurity, training, logistics, administrative, acquisition, and background investigation services.
Summary:
Jadin Tech is looking for multiple Launch Systems Engineers in Los Angeles CA and Colorado Springs, CO.
Job Description
In general, the Launch Systems Engineer (LSE) is a technical/engineering professional who acts as an advisor on Launch Enterprise capabilities, including complex and critical facilities, systems, and equipment operations, maintenance, and future planning. The LSE provides expert scholarly advice, assessments, and evaluations on technical approaches, execution, and analysis of alternatives and risks.
• Review, document, and trace functional and interface requirements for all OSL allocated missions and coordinate with external entities when necessary to resolve issues.
• Review verification and validation processes and activities, and identify risks, opportunities, and corresponding mitigation or implementation milestones.
• Coordinate among OSL divisions to identify and coordinate new requirements, capture emerging risks, and recommend action plans consistent with OSL strategic goals.
• Retain cognizance over launch related studies and provide NRO /OSL leadership with timely and relevant assessments.
• Provide day-to-day support to the OSL to ensure routine actions, data calls and briefings are addressed.
• Provide recommendations/products that reflect best path for the NRO and OSL Evaluate mission specification requirements
• Assess adequacy of verification data/actions
• Support planning, integration, acquisition for critical space launch support systems including systems-wide analysis with respect to sustainment, reliability, maintainability and availability
• Identify elevated mission risks areas and develop mitigation approaches. Conduct Interface Compatibility Assessments
• Advise on the Launch Readiness Process
• Provide support to the OSL in preparing for and conducting all required meetings, briefings, reviews, and readiness assessments
• Maintain working knowledge of launch base systems and infrastructure, NOPS systems infrastructure, including systems maintained by others such as Remote Ground Terminals, communications networks, fiber and conveyance systems that support OSL and NRO customers
• Identify and scope facility, system and communications requirements for new missions and/or capabilities, along with recommended solutions
• Prepare requirements documentation, including drawing and specifications as needed as well as period of performance and any OSL constraints.
• Provide project management and technical support in support of OSL System
• Engineering and Enterprise level projects
• Assess impacts to OSL capabilities of proposed changes to launch vehicle fleet, SV architecture, launch sites or other launch environment elements.
• Develop briefings for OSL to present to NRO leadership and external organizations
• Provide program and project cost estimates across all OSL capabilities
• Support annual budget planning and execution reviews
• Supp011 technical and programmatic meetings
Position requires a current and active TS/SCI with Poly; Years experience can be substituted as follows:
5 YEARS EXP = ASSOCIATES
10 YEARS EXP = BACHELORS
15 YEARS EXP = MASTERS
The LSE-I position is an entry level engineering professional who possesses some working knowledge of relevant systems or infrastructure. LSE-I contractors shall possess at least Technical Level I (Tl). Desired experience in critical industrial systems.
The LSE-II position is an entry level engineering professional who possesses some working knowledge-of space launch systems and processes. LSE-lI will develop briefings and assessments for a variety of Government customers and audiences and must be able to convey information in a clear and articulate manner. LSE-II contractors shall possess at least Technical Level IT (T2) and the following expected qualifications:
• 2 years space launch experience (Desired: 2 years of experience with OSL system capabilities or similar.)
• General knowledge of NRO/OSL launch policy and procedures
• General understanding of launch vehicle processes and practices, launch site preparations flow and day-of-launch procedures
• General understanding of NRO Satellite Vehicle launch interface requirements, launch transportation and processing requirements
The Level-III LSE position is an intermediate level engineering professional who possesses proven working knowledge of space launch systems and processes. Level III LSEs will develop briefings and assessment to a variety of audiences and must be able to convey information in a clear and articulate manner to Government leadership. Level III LSEs will be, required to support strategic planning as well as cradle to grave launch and launch support activities. Level III LSE contractors shall possess at least the Technical Level III (T3) plus the following expected qualifications:
• 5 years space launch experience (Desired: 5 years of experience with OSL system capabilities or similar.) experience
• Extensive knowledge of NRO/OSL launch policy and procedures
• Thorough understanding of launch enterprise capabilities
• Thorough understanding of NRO Satellite Vehicle launch interface requirements, launch transportation, fueling and/or processing requirements
• Working knowledge of the NRO SV lifecycle requirements
• Working knowledge NRO budgeting and financial processes
The Level-IV LSE position is a senior level engineering professional who possesses all the qualifications of a Level-III LSE as well as additional management, communication and technical qualifications. Level IV LSEs will develop briefings and assessment to a variety of audiences and must be able to convey information in a clear and articulate manner to Government leadership. Level IV LSEs-will be required to support strategic planning as well as cradle to grave launch and launch support activities. Level IV LSE contractors shall possess at least the Technical Level N (T4) plus the following expected qualifications:
• 10 years space 1 Launch experience (Desired: IO years of experience with OSL system capabilities or similar.)
• Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships with other Government agencies and mission partners
• Substantive experience providing risk assessments and risk-management recommendations to program managers in support of successful mission accomplishment Experience delivering effective briefings/presentations/papers on complex topics for audiences that may be large and/or include high-level decision makers
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing requirements and tasks and managing long term tasks as well as short-term obligations
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required, sometimes for extended periods, to walk, stand, or sit. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. The employee is occasionally required to climb ladders or stairs; use hands to type, finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and get in and out of vehicles. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move small or large objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the outdoor field duties of this job, the employee will also be exposed to outside weather conditions and other conditions such as loud noises, fumes, odors, dust, etc. This position may require travel.
Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. They are not to be constructed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the direction of Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc.
Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Akhiok-Kaguyak offers preference to qualified Akhiok-Kaguyak Native Corporation Shareholders and their descendants and spouses and to shareholders of other corporations created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, in accordance with Public Law 100-241 and Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g) and Title 42 U.S. Code 2003-2(i).
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