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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Associates, Inc
- **Location:** Aurora, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, C++ (Programming Language), Continuous Integration, Python (Programming Language), Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Gherkin, Cucumber (Software), Devsecops
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9050137/systems-engineer

## About the Role

STEM degree + 5 years relevant experience

Product Owner/Product Manager or technical leadership experience in Agile

Background in satellite ground systems, mission operations, or systems engineering

Experience with Jira, Confluence, DevSecOps, CI/CD

Active TS/SCI; U.S. citizenship

Preferred

Multi-disciplinary engineering leadership

Automated test tools (Cucumber, Gherkin, Zephyr)

Software development experience (Java, C++, Python)

Satellite ground system development or operations experience

## Description

Mid to Senior Systems Engineer to serve as Product Owner for a mission-critical satellite ground system capability. You will lead product vision, roadmap, and execution while coordinating across systems, software, integration, and test teams in a SAFe Agile environment., Own and communicate product vision, strategy, and roadmap


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