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# Space Operations Senior Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Sigmatech, Inc.
- **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $185,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Information Systems, Apache POI, Network Planning and Design, Information Technology, Modeling and Simulation
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us62e573e21ac5e5a33fb142beff72a727/eaa

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or Information Systems
 * Minimum of twelve (10) years related experience of progressively more complex experience in network design, development, and documentation
 * An active Top Secret/SCI security clearance is required
 * Must have recent and relevant system engineering experience
 * Strong written and oral communication skills
 * Must have experience developing training programs and instructing engineering
 * Very strong interpersonal skills and communication with all levels of management and cross-functional team leadership and coordination
 * Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently across a range of complex projects

## Description

Sigmatech is seeking a well qualified Senior Systems Engineer to support Mission Delta (MD) 9 with all engineering requirements located at Schriever SFB, CO.
The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for the following:

 * Develop course curriculum for new mission systems to include Plans of Instruction (POI), lesson plans, visual aids, testing materials etc... to be used to train MD 9 government operations engineers

 * Support decision briefings to Squadron leadership and provide visual aids utilizing modeling and simulation software (e.g. STK, Freeflyer etc...).

 * Attend planning meetings to provide technical expertise for mission planning efforts.

 * Provide pertinent supporting information, such as system limitations, system performance or maintenance considerations, during testing events in order to validate plans and results.

 * Support Delta 9 engineers and mission planners in tracking and documenting planned versus actual results to include satellite configuration, health and status of system, post-burn analysis validation and mission debriefs to military personnel prior to and following events.

 * Conduct technical anomaly resolution analysis during recovery and other urgent operations and advise Government Leadership on best course of action.

 * Participate in the anomaly resolution process by attending resolution meetings and providing technical analysis

 * Guide corrective and preventative actions for mission systems, identifying all out-of tolerance conditions or system malfunctions, aid in the resolution of all out-of-limit conditions, monitor and report configuration and or status changes to government engineers within 2 hrs, and root cause analysis.

 * Assist government engineers in anomaly resolution activities, such as root cause analysis, system limitations, and track to closure.

 * Support Delta 9 engineers and mission planners with validating command plans for mission activities, system maintenance/recovery actions and system characterization.


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