Journeyman / Senior Software Systems Architect (SE/Cyber, Engineer) (JAM)

Stellar Solutions, a nationally recognized “Great Place To Work”, has exciting opportunities providing Engineering solutions for innovative new-entrant space companies, as well as established space systems manufacturers, commercial space system operators and service providers, and other industry stakeholders including investors.  

At Stellar Solutions, we offer talented, energetic, and immediately productive resources to satisfy our customers’ critical needs in systems engineering and integration, mission operations, program management and strategic planning. We are a leading service and expertise provider for high-tech commercial ventures, spanning communications, earth observation and remote sensing systems and data products, to the infrastructures that support earth orbiting and beyond earth orbit businesses.

Stellar Solutions is seeking a Journeyman Software Systems Architect, to contribute to the development, integration, and operationalization of advanced software and space-related systems. This role is essential to helping our customers achieve mission success while leveraging your experience to drive technical excellence across software and systems architecture. The ideal candidate will also:

• Develop relationships quickly and easily with other teams and system owners, communicating the complexities of security with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management.
• Create and communicate software system architecture documentation to meet feature requirements.
• Guide the program development from prototype through operational fielding with government program management.

Required skills:

• 5+ years of experience on a space-related Major Defense Acquisition Program (space, ground, software, or hardware).

• 3+ years of experience in systems engineering.

• Experience with conducting or supporting space system Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), and System Verification Reviews (SVRs)

• Experience with Cloud IL5 and zero trust implementation

• Experience communicating technical concepts clearly to users, leaders, security assessors, and engineers.

• Familiar with NIST 800-53

• Highly motivated, dynamic work ethic, and a strong desire to contribute to the DoD mission.

• Ability to create and manage systems-engineering related tasking with minimal program management guidance

Clearance & additional requirements: 

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Active Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, mathematics, physics, or equivalent technical discipline
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certificate (such as Security+ or CCNA Security)

Additional desired qualities and compentencies:

• 10+ years of experience on a space-related Major Defense Acquisition Program.

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering.

• 3+ years of experience cloud system accreditation with the DoD
• Experience mapping system requirements to physical and functional architecture and conducting configuration management of system configurations
• Experience with the development of technical specifications, interface control documents, integration plans and schedules, inter-service support agreements, system behavior diagrams, sequence diagrams, and network diagrams
• Experience with high complexity data systems and data management
• Experience with performing systems engineering, integration, and test on space systems
• Experience creating documentation for mission partners and eliciting user feedback
• Knowledge of DevSecOps and agile software development
• Knowledge of Air Force ISP Guide, JCIDS Manual, CJCSI 5123.01G, DODI 8330.01, AFMAN 33‐407 and DODAF
• Experience managing system delivery through the security accreditation and risk management processes
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word or other web-based collaboration tools
• Experience managing technical schedules in Microsoft Project or similar
• Knowledge of DoD 5000.01/02
• Knowledge of systems engineering standards, including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2
• Ability to be self-motivated and work independently with a strong desire to contribute to the DoD mission
• Ability to create and manage systems-engineering related tasking with minimal program management guidance
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certifications (ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP)
• TS/SCI clearance
• Master’s degree in an engineering, mathematics, physics, or equivalent technical discipline
• DoD 8570 IAT Level III certificate (such as CCNP Security, CASP, CISA, or CISSP)

Location

This position is full-time, on site in El Segundo, CA 

The typical salary range for this position is USD $135,000 - $175,000 per year. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual performance bonus, retirement plan and other benefits (all in addition to salary).

Deliverables will be in the format of reports, briefings, spreadsheets, or other documents as directed by the Government, using government approved and/or mandated systems/software and processes governed by guidance/instructions/policy or direction.