GEOINT Ground Engineer

FTS International, LLC (FTS) is committed to providing the Federal Government with quality consultants and support. To ensure mission success we focus on putting our customers first while minimizing corporate bureaucracy on our staff. We provide Subject Matter Experts (SME) free of Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) focused on independent analysis and mission support services within the disciplines of Engineering, Counter Terrorism Operations, Management, Information Technology, Signals Analysis, Administration, Cyber Security and Linguistics.

FTS has an opportunity for a GEOINT Ground Systems Engineer in Springfield, VA.

The GEOINT Ground Systems Engineer will support multiple ground system projects and tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support Chief Engineer and government staff to execute systems engineering and integration (SE&I) activities across customer site
• Work with SE&I teams to execute site system engineering process; oversee site processes used to document and manage site baseline to accommodate evolving mission needs
• Collaborate with System Program Offices (SPO) and other Government Agencies to integrate various GEOINT space missions into a ground-based architecture, ensure the delivering organization understands site integration needs and processes
• Assist in developing standards, processes and procedures, and operations & maintenance plans; review and evaluate technical documentation (e.g. CONOPS, requirements; issues and risks, etc.)
• Represent government's interests at various forums; p rovide analysis and recommendations to multiple government customers
• Serve as liaison between GPOC and internal/external organizational project managers to guide and monitor progress
• Occasional CONUS/OCONUS travel

Required Skills/Qualifications

• TS/SCI with polygraph
• BS STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) in engineering discipline
• 9+ years' relevant experience
• Expertise in full system engineering life cycle ; from concept, requirements, design & development, to deployment and operational maintenance
• Experience with project management supporting the delivery, integration and transition of mission systems and/or mission applications
• Ability to work independently to support multiple government customers and large, complex projects to address organization's needs throughout system development lifecycle
• Self-starter, proactively addresses customer requirements without supervision; expert at defining solutions for broad, abstract topics
• Polished communicator (written/verbal), impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment and comfortable briefing or communicating with senior government managers
• Master at collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders -- consensus builder

Desired Skills/Qualifications

• Familiar with operation of ground terminal systems and remote receive facilities and infrastructure systems
• Technical knowledge of space-to-ground communications, terrestrial communications, mission data processing systems, or space vehicle mission planning and command and control systems
• Real-time operations experience as a SIGINT or GEOINT spacecraft operator, spacecraft engineer, or ground systems operator; familiar with space operations and policies

FTS International, LLC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.