Jobs at Spectrum San Diego

Build end-to-end data solutions for the U.S. Space Force’s PNT SE&I team using Palantir Foundry. Responsibilities include gathering requirements, developing applications and reports, transforming and modeling data, integrating REST APIs and enterprise systems, optimizing pipelines and datasets, and providing technical support, documentation, and training. The role is onsite in El Segundo and requires an active Secret clearance plus extensive related experience.

Supports national security space missions by integrating satellite programs with launch vehicle providers. Responsibilities include mission planning, requirements development, technical baseline integration, risk assessments, readiness reviews, launch provider evaluation, interface documentation, and coordination across government and industry stakeholders from mission concept through launch and early orbit operations.

Leads systems engineering, mission architecting, and analysis for space-based and ground-based Space Control systems-of-systems. Develops and reviews technical requirements, models mission threads and system architectures, manages risks and gaps, and advises government stakeholders. Drives Digital Engineering, MBSE, SysML, and Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis practices, including converting legacy systems engineering content into digital formats. Requires extensive systems architecture experience and SCI eligibility.

Build end-to-end data solutions for the US Space Force’s PNT SE&I team using Palantir Foundry. Responsibilities include gathering requirements, developing interactive applications and reports, transforming and modeling data, integrating REST APIs and enterprise systems, optimizing pipelines and datasets, and supporting user training and documentation.

Systems Engineers support U.S. Space Force weapon-system portfolios across the full lifecycle. Responsibilities include systems architecture, requirements development and flow-down, hardware/software and space/ground integration, technical oversight, MBSE, verification planning, configuration management, and risk reduction. The role supports government program offices and requires experience with Agile or DevOps development, national security space systems, and SCI eligibility.

Support the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 3 Program Integration program by developing requirements verification traceability, aggregating data across component programs, reviewing mission scenarios, and analyzing space and ground system architectures. Develop and brief analysis packages for government decision-makers, coordinate with contractors and government stakeholders, and apply modeling, simulation, mission analysis, and mission-level verification and validation expertise to ensure end-to-end mission performance.

Supports federal acquisition and contract administration from pre-award planning through closeout. Prepares acquisition plans, justifications, source-selection plans, and RFP packages; supports awards, modifications, cost and price analysis, negotiations, invoice review, compliance monitoring, documentation, and leadership reporting. Coordinates with program, budget, technical, and legal teams while ensuring compliance with FAR, DFARS, NRO policies, and internal guidance. Requires government contracting experience and an active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.

Provides administrative and program support for a launch budget team, including daily operations, action-item and project tracking, meeting coordination, status reporting, correspondence, records management, stakeholder liaison duties, and organizational policy documentation. The role supports government customers and senior decision makers while coordinating internal and external inputs, monitoring project performance, resolving issues, and providing launch event assistance.

Integrates and modernizes mission-critical DoD software systems supporting space command and control. Responsibilities include system-of-systems integration, architecture, APIs, data migration, cloud and platform modernization, technical roadmaps, legacy transition, DevSecOps, testing, cybersecurity coordination, and production deployment. The engineer collaborates with government, engineering, cybersecurity, vendor, and operational teams while advising leadership on modernization priorities, integration risks, technical tradeoffs, and mission continuity.

Provide technical leadership for spacecraft and subsystem design, interfaces, integration, qualification, and environmental testing. Lead design trades, support component and spacecraft test programs, develop test plans and reports, and coordinate with government organizations, contractors, and FFRDC partners. The role focuses on military satellite communications systems engineering and requires full-time onsite work at LAAFB, an active Secret clearance, and approximately 10% travel.

Supports national security space acquisition programs by advising on acquisition strategy, budgeting, contracting, schedules, and execution. Integrates financial and technical data, prepares status reports and executive briefings, develops acquisition and program-planning documents, assesses contractor milestones and risks, and coordinates funding, obligations, expenditures, and program documentation across the lifecycle.

Lead complex Space Combat Power systems acquisition for the U.S. Space Force. Responsibilities include acquisition strategy, program planning, budgeting, scheduling, contractor management, risk mitigation, system integration, configuration and change management, technical reviews, and oversight of cost and schedule baselines across space, ground, and mission segments.

Supports U.S. Space Force weapon-system acquisition programs across the full Department of Defense lifecycle. Advises program managers on acquisition strategies, schedules, contracting, budgeting, and execution; develops acquisition plans, status reports, briefings, and DoD-compliant program documents; assesses contractor milestone reviews; and supports funding coordination, financial reporting, and program execution.

Leads software product vision, roadmaps, requirements, prioritization, Agile backlogs, release planning, and operational deployment for Space Command and Control systems. Translates operator and mission-partner needs into software capabilities while coordinating development, systems engineering, testing, cybersecurity, acquisition, and fielding stakeholders. Supports DevSecOps, continuous delivery, user engagements, demonstrations, technical planning, and executive communications. The role requires extensive DoD software product or related mission experience and SCI eligibility.

Develops and maintains database systems supporting electronic warfare applications. Responsibilities include building front-end interfaces, writing complex SQL queries and stored procedures, designing and debugging software, managing backups and data restoration, preventing data loss, and modernizing legacy database processes. The role requires daily use of Microsoft development and database tools and supports a defense program in a fully in-person environment.

Integrate and modernize software capabilities for Space Systems Command’s BMC3I ecosystem. The role evaluates solutions, develops integration and modernization roadmaps, supports architecture across APIs, data, infrastructure, and cloud services, and coordinates capabilities through prototyping, DevSecOps, testing, cybersecurity, deployment, and sustainment. The engineer advises leadership on technical tradeoffs, legacy transition, integration risks, commercial solution readiness, and production fielding while maintaining mission continuity and interoperability.

Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs software for the Next Generation Jammer program, including support equipment and simulators. Develops embedded, desktop, web, autonomous, scripting, and utility applications; analyzes system requirements; troubleshoots software issues; collaborates with subject matter experts; prepares operating instructions; and ensures software standards are met.

Develop and maintain integrated master schedules, coordinate project and workstream schedules, analyze critical paths and dependencies, and deliver executive schedule visualizations. Manage program data repositories, file controls, versioning, archival practices, and CDRL workflows. Ensure schedule and data-management processes comply with contractual, security, and records-management requirements while supporting DoD space programs and senior leadership decision-making.

Advise DoD program managers on acquisition strategies, schedules, contracting, budgeting, and execution. Develop acquisition plans, program schedules, status reports, briefings, and lifecycle documentation aligned with DoD acquisition frameworks. Assess contractor milestones, risks, and mission performance, while coordinating program elements, funding commitments, obligations, expenditures, and financial reporting. Support rapid prototyping and weapon systems acquisition programs for U.S. Space Forces.

Develop and test space mission modeling and simulation applications supporting U.S. Space Force acquisition decisions. Integrate simulation tools into automated trade-study architectures, define requirements and designs, implement simulations, and support analysis of orbital mechanics, maneuvers, launch, command and control, remote sensing, and satellite communications. Lead planning, scheduling, progress tracking, technical demonstrations, peer reviews, and team-based engineering activities.