Launch Systems Engineer

Launch Systems Engineer Opportunities

VTG is looking for multiple Launch Systems Engineers in Los Angeles, CA, and Colorado Springs, CO. The Launch Systems Engineer acts as an advisor on Launch Enterprise capabilities, including complex and critical facilities, systems, and equipment operations, maintenance, and future planning. The LSE provides expert scholarly advice, assessments, and evaluations on technical approaches, execution, analysis of alternatives, and risks. They review, document, and trace functional and interface requirements for all OSL allocated missions and coordinate with external entities when necessary to resolve issues. They also review verification and validation processes and activities and identify risks, opportunities, and corresponding mitigation or implementation milestones. Additionally, they coordinate among OSL divisions to identify and coordinate new requirements, capture emerging risks, and recommend plans of action consistent with OSL strategic goals. The LSE retains cognizance over launch-related studies and provides NRO/OSL leadership with timely and relevant assessments. They provide day-to-day support to the OSL to assure routine actions, data calls, and briefings are addressed. The LSE evaluates mission specification requirements, assesses adequacy of verification data/actions, supports planning, integration, and acquisition for critical space launch support systems, and identifies elevated mission risk areas and develops mitigation approaches. They conduct interface compatibility assessments, advise on the Launch Readiness Process, and provide support to the OSL in preparing for and conducting all required meetings, briefings, reviews, and readiness assessments. The LSE maintains working knowledge of launch base systems and infrastructure, NOPS systems infrastructure, including systems maintained by others such as Remote Ground Terminals, communications networks, fiber, and conveyance systems that support OSL and NRO customers. They identify and scope facility, system, and communications requirements for new missions and/or capabilities, along with recommended solutions. The LSE prepares requirements documentation, including drawing and specifications as needed, as well as period of performance and any OSL constraints. They provide project management and technical support in support of OSL System Engineering and Enterprise level projects and assess impacts to OSL capabilities of proposed changes to launch vehicle fleet, SV architecture, launch sites, or other launch environment elements. The LSE develops briefings for OSL to present to NRO leadership and external organizations, provides program and project cost estimates across all OSL capabilities, and supports annual budget planning and execution reviews. They also support technical and programmatic meetings.