MANTECH seeks a highly skilled and mission-driven Launch Site System Engineer to join our team at CapeCanaveral Space Force Station, FL.
The Launch Site System Engineer will support engineering activities across a fast-paced launch environment and help ensure launch vehicle readiness, safe operations, and technical compliance.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Providing system engineering support to ensure the capability of launch vehicles to provide services for National Security Space (NSS) missions
- Monitoring Space X anomaly resolution process, risk process, issues, and configuration changes to support Government tracking of all ground system configuration changes
- Assessing and evaluating Space X launch complex requirements, design, configuration changes, and verification/validation documentation and providing risk recommendations to the Government
- Performing monitoring and analysis of Space X processes and procedures including vehicle processing and checkout, Wet Dress Rehearsals (WDRs), and other operations
- Observing launch readiness reviews, post-flight ground system performance reviews, and supporting technical interchange meetings, design reviews, Engineering Review Boards, and Chief Engineer Review Boards
- Supporting mission operations, troubleshooting and tracking outages, and assisting users with launch site communication systems
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline
- 10+ years DoD/Launch/Range/Space-lift Integration experience
- Experience with launch site communication systems to include data transport, operational voice, video, and networking
- Familiarity with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) facilities, processes, providers, and operations
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite to include Project and Visio applications
- Flexibility to support launch vehicle procedures, testing, and mission operations during non-standard business hours/days with the expectation to perform those duties over multiple attempts
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced education or specialized training in engineering, systems integration, aerospace operations, or related technical fields
- Experience supporting U.S. Space Force, Air Force Launch Enterprise programs, or other national security space missions
- Familiarity with systems engineering tools, mission assurance processes, and launch vehicle lifecycle activities
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across organizations and contribute to technical decision forums
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment while maintaining a positive professional attitude
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced operational environment and react to real-world system outages using critical thinking and troubleshooting skills
- Effective communication skills with the ability to provide briefings to large groups and leadership
Clearance Requirements:
- Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance - not required to start.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%
- Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
- Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer
- Frequently communicates with co-workers, management and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations