Satellite Mission Systems Engineer, Lead with Security Clearance

About the Role Join OMNI Consulting Solutions as a Satellite Mission Systems Engineer, Lead. We're seeking an experienced systems engineer to lead mission-critical satellite programs for a federal customer. This role offers the opportunity to apply deep expertise in complex space systems while guiding technical strategy and mentoring engineering teams. Responsibilities

• Serve as the Government Program Office’s technical focal point for mission-level development, integration, test, and launch preparation activities.
• Lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary team of systems engineers and subject matter experts supporting mission execution throughout the system lifecycle.
• Advise Government and SETA Program Managers on mission performance, technical risks, program schedules, integration progress, and mission readiness.
• Coordinate with contractor engineering teams, factory representatives, and integration personnel to monitor development progress, assess technical issues, and recommend corrective actions.
• Analyze spacecraft integration activities, test results, verification evidence, and mission readiness data to support Government decision-making. • Facilitate technical interchange meetings, engineering reviews, readiness reviews, and cross-functional working groups.
• Identify, assess, and communicate technical, integration, verification, and schedule risks that may impact mission objectives or launch schedules
• Track mission development progress and provide status updates to Government leadership during mission-level, enterprise-level, and system-level reviews.
• Support Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) activities, requirements verification, system checkout, launch preparation, and mission readiness assessments.
• Prepare executive briefings, engineering assessments, decision-support materials, and
• technical recommendations for senior Government leadership.
• Coordinate technical activities across geographically distributed engineering teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment with mission objectives. Required Qualifications
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related STEM discipline with 14 years of relevant experience; or a Master’s degree with 12 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum of five years of experience serving in a senior systems engineering leadership role supporting a large, complex satellite or space system program.
• Expert-level systems engineering experience supporting spacecraft integration, test, verification, checkout, and launch preparation activities.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinating technical efforts across multiple organizations.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft development lifecycles, systems engineering processes, mission integration, and technical risk management.
• Excellent communication, briefing, and organizational skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, program managers, and senior Government decision-makers.
• Proven ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) experience supporting Government Program Offices.
• Experience supporting Intelligence Community (IC), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), U.S. Space Force, or other national security space acquisition programs.
• Experience serving as a Mission Engineer, Chief Systems Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer, Integration Lead, or Technical Lead on a satellite development program.
• Experience supporting satellite Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) activities at the unit, subsystem, or system level.
• Experience supporting launch campaigns, mission readiness reviews, launch and early orbit operations, or spacecraft commissioning activities.
• Experience serving as a program manager, subsystem manager, integration manager, or technical lead responsible for mitigating technical and schedule risks.
• Familiarity with Government acquisition processes, technical review boards, and major milestone reviews. Work Environment OMNI Consulting Solutions, LLC is an

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