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Space Vehicle Systems Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

El Segundo, CAFull-time$99–225K/yrPosted 3w agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$99–225K/yr
Location
El Segundo, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Space Vehicle Systems Engineer to lead space vehicle systems engineering efforts, designing and developing systems and evolving them with advanced technology solutions. The role supports national security customers by translating real-world needs into technical specifications. Candidates need extensive space vehicle systems engineering and satellite acquisition integration experience, a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, and Secret clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Space Vehicle Systems Engineering, requiredSystems Architecture, requiredRequirements Management, requiredICD Development and Management, requiredSystems of Systems Integration, requiredMotivation, requiredCollaborative Relationships, requiredConfluence, nice to haveJira, nice to haveCommunications Payload Design, nice to haveMission Assurance, nice to haveDoD Systems Engineering, nice to haveSystems Testing, nice to haveProduction Policies and Practices, nice to haveSystems Engineering, nice to haveProgram Management, nice to haveInterpersonal Skills, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to have

Qualifications

10+ Years Space Vehicle Systems Engineering, required10+ Years Systems Architecture and Requirements Management, required5+ Years SoSI on Satellite Acquisition, requiredSecret Clearance, requiredBachelor's in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or CS, requiredTS/SCI Clearance, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Space Vehicle Systems EngineerThe Opportunity: Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact on national security? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution.

As a Space Vehicle Systems Engineer on our team, you’ll have the chance to lead space vehicle systems engineering efforts. Your customer will trust you to not only design and develop these systems, but also evolve them with advanced technology solutions.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

  • 10+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing
  • 10+ years of experience with Systems Architecture, Requirements Management, and Interface Control Document (ICD) development and management
  • 5+ years of experience with Systems of Systems Integration (SoSI) on large scale Satellite acquisition program
  • Ability to be highly motivated, have a dynamic work ethic, and contribute to the DoD mission
  • Ability to communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients and contractor teammates
  • Secret clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or CS

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience with computer tools, including Confluence or Jira
  • Experience designing, building, and testing communications antennas, transmitters, or receivers of a payload
  • Experience with mission assurance in strategic or tactical MILCOM payload development
  • Knowledge of DoD systems engineering, testing, and production policies and practices
  • Ability to perform multiple systems engineering and program management functions in support of design reviews and requirements verification
  • Possession of excellent interpersonal skills
  • ​Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • TS/SCI clearance

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 11,868 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$99–225K/yr
  • California median$145–213K/yr1,785 salary ranges
  • US median$115–190K/yr8,798 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $162K, is 9% below the California median midpoint ($178K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,087 open Systems Engineer jobs in California and 11,868 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 9,801 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,398 of the 11,868 open Systems Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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