Space Systems Engineer (Expert) #827 at Allen Integrated Solutions
Springfield
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Jul 1, 2026
Springfield
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level engineering role supporting space-based intelligence capabilities within classified government programs, including Controlled Access Programs and Special Access Programs tied to the National System for Geospatial Intelligence. Day-to-day work spans requirements engineering, systems integration, test and evaluation, and sustainment of space systems, with a focus on areas such as orbital analysis, space situational awareness, physics modeling, and multi-classification-level data handling. Suited to a deeply experienced engineer with a background in space enterprise systems and familiarity with NRO, Air Force, or related program offices.
Principal level · 10+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Master's required · TS/SCI clearance
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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Why we read it this way (11)
This is a highly specialized Space Systems Engineering role within the Intelligence Community (GEOINT/NSG/DoD). No standard software/IT SOC code fits cleanly — 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest available code; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the runner-up given the systems integration and requirements engineering emphasis.
The degree requirement is a hard gate with two acceptable paths: Master's in Engineering with 18+ years of experience, OR PhD in Engineering with 10+ years. The minimum degree is Master's; the overall years minimum is set to 10 (the lower bound under the PhD path), though the Master's path demands 18 years.
The role is labeled 'Expert' in the title and demands 10–18 years of highly specialized experience in classified space programs — this maps to Principal seniority.
TS/SCI is a hard gate; the posting also notes candidates must be able to pass a polygraph, which is consistent with TS/SCI with polygraph (TopSecretSci).
SOSI, BMC3, and orbital analysis are listed together as examples of 'space related activities' experience — SOSI is used as the primary skill name with BMC3 and orbital analysis as alternatives.
NRO/SAO and AF SPO are listed together as a single experience requirement; NRO/SAO is used as the primary with AF SPO as an alternative.
IPS and SSA applications integration are listed as a single 'or' requirement; both are captured with IPS as primary and SSA integration as the alternative.
No compensation was stated in the posting.
Additional program access requirements include signing NDAs and providing proof of OCI status — these are non-standard gates not representable in standard fields.
Ignored 5 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Integrated Protection Strategy (IPS), multi-classification data processing, space environment analysis, physics modeling, space weather effects analysis.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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