Systems Engineer
Space Dynamics Laboratory · North Logan, UT
$114,500–$177,000
Jul 13, 2026
North Logan, UT
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level systems engineering role focused on managing software development projects for a Department of Defense satellite communications program. Day-to-day work centers on space-ground and ground-ground integration, interface requirements, verification and validation testing, and technical documentation such as ICDs, test plans, and ConOps. Suited to experienced engineers with a background in space and ground systems who are comfortable advising government program managers and leading cross-organizational working groups.
Senior level · 10+ years · Logan, UT · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $114,500–$177,000
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
Posted 3 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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Why we read it this way (7)
The posting is titled 'mid-level Systems Engineer' but the requirements — 10+ years of space systems engineering experience and end-to-end ownership of IV&V, interface working groups, and government program decision support — are firmly Senior-level. The advertised level and the actual scope disagree significantly.
The clearance requirement states 'active, or previously held' U.S. Government security clearance. The specific level is not named; given the DoD/Intelligence Community context and Space Development Agency work, a Secret or higher clearance is implied. Classified as Secret conservatively — the actual required level should be confirmed with the recruiter.
SDL is headquartered in North Logan, UT (Logan, UT CBSA). No explicit remote option is mentioned; moderate travel (~6–9 weeks/year) is required.
The role is a systems engineering discipline (space/ground integration, IV&V, interface management) rather than a pure software development or IT occupation, making SOC classification genuinely ambiguous. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest fit; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a reasonable alternative.
Skills listed reflect the hard-gated qualifications section. The posting names no specific software tools or platforms — all requirements are domain-knowledge and process-oriented, so no tool-level skills could be extracted.
Ignored 7 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): space systems engineering, systems verification and validation (IV&V), requirements management, test planning, ConOps development, risk management, configuration management.
Requires a Secret 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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