Systems Engineer
Space Systems Integration · Colorado Springs, CO
$110,000–$135,000
Jul 26, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Jul 28, 2026
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A systems engineering role at an aerospace engineering firm supporting U.S. Space Force and other government customers in Colorado Springs. The position involves requirements development and management, technical integration across multi-organization programs, engineering documentation, and support for verification, validation, and configuration management across multiple space mission areas. Suited to candidates with a DoD or federal systems engineering background and an active TS/SCI clearance.
Mid level · 5+ years · Colorado Springs, CO · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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The degree requirement states a Bachelor's in a technical discipline with 5 years of experience, but explicitly allows 4 additional years of relevant experience to substitute for the degree — the degree requirement is therefore set to None.
The clearance requirement is an active TS with in-scope T5/SSBI, SCI eligibility, Continuous Evaluation participation, willingness to undergo a polygraph, and SAP access — this is treated as a TS/SCI gate.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: Systems Engineering in a DoD/Space Force context sits between Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211) and the broader 'Computer Occupations, All Other' (15-1299); 15-1211 was chosen as the closest match given the requirements analysis and integration focus.
DOORS, Jama, Cameo, and MagicDraw are listed together as interchangeable requirements management tools under Desired Qualifications; DOORS is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives.
Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Digital Engineering, Mission Engineering, RMF, Configuration Management, Agile/DevSecOps environments, and certifications (NCOSE ASEP/CSEP, PMP, Agile/Scrum) all appear under Desired Qualifications and are marked as preferred.
The 5-year experience figure applies at the role level (systems engineering supporting DoD/IC/Federal programs) and is captured in the overall years minimum; it is not tied to a single named technology.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Systems Engineering, Requirements Management, Configuration Management.
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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