Overview:
VTG is looking for multiple Launch Systems Engineers in Los Angeles CA and Colorado Springs, CO.
Responsibilities:
In general, the Launch Systems Engineer is a technical/engineering professional who acts as an advisor on Launch Enterprise capabilities including complex and critical facilities, systems and equipment operations, maintenance and future planning. The LSE provides expert scholarly advice, assessments and evaluations on technical approaches, execution, analysis of alternatives and risks.
Review, document, and trace functional and interface requirements for all OSL allocated missions and coordinates with external entities when necessary to resolve issues.
Review verification and validation processes and activities and identify risks, opportunities, and corresponding mitigation or implementation milestones.

Coordinate among OSL divisions to identify and coordinate new requirements, capture emerging risks and recommend plans of action consistent with OSL strategic goals.

• Retain cognizance over launch related studies and provide NRO /OSL leadership with timely and relevant assessments.
• Provide day-to-day support to the OSL to assure routine actions, data calls and briefings are addressed.

Provide recommendations/products that reflect best path for the NRO and OSL Evaluate mission specification requirements
Assess adequacy of verification data/actions
Support planning, integration, acquisition for critical space launch support systems including systems-wide analysis with respect to sustainment, reliability, maintainability and availability
Identify elevated mission risks areas and develop mitigation approaches. Conduct Interface Compatibility Assessments
Advise on the Launch Readiness Process

Provide support to the OSL in preparing for and conducting all required meetings, briefings, reviews, and readiness assessments

• Maintain working knowledge of launch base systems and infrastructure, NOPS systems infrastructure, including systems maintained by others such as Remote Ground Terminals, communications networks, fiber and conveyance systems that support OSL and NRO customers
• Identify and scope facility, system and communications requirements for new missions and/or capabilities, along with recommended solutions
• Prepare requirements documentation, including drawing and specifications as needed as well as period of performance and any OSL constraints.
• Provide project management and technical support in support of OSL System

Engineering and Enterprise level projects

• Assess impacts to OSL capabilities of proposed changes to launch vehicle fleet, SV architecture, launch sites or other launch environment elements.

Develop briefings for OSL to present to NRO leadership and external organizations

Provide program and project cost estimates across all OSL capabilities

• Support annual budget planning and execution reviews
• Supp011 technical and programmatic meetings

Qualifications:
Position requires a current and active TS/SCI with Poly; Years experience can be subsituted as follows:

Please refer the Job description for details