About Careertakes

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Overview

Confidential Client is hiring an Associate Systems Engineer to support Mission Architecture & Systems Engineering (MASE) activities in support of spacecraft, ground systems, and mission operations programs. This early-career position is ideal for a highly organized, technically curious engineer who wants to build a strong systems engineering foundation while enabling multiple development programs.

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee.

Export Control / ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws and may require U.S. person status as defined by U.S. law.

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What You’ll Do

• Administer and maintain systems engineering artifacts across programs (requirements, models, design artifacts, verification evidence).
• Maintain traceability across requirements, models, and verification artifacts.
• Enforce and support processes, standards, and best practices for configuration and lifecycle management.
• Coordinate with systems engineers and technical leads across disciplines to ensure data consistency and technical accuracy.
• Support requirements decomposition, allocation, and verification traceability activities.
• Maintain engineering documentation and configuration-controlled repositories.
• Support MBSE-related tasks and SysML model organization under guidance from systems engineers.
• Help collect and organize verification evidence and maintain baselines during integration and test.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes and toolchain workflows.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• 1–3 years of professional engineering experience or relevant internship/co-op experience.
• Fundamental understanding of systems engineering principles and the system development lifecycle.
• Familiarity with requirements management concepts (decomposition, allocation, verification, traceability).
• Exposure to Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts and SysML.
• Experience using engineering documentation, configuration-controlled repositories, or technical data management tools (academic or professional).
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative engineering environment with multiple concurrent development efforts.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple engineering disciplines while maintaining technical accuracy.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with requirements management tools (IBM DOORS Next, Jama Connect, Polarion, or similar).
• Experience with MBSE tools (Cameo Systems Modeler, Enterprise Architect, MagicDraw, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with Ansys tool suite and STK.
• Understanding of configuration management and engineering change processes.
• Experience planning or supporting requirements verification and validation.
• Experience organizing technical documentation and maintaining engineering baselines.
• Familiarity with digital engineering methodologies and lifecycle traceability.
• Exposure to spacecraft, satellite payloads, ground systems, or mission operations.
• Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, or similar collaboration tools.
• Working knowledge of systems engineering standards (ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, INCOSE practices, NASA Systems Engineering Handbook).
• Demonstrated ability to learn new tools and support multiple technical teams quickly.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Colorado base pay range for this position: $86,000.00 - $115,000.00 - $126,500.00 annually. Final offers will be based on experience, qualifications, skills, and market/location.
• Confidential Client provides a competitive total rewards package, including a 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and additional benefits (student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, pet insurance, etc.).
• This position may be incentive-eligible based on contribution and company performance.

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Additional Information

• This role supports programs where disciplined systems engineering and traceability are essential. Successful candidates are organized, accountable, and motivated to enable engineering teams to deliver high-quality technical outcomes.
• Some positions may be subject to export control and require U.S. person status.
• #LI-MG1

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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