Summary
Position Title: Ground Segment Integration Engineer
Position ID: TA230
Location(s): Remote; Northern Virginia; Denver Metro Area; Colorado Springs, CO; Occasional Travel to Chantilly, VA
Application Deadline: August 31, 2026
Security Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI Security Clearance
Job Description
Trusted Space is seeking a Ground Segment Integration Engineer to join our team and support the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 3 Program Integration (T3PI) effort. The selected candidate will:
- Act as Program Integrator Liaison to the Ground Segment development contractor
- Monitor key interface development, testing, and software deployment and advise the T3PI team and Government Systems Engineering Team on progress
- Collaborate with key stakeholders on ICDs, interface maturation, and inclusion of new interfaces in support of mission closure
- Identify and assess emerging technical and programmatic risks related to the ground systems and collaborate with system contractor team(s) to develop and evaluate mitigation strategies
- Support verification, validation, and deployment of ground solutions to operations.
- Support readiness reviews and major program reviews to evaluate ground system readiness
Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or information technology and 14 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree and 12 years of relevant experience in development and operation of classified satellite ground systems specifically related to mission planning, management, command and control, data processing and data dissemination.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and collaborative skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment.
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment and effectively interact with numerous DOW military/civilian personnel and with industry partners.
- Ability to facilitate technical discussions with Subject Matter Experts.
- Experienced with fast-paced, space or ground system programs.
- Experience with Cloud-based ground systems deployed in Amazon Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) such as the Secret Commercial Cloud Services (SC2S).
- Broad technical experience related to cloud operations, DevSecOps, CI/CD, PKI, networks, and interfaces.
- Experience in Agile methods for program management or software development
Desired Skills and Experience
- Experience developing and testing software with heavy utilization of REST and ESB, including testing tools such as SoapUI, Fortify, SSH, LoadRunner, Swagger, Parasoft, Fiddler, etc.
- Experience with space-sector technologies and protocols used for COMSEC, time sync, and communicating with antenna services.
Compensation
The salary range for this role is $170,000 - $200,000. Please note that this range is a general guideline and can vary. Trusted Space, LLC considers several factors when extending an offer including, but not limited to: scope, location, position responsibilities, education/training, key skills and business considerations.
Benefits
Trusted Space seeks to create an environment where Employees are empowered and supported to achieve their full potential. We encourage life-long learning within our agile and innovative work environment. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans; life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; 401(k) plan; paid holidays and generous paid time off; short-term and long-term disability insurance; and other benefits to promote health, wellness, and a positive work-life balance.
About Trusted Space
Trusted Space is the premier provider of trusted autonomy and battlespace management software solutions enabling machine speed sensing, sense making, decision making, and acting for critical space and intelligence missions. Our portfolio includes trusted autonomy software products, real-time image processing capabilities, advanced space mission engineering services, and space operations & training solutions. We empower government and commercial customers to achieve mission superiority in space reconnaissance & surveillance, dynamic space operations, space-based ISR, and ground/command & control (C2) systems.
Rooted in our adherence to the Golden Rule – to treat others as we want to be treated – Trusted Space fosters a culture of innovation, mission-focus, agility, and technical excellence. We offer a collaborative and supportive work environment, world-class benefits, and work-life balance. We encourage life-long learning and continuous improvement in all we do. We consider it a privilege to work with our customers to provide solutions to their most difficult national security and intelligence challenges.
Trusted Space, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All aspects of employment are decided based on qualifications, merit, competence, performance, and business need.DISCLAIMER: Trusted Space, LLC only uses the respective domains of trustedspace.com and trustedspace.us for official contact and any other domains are likely a scam and do not originate from our company. Trusted Space will never ask a candidate for access or pass codes to personal accounts including e-mails, bank accounts, CashApp, Paypal, Venmo, etc.