Advanced Planning Engineer

Engility delivers innovative solutions to critical challenges facing the nation and the world. As a premier provider of integrated services for the U.S. government, we support the Department of Defense, intelligence community, space communities, federal civilian agencies and international customers. Engility is dedicated to making lives better, safer and more secure.

The Remote Sensing Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) team in El Segundo, CA has an immediate need for an Advanced Planning Engineer. This individual will be a Senior Systems Engineer with experience in Department of Defense (DoD) Space-Based systems. Candidate will provide SE&I support to the SBIRS and Weather Enterprise programs in support of the Space and Missile Systems Center Remote Sensing Directorate (SMC/RS). Candidate will support advanced planning activities to include space system acquisition strategy development, requirements development, budget preparation, SMC and DoD strategic communications, and contractual planning.

* Developing strategic and program level acquisition and systems engineering plans and products. * Providing strategic guidance on current and future SBIRS and Weather space systems. * Providing stakeholder strategy and communications guidance. * Providing Government leadership with action plans for both strategic and tactical issue resolution. * Providing space system acquisition education and mentorship to Government program staff. * Developing acquisition briefings, plans, papers, and other documentation for SMC/RS leadership. * Collaborating with prime contractors, other team contractors, and Government (military and civilian).

Candidate should have experience with space systems, with a particular emphasis on SMC programs, ground and space system acquisitions. **Required Qualifications:** * Bachelor’s Degree is required. BS in Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical, Communications Engineering (technical), Math, Physics, or similar technical degree. * Strong, proven leader who takes the initiative to identify, own and solve customer problems. * Motivated individual who is a self-starter and a team player with experience leading teams. * 14+ years of demonstrated systems engineering experience working with and integrating the space, ground, operations and sustainment segments of a DoD Space program in an acquisition environment. * Demonstrated experience working with Air Force customers to enable acquisition planning decisions. * Experience supporting the DoD Acquisition, JCIDS, and Planning, Programing, Budget and Execution (PPBE) processes. * Experience with DoD, Air Force and SMC review and approval processes. * Experience writing and delivering technical documents and briefings. * Excellent verbal and written communications skills as well as organizational skills. * Demonstrated interpersonal skills to enable working, interfacing, and interrelating with diverse personnel and dynamic teams * Active TS/SCI Clearance **Desired Qualifications:** * Master’s Degree is preferred. * Weather and SBIRS-specific experience highly desirable. * DAU Program Management Level 3 highly desirable. * Program Management Professional (PMP) highly desirable.