GPS Advanced Technology Systems Engineer, Senior

Company: Booz Allen
Location: El Segundo
Posted on: May 20, 2025

Job Description:

GPS Advanced Technology Systems Engineer, Senior

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The Opportunity:

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in modernizing Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) systems and bringing them to our allies through Foreign Military Sales (FMS)? You understand your customer's environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution.

As a systems engineer on our team, you have the chance to support the design and implementation of ground-based User Equipment (UE) PNT capabilities to the nation's warfighters and our allies. Your technical expertise will be vital as you evaluate and modernize Global Positioning Systems (GPS) UE and help to integrate it with our allies. You will perform Receiver Handling and Integration Reviews (RHIRs) and site security surveys. You'll coordinate the development and implementation of security cooperation and assistance in support of the program office, including planning, communication, outreach, and foreign customer support services.

You'll build your skills in developing and acquiring GPS UE systems while gaining experience with delivering sustained, reliable GPS capabilities. Expand your career by merging GPS UE development and acquisition to develop client solutions, assess technical designs, and test programs. Join our team and help turn requirements into accomplishments that drive change.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

8+ years of experience in the specification and evaluation of space receivers, including the development of top-level architectures for advanced systems and preparation or review of Technical Requirements Documents, Interface Control Documents, Test Plans or Procedures, and Test Reports

Experience with laboratory and field testing of prototype and operational military systems, including those incorporating GPS or other navigation capabilities, such as development and evaluation of Test Plans or Procedures, Test Reports, and on-site test support

Experience in the application of adaptive signal processing techniques for the enhancement of military systems' performance in stressed signal environments such as jamming and spoofing

TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Nice If You Have:

8+ years of experience in the specification and evaluation of GPS UE, including the development of top-level architectures for NAVWAR advanced technology-based systems and preparation or review of Technical Requirements Documents, Interface Control Documents, Test Plans or Procedures, and Test Reports

Experience working with foreign clients and export control, including International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) issues

Experience analyzing and assessing international security cooperation policy

Knowledge of Military GPS UE and Protected Positioning Service (PPS) signals

Knowledge of GPS PPS Security Policies, specifically as they relate to FMS

Ability to work with foreign nations, including their developers and integrators, to assess conformance to U.S. GPS PPS Security Policy, such as Facility Security, Third-Party Transfers, Demilitarization, Inventory Control, and Accountability

Possession of excellent problem-solving, research, and analysis skills

Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills

Master's degree in Engineering or a related field

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you'll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
If this position is listed as onsite, you'll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

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