Summary
Position Title: Transition to Operations Engineer
Position ID: TA239
Location(s): Hybrid; Aurora, CO
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2026
Security Clearance Requirement: Secret Security Clearance
Job Description
Trusted Space is seeking a Transition to Operations Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree or higher and 5+ years’ experience to join our team.
Key Responsibilities
The selected candidate will:
- As an Operations Transition Engineer on our team, you will work with Booz Allen colleagues and the military to develop and deploy the next generation of Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) capabilities to our warfighters.
- Your client will trust you to develop and execute system transition plans to transition system from development to operations and sustainment.
- You will work with system testers, operators, and sustainers to develop and help implement transition and sustainment support strategies and participate in transition planning working groups.
- You will grow your skills by learning new technologies and working with warfighters to ensure space systems meet their needs.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience with large-scale USSF space mission and systems engineering and integration on national security space programs
- 4+ years of experience developing system transition and sustainment plans
- Experience with stakeholder engagement, project management, and communications
- Knowledge of system engineering management and processes, including development phasing, lifecycle integration, requirements development, analysis, testing, and integration
- Ability to communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, Federally Funded Research and Developmental Centers (FFRDC), and associate contractor teammates to achieve program goals
- Ability to be highly motivated and work independently with a dynamic environment and contribute to the DoD mission
- Secret clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science field
Desired Skills and Experience
- Experience working with DoD and Space Force system testers, operators, and sustainers
- Experience performing systems engineering, integration, and test on space-based remote sensing systems
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Knowledge of DoD 5000.01/02
- Knowledge of DoD systems engineering principles and policies
- Ability to develop written artifacts supporting Space Operations
- TS/SCI clearance
- Master’s degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science field
- INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certification, including ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP Certification
Compensation
The salary range for this role is $105,000 - $165,000. 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.