Senior Systems Engineer

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This position may require an active TS/SCI Clearance. Current clearance holders are strongly encouraged to apply. If you don't currently hold one,

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Systems EngineerInfrastructure & Cloud

Senior Systems Engineer

Why This Role Matters
The Senior Systems Engineer on the TacSRT mission turns commercial space capability into something a combatant commander can actually use — under deadline, at classification, with the tasking already moving. You own Operational Planning Products end to end: scoping the request, driving the collection, and defending the analytic call when a senior leader pushes back. If you've spent your career waiting to be told what the answer should be, this will be uncomfortable. If you've been the one making it, keep reading.

What You Own

Own TacSRT Operational Planning Products end to end — request validation through final quality review and delivery.
Translate CCMD and Space Component requests into executable collection strategies across EO, SAR, and RF sensors.
Apply ICD 203 and 206 standards to every product; defend sourcing, confidence language, and stated gaps.
Brief findings directly to senior military and civilian stakeholders, without a layer of translation in between.
Prioritize competing taskings against capacity, timeline, and mission impact during surge periods.
Mentor junior operators on tradecraft, tooling, and the judgment calls that never make it into an SOP.
Improve SOPs, quality criteria, and onboarding based on what breaks during real missions.

What You Bring

Required Education & Experience

High School Diploma/GED and 8+ years of relevant experience, OR
Associate degree in a related field and 6+ years of relevant experience, OR
Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Mathematics, or related field and 4+ years of relevant experience, OR
Master's degree in a related field and 2+ years of relevant experience

Must-Have

Hands-on ISR operations experience — collection management, GEOINT analysis, or all-source production in a joint or operational environment.
Direct experience building or quality-reviewing operational intelligence products against real deadlines, not academic exercises.
Working knowledge of commercial imagery capabilities across EO, SAR, and RF — revisit timelines, tasking constraints, and where each sensor stops being useful.
Applied familiarity with structured analytic standards (ICD 203/206) — sourcing, confidence language, and stating plainly what you don't know.
Demonstrated ability to brief senior military or civilian leadership and hold up under questioning.
Proven independent execution in high-tempo environments where tasking changes faster than the plan does.

Preferred

Active TS/SCI.
JCO TacSRT 201, EMSO JCO 202, or equivalent operator training already completed.
GEOINT certification or NGA imagery analyst accreditation, or Space 200/300, Orbital Mechanics, or NSSI coursework.
Working familiarity with the Joint Planning Process and USSPACECOM / U.S. Space Force component relationships.

Salary Range (CO)

$110,000—$140,000 USD

Clearance Requirement: This position may require an active TS/SCI Clearance. Current clearance holders are strongly encouraged to apply. If you don't currently hold one, Bluestaq will sponsor eligible candidates through the clearance process based on program needs.

Relocation: Relocation assistance is available for full-time positions.

About Bluestaq
At Bluestaq, we build secure data platforms that matter for space missions, national defense, healthcare systems, and commercial innovation. Founded in 2018, we've become a leader in enterprise software and secure data management by staying focused on what counts: modern architecture, operational excellence, and mission impact.

We're engineers, problem-solvers, and builders who take the mission seriously, but not ourselves. We automate the repeatable, question the status quo, and design systems that are as reliable as they are scalable. Whether we're supporting space, defense systems, or healthcare advancements, we build with the same principles: cloud-native solutions, security by design, and relentless simplicity.

What We Offer:
For full-time positions

100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
Up to 6% match to 401(k) contributions with additional discretionary 4% profit share on day one. Roth options available; no vesting period.
Every role is eligible for an annual performance bonus
$200,000 employer-paid life insurance, plus short- and long-term disability coverage
$5,000 annual professional development budget per employee
20 days PTO, plus 8 paid holidays
Pet insurance, onsite gym, and flexible schedule

Bluestaq is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Bluestaq will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities and employees whose work requirements interfere with a religious belief unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to Bluestaq or a direct threat. Employees needing such accommodation are instructed to contact Human Resources immediately at contact.us@bluestaq.com.

Applications will be accepted for 60 days beyond the posting date, or until the position is filled, whichever comes first.