--- title: 'Senior Systems Engineer at GRVTY' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-systems-engineer-grvty-aurora-colorado-rg4kc6ymrq98' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-14' --- # Senior Systems Engineer at GRVTY - **Company:** GRVTY - **Location:** Aurora Colorado, United States / Sterling Virginia, United States - **Compensation:** $160k–$225k - **Posted:** 2026-09-10 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/grvty/jobs/4401904009 ## Job description What Impact You'll Have We are seeking an accomplished Senior Systems Engineer to serve as a principal technical anchor across a large-scale, multi-team engineering initiative supporting mission-critical satellite ground systems. In this lead-by-example role, you will bridge the gap between high-level mission operations, external segment stakeholders, and distributed software development pods. Operating embedded within an agile development framework, you will provide deep domain expertise to steer ground segment architecture, author authoritative digital engineering artifacts, resolve cross-system interface complexities, and drive full-lifecycle verification and operational sell-off. ## What You'll be Owning - Lead the translation of complex customer mission needs, operational concepts (CONOPS), and multi-segment interfaces into robust digital engineering artifacts—including baseline ICDs, end-to-end operational sequence diagrams, data schemas, and verifiable requirements. - Architect, govern, and maintain the ground segment's behavioral and structural SysML models. Ensure model consistency, maintain tight bidirectional traceability to software user stories, and enforce MBSE modeling standards across the engineering teams. - Embed with agile scrum teams to decompose epic-level capabilities into precise technical acceptance criteria and software backlogs, ensuring software builds reliably conform to mission objectives and interface constraints. - Drive the definition and technical governance of ground-to-space and ground-to-ground messaging schemas and protocols (REST, HTTP, Protobuf/JSON, pub/sub), ensuring low-latency data transport and clean subsystem separation. - Architect comprehensive verification and validation strategies. Review automated test plans, establish verification matrices, troubleshoot high-tier integration anomalies, and spearhead formal requirements sell-off with customer representatives. - Lead technical exchange meetings (TEMs), interface control working groups (ICWGs), and engineering review boards (ERBs). Represent the engineering program during formal milestone reviews and executive customer demonstrations. ## What You Must Have - Active or current Top-Secret clearance with SCI access and polygraph (TS/SCI with poly). - Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline) with 15+ years of relevant engineering experience (or Master’s degree with 13+ years). - Extensive, proven track record delivering space-ground architectures, Command and Control (C2), and mission management solutions through all lifecycle phases from concept to operational handover. - Expert-level proficiency building and managing complex behavioral and structural models using MBSE tools - Deep experience establishing interface protocols and data contracts for modern, distributed software architectures (RESTful APIs, event streaming, message brokers, microservice data models). - Extensive experience applying systems engineering discipline within scaled Agile/Scrum development frameworks using the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence) for product backlog decomposition and technical traceability. What Would be Nice to Have - Direct experience integrating systems deployed to cloud-native, containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker). - Familiarity with automated integration test frameworks (e.g., Playwright, PyTest, or automated API test suites). - Experience modeling or evaluating space-vehicle subsystem interactions (telemetry, commanding, orbit dynamics, payload operations). - Track record of coordinating architecture across multi-vendor or geographically dispersed engineering teams. Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off. - The pay range for this position is: $160,000 - $225,000 Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off. Colorado Pay Range $160,000—$225,000 USD Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off. Virginia Pay Range $160,000—$225,000 USD ## Why Choose GRVTY The toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity, not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. We’re purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched, systemic national security issues around the world. We partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defense—including the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages, giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented, every day of our lives. At GRVTY, we believe that when our employees thrive, our company thrives. That’s why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. - Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision - Health Savings Account with company contribution - Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays - Paid Parental Leave - 401k with generous company match - Training and Development Opportunities - Award Programs - Variety of Company Sponsored Events ## EEO Statement GRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email recruiting@grvty.com or call 703-544-7930 with requested details.  A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf Please review our current job openings and apply for the positions you believe may be a fit. If you are not an immediate fit, we will also keep your resume in our database for future opportunities. ## About GRVTY ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: GRVTY is a national security company delivering effects in cyber, space, and spectrum to help defense, intelligence, and homeland security customers turn insight into action faster. - **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held) - **Headquarters**: Arlington, Virginia, United States - **Founded**: Not publicly available - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Defense technology, cybersecurity, space intelligence, spectrum operations, software development - **Target customers**: U.S. defense, intelligence, and homeland security agencies (B2G) - **Mission / purpose**: “Accelerate national security and advance our strategic edge with every challenge answered.” [grvty.com](https://www.grvty.com/) ## Products & Services GRVTY delivers mission-focused capabilities rather than packaged consumer products. Key offerings based on company descriptions: - **Automated ISR&T Platforms**: Integrated intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting platforms for real-time situational awareness. - **Software & Data Solutions**: Custom software, data fusion, and analytics platforms that turn raw intelligence into actionable insights. - **Cyber Operations**: Offensive and defensive cyber capabilities, including digital network exploitation, vulnerability research, and DevSecOps. - **Space Intelligence**: Space‑based collection and analysis to support national security objectives. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held) - **Key Metric**: Approximately 232 employees (as of mid‑2026) with 147+ active job postings, indicating high growth demand. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/grvty-inc) - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not publicly listed; the company works directly with U.S. government agencies. - **Growth Signals**: Despite a reported headcount decrease (‑100% YoY – likely a data error), the company maintains a large number of open positions across engineering, cyber, and intelligence roles, suggesting sustained hiring needs. ## Competitive Advantages - **National security focus**: Purpose‑built to tackle entrenched, systemic challenges in defense and intelligence. - **Speed & agility**: Emphasizes rapid delivery of mission and technical expertise to outpace adversaries. - **Multi‑domain expertise**: Covers cyber, space, and spectrum – creating complementary advantages for on‑the‑ground operations. - **Clearance‑ready workforce**: Many roles require U.S. security clearances, creating a high barrier to entry for competitors. ## Strategic Focus - **Accelerating national security**: Continue developing automated ISR&T platforms and data solutions to give warfighters and analysts a decision‑making edge. - **Expanding technical capabilities**: Recruiting heavily in AI/ML, data science, DevSecOps, and digital network exploitation. - **Deepening government partnerships**: Working closely with defense, intelligence, and homeland security customers to address emerging threats. ## Why Work Here - **Mission‑driven work**: Employees directly contribute to U.S. national security challenges. - **Comprehensive benefits**: Medical, dental, vision; Health Savings Account with company contribution; annual PTO and paid holidays; paid parental leave; 401k with generous match; training and development opportunities; award programs; company‑sponsored events. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/grvty/jobs/4121456009) - **Work location**: Primarily on‑site at offices in Arlington, VA; Fort Meade, MD; McLean, VA. Many roles require active security clearances and are not remote. - **Engineering culture**: Strong emphasis on technical excellence – tech stack includes Docker, GitLab, Splunk, AWS, Spark, Kafka, Ansible, and many others. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/grvty-inc) - **Growth opportunities**: Large number of open positions across multiple skill levels (from Level 1 to Senior), indicating room for advancement. ## Sources 1. [grvty.com](https://www.grvty.com/) 2. [grvty.com/careers](https://www.grvty.com/careers) 3. [linkedin.com/company/grvty-inc](https://www.linkedin.com/company/grvty-inc) 4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/grvty/jobs/4121456009) 5. 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