Your mission, Our Purpose
We exist to ensure mission success. By combining deep technical expertise with advanced digital engineering and AI-driven solutions, we deliver decisive capability across air, land, sea, cyber, and space. Wherever your mission operates, we provide the clarity, speed, and precision to make it succeed.
ENGINEERING & MISSION INTEGRATION SERVICES
Standards-based fundamentals to maximize your probability of mission success.
Expertise
DIGITAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Digital engineering tools that drive confident, data-driven decisions.
OPERATIONAL FLEET SUPPORT & TECHNICAL SERVICES
In-service engineering that keeps Naval systems mission-ready.
The Enemy of Good Enough
In response to Executive Order 14265, the Department of War (DoW) has signaled a decisive shift in how it acquires capability: better is no longer allowed to be the enemy of good enough. This directive reframes acquisition as a warfighting function – one where speed, relevance, and operational impact outweigh perfect compliance. The implication is stark: capabilities that arrive late, no matter how exquisite, are mission failures.
The Department’s assessment is blunt. Excessive resources are consumed chasing 100 percent compliance, long after a system is “good enough” to provide real battlefield value. The transformation linchpin is not a new pathway or policy document; it is the collective ability of leaders, engineers, and program managers to determine what “good enough” means – and to make that determination with confidence and timely information.
Driving Your AI/ML Plans
Everyone knows artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms (AI/ML) need data to be valuable, but many organizations forget they have enormous data sets from their test programs – mainly because it is inaccessible due to poor organization, management, and curation. Proper Test Data Management (TDM) can be hard to setup and maintain but is worth the effort to fuel AI/ML. Gains can be made using these empowered algorithms in test efficiency, effectiveness, and overall business operations. You want to avoid getting lost in a sea of data, running into bottle necks, or leaving key requirements unmet as you climb the right side of the systems engineering V.
Breaking the Doom Loop
It has become fashionable to blame Systems Engineering and the requirements development and management sub-function as the cause of aerospace program cost overruns and schedule expansions. Risk aversion and a lack of focus on outcomes are the true enemy of delivering capability.
Our experience over many decades at Celeris Systems is that requirements are not the enemy, but requirements are also not the product. However, they are guides and act as common touchpoints for multiple groups who are developing and integrating layers of complicated technology. But too much focus on the guardrails allows money to be siphoned away from the integration and test programs where the product/system is built and assessed. It really is a return to engineering first principles.
Opinion by Mr. Mike Louie, Vice President of Space and Missile Programs for Celeris Systems
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Description
Celeris Systems is currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated mid-level Test Engineer with an active Secret clearance to join our team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in supporting ongoing sustainment, modifications, and improvements to the Space Force's Upgraded Early Warning Radars (UEWR) and the Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) radars, along with their associated systems and equipment. Your expertise in testing and quality assurance will be essential in ensuring the reliability and functionality of these critical defense systems.
As a Test Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, contributing to the mission of safeguarding national security. Your responsibilities will include designing and executing test plans, conducting system integration testing, and identifying and resolving any issues or anomalies. Your meticulous attention to detail and ability to work with classified information will be vital in ensuring the success of our projects. If you are passionate about contributing to the defense of our nation and possess the required skills and clearance, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Relocation assistance
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
Security clearance:
Secret (Required)
Willingness to travel:
25% (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Colorado Springs, CO 80916
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Salary: $45k ~ $95K
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Polygraph Type: None required
Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time
Labor Category: Sys Integration Analyst 3
Description:
Celeris seeks an experienced and energetic Integration Engineer to directly support the modernization of the space launch ranges, meeting mission requirements, providing range capabilities, and supporting the Assured Access to Space (AATS) mission. The overarching purpose of the program is to perform system modernization and digital transformation projects that will enable the acceleration of the space launch cadence to enable the Spaceport of the future.
Job Responsibilities:
· Defines discrete systems with processes to link together complex systems and components with software applications to perform as a coordinated whole.
· Has a broad range of skills and a breadth of knowledge in several Engineering/technology disciplines including systems and enterprise architecture, software and hardware engineering, interface protocols, and general problem solving skills.
· Assist in the development of transition planning, requirements development, and may develop architecture baselines.
· Leads development of integration and migration plans/schedules.
· Acts as an advocate for internal and external clients as an authority on the architecture design to address client business problems.
· Supports business process improvements or systems analysis for missions and systems requirements.
Required Education, Experience, and Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years or more of experience; Master’s degree and three (3) years or more of experience; PhD and 0 years related experience.
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Celeris seeks a highly experienced and energetic Sr. Technical Drafter to support the US Space Force, Space Systems Command, in performing operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars critical to US and Allied strategic missile surveillance, warning, defense, and space surveillance missions. In support of the government customer, the Program Manager, and the Chief Engineer, the Sr. Technical Drafter is responsible for responsive and coherent planning, development and delivery of PARCS and UEWR radar hardware and software modifications in response to change requests and deficiency reports.
Job Duties
Experience with Visio, Cameo, CAD programs, or other relevant technical drafting software
Develop design drawings according to engineering sketches and proposal specifications
Digitize, edit, and revise engineering drawings of components, parts, circuits, structures and/or assemblies
Manage and organize design files, patterns, and technical documentation in a systematic manner to facilitate seamless information sharing
Conduct regular quality checks on the final products, ensuring they adhere to the established design specifications and industry standards
Ability to manage and prioritize numerous assignments
Qualifications
Required
· Bachelor’s degree in related field and 5-years’ experience
· Gather and interpret complex technical information for technical and non-technical audiences.
· Excellent organizational skills and a high level of interpersonal skills mandatory.
· Must be a self-motivated team player with demonstrated ability to manage projects, tasks, and special assignments independently.
· Manage documentation tasks for multiple products simultaneously.
· Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding environment with minimal supervision.
Desired
· Experience working with agile teams and methodologies
· Experience sustaining UEWR and/or PARCS ground based radar systems
Education, Training and Certifications
· Bachelor’s degree in related field of study
Clearance
· Secret clearance
Work Location: 1334 W. Stewart Avenue. Colorado Springs, CO