Jeffrey Tolbert

About Jeffrey Tolbert

Space systems engineering leader with over 28 years of experience supporting USSF, USSPACECOM, and STRATCOM missions. I bring deep operational systems experience across spacecraft command and control (C2), orbital analysis, and mission assurance, combined with enterprise-level Requirements Engineering and Lifecycle Management expertise.Proficient in Jama-based requirements development, digital engineering alignment using CAMEO, and collaboration with MBSE teams to ensure traceability, compliance, and system performance across multi-orbit architectures. Skilled at bridging stakeholder intent with technical feasibility, delivering high-assurance solutions that enhance mission readiness and system reliability.Passionate about enabling operational excellence, improving requirements processes, and mentoring teams to achieve measurable improvements in quality, efficiency, and integration.Core Skills: Space Operations | Requirements Management | Lifecycle Engineering | Digital Engineering | MBSE Collaboration | JCIDS | IV & V | SDA | JADC2 | Mission Assurance | Leadership

Experience

1. Sr Requirements Engineer, Starcom Nsttc Ipo

   SAIC

   Dec 2024 — Present · Colorado Springs, CO, US

   Leads and manages a team of requirements engineers, providing direction, mentorship, and support to ensure high-quality deliverables. Develops and implements requirements engineering strategies, processes, and best practices for OTTI project variants. Develops and maintains comprehensive requirements documentation, including JCIDS, Systems Requirements Documents (SRD), and Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTM). Ensures traceability of requirements throughout the project lifecycle, from initial identification through testing and deployment. Serves as the primary point of contact for requirements-related inquiries and discussions, building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Drives alignment between USSF strategic requirements and STARCOM/OTTI IPO project requirements. Applies established requirements engineering principles and methodologies, such as the INCOSE guide to writing requirements, Requirements engineering Handbook, CMMI Level 3 best practices, and the 83•••98 Standard for Software Requirements Specifications to OTTI requirements processes to ensure accurate, program requirements. Utilizes industry-standard tools and techniques for requirements development and management, including functional and non-functional requirements, and use cases. Ensures organizational compliance with relevant regulations and standards, including 29148:2018 Systems and Software Engineering - Life Cycle Processes - Requirements Engineering. Promotes the use of requirements engineering best practices and principles across the organization, including the use of agile methodologies and user-centered design approaches. Facilitates collaboration and communication between stakeholders, including customers, developers, testers, and business analysts, to ensure a shared understanding of requirements.

Education

• Specialized Air Force Training

  Technical Skills Training, Satellite Operations

  1996 — 2011

• INCOSE

  ASEP Certification, CSEP Certification , Systems Engineering

• Southern New Hampshire University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration, Management and Operations

• Grantham University

  Engineer's Degree, Engineering Management

  2012 — 2015

Skills

• Integration
• Aerospace
• Ms Project
• Systems Engineering
• Earned Value Management
• Defense
• C4isr
• Requirements Management
• Training
• Testing
• Sap
• Command
• Scheduling
• Program Management
• Air Force
• Process Scheduler
• Satellite
• Government Contracting
• Missile Defense
• Process Improvement
• Space Operations
• Space Systems
• Dod
• Security Clearance
• Analysis