Job DescriptionWe're seeking a self-motivated systems engineer to join our Mission Sustainment team. Our sustainment engineers support on orbit test, factory reach-back, and operations/maintenance of spacecraft and their payloads for commercial, DoW, and NASA customers. Sustainment engineers also engage earlier in the lifecycle (requirements, design, analysis, and test) to support effective preparation for, and transition to, sustaining operations. Our team and products may support a variety of activities including:
- Spacecraft launch, initialization, checkout, and calibration
- Command and control of the spacecraft
- Monitoring the health and safety of the spacecraft subsystems, payloads, and ground system
- Mission data collection, distribution, and analysis
The Engineering, Science and Analysis (ESA) Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the technical talent and organizational leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers' missions. Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution.
What You'll Do:
- Perform telemetry trending, mission performance analysis, calibration, and maintenance of the satellite and ground system.
- Participate in on-orbit operations, assess satellite and ground system state of health, and assist with anomaly support.
- Develop and/or update mission operations products and tools based on discrepancy reports, change requests, and/or lessons learned. This may include command execution scripts, alarm limits, mission system constraints, operator procedures, and/or operator training material.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop and maintain operational command products, training material, and tools for operations.
- Support integration and testing of new capabilities and/or product releases for the satellite and/or ground system.
- Prepare and/or present technical content to peers/management/customers.
- Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule. Schedule may include periodic support for night, weekend, or on-call shifts.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
- Perform other duties as necessary.
On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working
on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.
Working Conditions: - Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
- May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
- May access other facilities in various weather conditions.
Required Skills and Education- BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 2 or more years of related experience.
- Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
- A current, active Top Secret security clearance is required with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.
- Experience in one or more of the following areas:
- On-console satellite operations
- Spacecraft commissioning
- Spacecraft, payload, or subsystem design
- Mission management, command and control
- Mission data processing
- Ground systems
- Ground terminals and infrastructure
- Mission integration including operations readiness activities, rehearsals, and launch support activities
- Training of satellite operators
- Familiarity with operations processes such as discrepancy reporting, change management and anomaly response.
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to interface with technicians, peers, senior-level engineers, business development, management.
- Ability to contribute to the success of small teams through excellent teamwork.
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Preferred Skills and Education- Experience with Orbital Analysis including Ansys STK.
- Experience developing or maintaining mission operations products such as command execution scripts, alarm limits, mission system constraints, operator procedures, and operator training material.
- Experience in related disciplines such as software engineering, hardware engineering, integration, test engineering, quality engineering, configuration/data management.
- Experience using simulators, test benches, or FlatSats.
- Knowledge of cloud development environments.
- Knowledge of requirements management tool such as DOORS.
- Knowledge of Atlassian Tools such as Confluence and Jira.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Multiple positions may be available on this opening.
