Job Description
We are seeking a Satellite Assembly Integration and Test (AI&T) Systems Engineer to serve as a team member on a state-of-the-art space program that continuously operates in all phases of the system lifecycle. In this SETA role, you oversee satellite integration and pre-launch readiness activities conducted by multiple prime satellite developers in the Government-owned and Contractor-operated integration facilities on Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida.
Key Responsibilities
In this highly collaborative and technically complex position, you will:
• Serve as the Government Program Office's focal point for satellite integration activities conducted at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida.
• Oversee Developer-led planning and execution for spacecraft integration, including payload and launch integration components. Represent the Government to oversee test campaigns, witness tests, review test results, and accept requirement validation evidence.
• Oversee Developer-led projects to modify the spacecraft integration facility.
• Partner with Developer engineers and technicians to establish a trusted relationship of sharing data and win-win ideas that benefit the program.
• Liaise with SETA Subject Matter Experts (SME) to analyze designs, test results, and operational telemetry.
• Liaise with SETA Mission Engineers to convey how system/subsystem integration and test events satisfy mission requirements and schedules.
• Proactively report risks and issues that could result in reduced mission performance, requirement verification shortfalls, or schedule slips impacting launch schedules.
• Track and report subsystem development progress in weekly Mission-level, Enterprise-level, and System-level meetings held by the Government Program Office.
Qualifications
To excel in this role, you must possess:
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• 5+ years of expertise working at a spacecraft integration facility performing spacecraft integration and test for large and complex satellites.
• Strong system engineering experience, particularly in spacecraft integration, test, check-out and launch preparation.
• Hands-on experience with pre-launch integration testing and functionality checkout of spacecraft systems.
• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 9 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 7 years of experience.
Desired Qualifications
Additional qualifications that set you apart include:
• 6+ years of experience as a satellite developer, supplier, or SETA working on DoD or IC satellite programs.
• Experience with DoD Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) processes to assess suitability of reusing satellite components and risks of schedule delays and cost increases for replacement parts.
