Satellite Mission Engr Stf - E4

About the role

Lockheed Martin is seeking a talented level 4 Satellite Mission Engineer with an active TS/SCI with Poly clearance to work from our Fort Belvoir, VA location. In this role as a Satellite Systems Engineer, Staff you will conduct and lead mission/program-specific operations during readiness, execution, and evaluation phases. You will develop detailed plans and procedures to provide maximum mission support in areas such as orbit dynamics and performance analysis, provide technical direction for mission support, plan for critical activities, and provide alternate operating techniques. You will work with different organizations and sites to implement various efforts across the IC, including resiliency test and tactics development as well as ops development. During the initial training period, you will learn the system and may concurrently support tools creation, data analysis, and maintenance. This position requires the completion of a formal training program and certification to perform duties. This position will require 24x7 rotating shift work in support of program activities and will lead a small shift team.

Responsibilities

• Conducts mission/program specific real time spacecraft/satellite flight operations during readiness, execution and evaluation phases.
• Develops detailed plans and procedures to provide maximum mission support in areas such as orbit dynamics, satellite performance analysis, command and control of on-orbit satellites.
• Provides technical direction for on orbit mission support, plans for critical vehicle malfunctions and recommends alternate operating techniques to continue maximum mission support.
• Provides failure analysis of the performance of the orbiting satellites via telemetry data.
• Utilizes system software to accomplish all spacecraft control tasks and recommends improvements.
• Analyzes and validates software performance.
• Performs flight length orbit adjust and daily special event studies.

Requirements

• Experience or understanding of spacecraft operations
• Experience supporting critical operations
• Experience in any of these engineering functions:
  • System integration
  • Planning
  • Software testing
  • System modeling or analysis
• An active TS/SCI with Poly clearance

Qualifications

• Experience establishing customer intimacy
• Problem solving, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work across sites
• Experience with astrodynamics and orbital mechanics including classical orbital elements
• Experience with Confluence, JIRA, MATLAB, Python
• Understanding of Satellite maneuver tools/techniques
• Microsoft Office proficiency (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $118,000.00 - $219,100.00

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (payments not guaranteed and vary by performance)