Senior/Principal Space Systems R&D Electrical Engineer - Onsite

About the role

We are seeking an Experienced Space Systems R&D Electrical Engineer to support space system modeling, space system component design and build, space system component testing and analysis, and to interpret results from modeling, testing and analysis of space electrical systems. These efforts are to help inform and train National Security Space customers and provide space capabilities to National Security Space customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide an understanding of space electronics sub-system design to space systems modelers
• Generate models of space electronics that are built and designed by others
• Help develop space electronics fault trees to inform fault testing
• Design, build and test space electronics components at the board level
• Provide guidance on radiation effects and radiation testing for space electronics

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Ability to work in a collaborative work environment from modeling to hardware build and testing
• Desired: Masters degree or higher in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, 10 years or more of experience designing, building and/or testing of space electronics components that have then flown in space, Demonstrated ability to lead and execute a technical effort (e.g. Thesis/Dissertation, publications, work project, making space flight hardware deliveries, etc.), Experience on US Space Force, NASA and/or NRO satellite system programs, Knowledge of FPGA programming, Versal/Xilinx edge processing architectures for space
• Desired: Current TS/SCI and TS/SAR clearances

About Our Team

We provide mission analysis and modeling, architecture studies and prototype enabling technologies for pathfinding space-based solutions to national security problems. 6353's focus is on expansion and evolution of mission capabilities for the Space Mission Engineering Program. Responsibilities of 6353 are to foster research and develop solutions in the areas of Space Cyber Resilience and Space Control (SC) and nurture strategic partnerships with various government agencies, universities, and industry partners operating and supporting space missions.