Sr Space Systems Engineer - Ground

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight and leadership to SDA Tranche 3 ground segment development, testing, integration, and operations.
• Cook up the development of satellite system requirements; develop enterprise, system, functional, performance, and interface requirements; and consider the impact of the satellites' requirements to the ground system, including ground entry point acquisitions, operations center set up and maintenance, and ground software solutions.
• Resolve highly complex and multidimensional problems requiring consideration of variables that have multiple aspects of the project/program.
• Oversee integration and test of satellites into the SDA’s ground system network design and with the other satellite vendors to create a mesh network.
• Assess technical maturity and risk of necessary changes and updates to ground systems to enable overall architecture capabilities.
• Cook up briefings for senior decision makers.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15+ years experience with satellite and/or ground system.
• Technical and analytic understanding of satellite and ground system interaction.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• TSC clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Must have an AI&T background to collaborate with engineering and requirements subject matter experts to coordinate, author, review, and revise test plans, test procedures, data management and analysis plans, and test reporting as part of SDA’s test enterprise.
• Must have experience coordinating logistics for test execution and performing day-of-test activities in support of satellite vehicle and ground system integration.