Aerospace Engineer

Qwaltec Inc.•Washington, DC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Qwaltec is seeking an Aerospace Engineer (Spacecraft Engineer) to support on-orbit spacecraft operations for a Department of War customer. In this role, you will monitor spacecraft health and status, support anomaly resolution and recovery, and help evolve the ground command and control architecture as new spacecraft are integrated into operations. You will work hand-in-hand with spacecraft factories, RF and digital technicians, network engineers, and software teams across the full mission life cycle — from design reviews and integration through ground and on-orbit test. This position is fully on-site in the Maryland / Washington DC Metro area.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, a science discipline, or related field
5 years of relevant experience
Active Top Secret (TS) or Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance required
U.S. Citizenship required
Ability to work fully on-site in the Maryland / Washington DC Metro area

Nice To Haves

Experience with satellite telemetry, tracking, and commanding (TT&C) operations
Experience with spacecraft anomaly investigation, resolution, and recovery
Familiarity with ground command and control systems and mission planning tools

Responsibilities

Monitor spacecraft health and status and provide support for spacecraft in operation, including anomaly resolution and recovery
Support spacecraft operations and configuration changes
Develop mission plans, review logs for day and overnight activity, and compile system and network statistics
Write or modify procedure files; evaluate and trend spacecraft performance
Work with spacecraft factories, RF and digital technicians, network engineers, software teams, and others to integrate existing and new spacecraft into ground command and control architectures
Participate in spacecraft design reviews, integration, and ground and on-orbit testing