Junior Satellite Systems Engineer

Science&Technology S.A.S • Suitland, MD

248d • $65,000 - $85,000

About The Position

The NOAA/NESDIS Office of Satellite Products and Operations (OSPO) has established a Mission Operations Enterprise Systems Engineering Team (MOESET) that requires flexible Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support. This support helps to address critical gaps in engineering expertise and project management within OSPO's divisions. Additionally, it may fulfill engineering, project administration, or leadership roles for various partner missions as well as OSPO's internal sustainment and ground architecture evolution initiatives. This assistance will encompass several NOAA missions and partnerships. STC is seeking a Satellite Ground Systems Engineer (Junior) with the qualifications below for this effort.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering (or related field).
• 4-10 years experience with an understanding of operations and design of satellite ground stations.
• Essential to have an understanding of, or some experience with, core ground processing elements, antenna systems (RF science and applications), space and terrestrial networks, operations, simulation, and testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering expertise in the installation, integration, and operation of ground systems that support NOAA's Satellite Service and related space missions.
• Perform professional engineering work involving electronic circuits, circuit elements, equipment, systems, and associated phenomena concerned with electromagnetic or acoustical wave energy or electrical information for purposes such as communication, computation, sensing, control, measurement, and navigation.
• Provide support to Engineering Assessments (EA) and cost estimation, if requested.
• Support oversight of sustainment projects to provide the Government insight on vendor commitments and constraints in terms of budget, schedule, technical scope and quality.
• Validate space capability requirements, analyze current system performance, and perform gap analysis to support emerging capabilities in the program.
• Support investigations into Network, Antenna, or any other ground-related anomaly and participate in the notification and closure processes.
• Support the transition of the space data distribution and network configuration.
• Deliver data, recommendations, analytical reports, or papers, including Interface Control Document (ICD) generation and updates/mods.
• Interface with NOAA and other Government staff to support regular meetings and to present relevant information per assigned tasking.
• Assist with plans and performs applied research and engineering for antenna systems/networks with Space Weather, GEO, and/or LEO satellites using analog and/or digital technologies.
• Assist with defining satellite/terrestrial network interface & interoperability requirements.
• Analyze, measure, and predict performance of systems/networks.
• Participate in developing federal, domestic, and international standards.
• Perform engineering/science calculations as needed in preparing designs & specifications and/or advise other engineers and technicians in the design and specifications of individual systems, components and details.
• Assist the Lead/Senior Systems Engineer in executing projects as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree