Principal Ground Systems Development Engineer, Product Owner

Iridium Satellite, LLC•Reston, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

If you are passionate about space and deploying disruptive space technology, you’ll be excited about the Principal Ground Systems Development Engineer, Product Owner position for a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. As a Product Owner on the Ground System Development team, you’ll be responsible for managing multiple activities and projects, including those with cross-functional teams, to deliver customer-driven Ground System Management Systems. In this role, you will work alongside a team of Engineers, Scrum Masters and other Product Owners leading a team to build and deliver state-of-the-art Mission Management Software. To thrive, you’ll need excellent technical and communication skills in Mission Planning, Ground System software development and hardware interfaces.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related field OR equivalent relevant experience in lieu of degree
10+ years of relevant experience in the Aerospace industry, specifically associated with the development and operation of complex Satellite Ground Systems
Breadth of knowledge in satellite operations, mission planning, and satellite subsystem
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues clearly and confidently, and recognize and adapt to different communication techniques.
Can easily build meaningful relationships with others, including senior leadership outside of your own department, and is comfortable providing constructive feedback to your team members and management
Be able to analyze a situation or problem, generate effective solutions, and see those solutions through to completion
Must possess the creativity and resourcefulness needed to make reliable decisions and determine methods on new assignments
Can thrive in a dynamic environment by handling multiple tasks and managing shifting priorities
Be proactive in sharing knowledge you’ve learned with others
Be able to travel up to 5%
Be a US Citizen

Nice To Haves

Experience with defining, analyzing and documenting RF (Radio Frequency) and optical communication system interface requirements
Experience with Satellite RF Communications theory or practical experience
Experience with designing, developing, and operating Space Vehicle Subsystems and various command and control systems (e.g. OS Comet, InControl, etc.)
Experience with aspects of the Hardware Software Development Life Cycle process
Programming languages such as: Java, Java-Script, Python, Shell scripting
Working knowledge of networking protocols, routers, switches, etc.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the Technical Roadmap and support the design, implement, and operate the Ground Resource Manager (GRM) and Flight Management System (FMS) software components required to meet the SDA PWSA (Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture) mission objectives
Lead collaborative efforts and initiatives with the Mission Management team to develop ground software components founded upon modern industry standard platforms, languages, and deployment techniques
Prioritize software development objectives within the Iridium-defined Agile/Scrum framework
Plan and execute software releases, providing input into stakeholder/program schedules and budgets
Provide technical and analytics support to stakeholders to promote informed decision making
Leverage experience to assist in ground system operations process/procedure/training documentation and identify technical training needs
Deliver constructive, meaningful feedback and proactively offer guidance and knowledge-sharing
Collaborate cross-team with stakeholders to define technical roadmaps, identify and mitigate technical risks, and remove barriers to success
Interface with operations team to obtain user feedback and update software accordingly
Interface with customer explaining the status of GRM/FMS software development