Principal Systems Engineer

ASRC Federal Holding • Washington, DC

71d

About The Position

Agile Decision Sciences is looking for a Sr Systems Engineer to join our team at NASA HQ. In this role you will be supporting NASA's Special Projects & Missions team.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree and 10 years of experience. Additional experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Familiarity with TDRS operations, NASA's telecommunications infrastructure, and complex system integration.
• Familiarity with the NASA System Engineering Handbook set of practices.
• Experience in reviewing deliverables, supporting system engineering life cycle reviews, and making trade study assessments.
• Familiarity with the SN User Guide (SNUG).
• Familiarity with White Sands Complex (WSC), Blossom Point Remote Station (BPRS) and Guam Remote Station (GRS) mission-critical infrastructure.
• In-depth understanding of TDRS (especially SPM customer) communication systems and interfaces.
• In-depth understanding of the SPM customer concept of operations and scheduling practices.
• Familiarity with NASA and GSFC Spectrum Management policies and guidelines.
• Proficiency in SPM Project Service Level Agreements (PSLA) and RF Interface Control Documents (RFICD).
• In-depth understanding of the TDRS forecast and real time scheduling processes.
• In-depth understanding of TDRS spacecraft Local Operating Procedures (LOP).
• Extensive experience writing and executing documentation related to procedures for responses to numerous space domain operational contingencies (e.g. space weather events, radio frequency interference [RFI] events, etc.).
• Extensive experience coordinating and executing complex multiparty tests of these procedures.
• Extensive hands-on experience leading troubleshooting and resolution of instances of RFI.
• An active TS SCI clearance with polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems engineering evaluations and recommendations to the Network Director, SPM.
• Perform operations concept, architecture and design development, and analysis and verification activities on other development efforts in concert with other entities.
• Draft and execute contingency planning for space domain events (e.g. space weather) to protect spacecraft and prolong operational longevity to the extent possible.
• Provide systems engineering support to the test conductor for satellite ground systems testing.
• Assist SPM team with support of US Government space activities, with specific focus on formulating recommendations for White Sands Complex (WSC) operations response.
• Provide background and training on legacy implementations as requested.
• Assist with analysis and troubleshooting of operational discrepancies as requested.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees