Satellite Communications/Ground Systems Integration & Test Engineer

Peraton•Greenbelt, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Satellite Communications / Ground Systems Integration & Test Engineer to support the Space Exploration Networks Services and Evolution (SENSE) contract on-site at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Peraton is the prime contractor responsible for operating, maintaining, sustaining, and engineering NASA’s worldwide satellite communication networks. The engineer will support Special Projects and Missions U.S. Government customers and work with NASA’s Space Relay fleet of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites, which provides communications for the Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope, and other NASA, government, and commercial missions. As a mission lead, the engineer will support the full mission life cycle, from early customer compatibility discussions through the design, implementation, and testing of ground and space interfaces, and the development of procedures for scheduling and controlling operational services. The role combines technical and programmatic work and supports the addition of new missions and upgrades to existing capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math, or another related technical field and at least 5 years of related technical experience, or a Master of Science degree and at least 3 years of experience.
Systems integration experience and working knowledge of satellite ground terminal architectures and associated operations.
Experience with requirements analysis, requirements management, test planning, and test procedure development.
Experience designing, developing, integrating, and testing ground communication systems and subsystems.
Experience developing and presenting Key Decision Point presentations, such as System Requirements or Design Reviews.
Active TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
U.S. citizenship and proof of citizenship.
Ability to maintain access to the government worksite.

Nice To Haves

Strong written and oral communication skills for presenting material to teams and customers.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including complex macro-driven Excel spreadsheets.
Basic IT system administration experience, such as simple web pages or SharePoint.
COMSEC experience, including annual key changes.

Responsibilities

Inform potential new Space Relay customers about system capabilities.
Research and respond to technical and operational inquiries to assess whether Space Relay can support a customer.
Participate in requirements, design, test, and operations readiness reviews, providing guidance to ensure designs and operating concepts align with Space Relay support policies and constraints.
Develop and maintain high-level requirements and documentation defining service requirements, mission support parameters, interface design concepts, and initial operations concepts.
Work with customers to develop realistic operations profiles for network loading and characterization models.
Prepare technical specifications for ground terminal engineers to use in estimating costs for adding customers to the Space Relay ground terminal infrastructure.
Develop and maintain interface control documentation defining interfaces between customer facilities and Space Relay ground terminals.
Liaise between customer spacecraft engineering personnel and NASA Radio Frequency engineers.
Contribute to and monitor plans for integration and test efforts.
Contribute to test plans and prepare briefing materials for engineering tests as customer designs progress.
Lead development of operations procedures and facilitate schedule and control system capabilities to help customers transition to operations.
Participate in engineering review boards to review and disposition discrepancy reports found during testing and operations support.
Maintain service accounting records for assigned missions and assess whether support levels align with requirements baselines.
Present network status and respond to mission action items at monthly working group and technical exchange meetings.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Health savings account
Short- and long-term disability
Employee Assistance Program
Parental leave
401(k)
Paid time off for vacation
Company-paid holidays
Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus