Senior RF Systems Engineer

Space Systems Integration•El Segundo, CA

3d•$210,000 - $255,000

About The Position

Space Systems Integration (SSI) is seeking a Senior RF Systems Engineer in El Segundo, California. SSI provides aerospace solutions to government and commercial customers. In this role, the engineer will provide primary technical oversight for space RF payload development, build, verification, deployment, and delivery, including advising Government leadership and recommending design or build course corrections. The position also oversees spacecraft integration and transition to operations, and coordinates with prime and subcontractors to keep work progressing on schedule. Travel is 10%.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a technical field such as physics, mathematics, or aerospace engineering, with 14 or more years of relevant experience; or a master's degree in one of these fields with 12 or more years of relevant experience.
Experience with spaceborne RF payloads, signal processing, signals, and mission data processing.
Ability to analyze technical issues, identify their causes, and find solutions in relevant technology.
Working knowledge of orbital mechanics and environmental effects on spaceborne RF payloads.
Experience applying systems engineering principles to payload development, build, and integration and test onto spacecraft.
Good communication skills with peers and customer leadership.
Active TS clearance with in-scope T5/SSBI, SCI eligibility, and participation in Continuous Evaluation.
Meet all requirements for SCI and SAP access and willingness to undergo a polygraph examination.
Willingness to travel 10%.

Nice To Haves

16 or more years of experience with RF payloads.
Experience with integration and test of spaceborne RF payloads onto spacecraft.
Familiarity with DoW acquisition processes.
Experience as a project manager on a space payload program or integrated product team (IPT).
Ability to generate link budgets for end-to-end space-to-ground communications systems and/or RF payloads.

Responsibilities

Provide primary technical oversight for development, build, verification, and deployment of space RF payloads; advise Government leadership and recommend course corrections through delivery.
Generate requirements and evaluate compliance with generated requirements and requirements flow-down.
Evaluate concept designs and analyze alternatives.
Assess Critical Technology Elements (CTEs), Technology Readiness Assessments (TRAs), and Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs).
Develop Concepts of Operations (CONOPS).
Provide technical oversight of payload integration onto candidate spacecraft.
Oversee transition to operations, including development, operator training, payload initialization and checkout, and on-orbit operations.
Assess proposed payload design updates and understand their performance and spacecraft impacts.
Assess risk-reduction plans for improving the maturity of payload design and hardware.
Work with prime and subcontractor contacts to ensure work is on schedule and progressing.