Senior Satellite Engineer

Sentar • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

Sentar is seeking a Senior Satellite Engineer to support the operations, management, and maintenance of satellite and ground systems. The role helps ensure continuous and reliable satellite communications in direct support of Fleet, Joint, and interagency operations. This position is dependent on contract award.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences.
• Five years of experience in satellite system design operations, trend analysis, and anomaly resolution.
• Recent experience combining appropriate supervisory, technical, and satellite engineering knowledge.
• Ability to make timely, knowledge-based decisions when directing local technical efforts.
• On-Console and off-Console satellite engineering expertise.

Responsibilities

• Perform telemetry data trending and analysis to assess satellite state of health (SOH), identify performance trends, and mitigate risks to the operational mission.
• Support briefing the support crew, verifying command transmission, monitoring satellite telemetry, and executing contingency actions to safe and recover the satellite, if possible, during anomalous events.
• Analyze real-time and archived telemetry data and develop graphs and charts that trend satellite subsystem performance, including Power, Momentum, Propulsion, Thermal, and Attitude Control.
• Provide a quarterly report highlighting each satellite subsystem’s state of health and identifying trends that may degrade or influence the satellite’s ability to meet mission requirements.
• Develop and recommend corrective actions to the DGR to maintain satellite system health and reduce operational risk.

Benefits

• Voluntary medical, dental, and vision insurance, with flexible spending plan options.
• Voluntary life, critical illness, accident, and long-term care insurance options.
• Group term life, short-term disability, and long-term disability provided to qualifying employees.
• Generous 401(k) match.
• Competitive PTO plan that graduates quickly with years of service.
• Other leave programs, including a holiday schedule, bereavement, maternity, jury, and military duty leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Professional development reimbursement.
• Recognition and awards programs.
• Employee ownership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior