6K8CI5-Systems Engineer 5

LanceSoft•El Segundo, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Encode, Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Lancesoft, is hiring a non-managerial, non-leadership Systems Engineer 5 for its Space Communications Payload Systems Engineering Team. The team develops next-generation payload products and services with commercial, government, and proprietary customers, supporting engineering from technology investment and concept development through requirements, RF and digital payload design, testing, verification, and product demonstrations. The role contributes to complex development projects designing, developing, and delivering communications systems for commercial, civil, and/or national security space applications. Assignments may cover the full program life cycle, from internal trade studies, concept studies, and system definition through satellite development, launch, and on-orbit operations and testing. The position is 100% onsite in El Segundo, California, and is a six-month assignment with possible extension. Regular and predictable attendance is required. The schedule is first shift, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The role requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance after starting; clearance is not required to start. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain the clearance, and the position requires a U.S. person for export compliance.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or directly related non-U.S. equivalent qualifications.
At least 5 years of related work experience.
Experience or academic background with communications subsystems or units.
Experience or academic background with payload design, analysis, development, and/or verification.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government for clearance eligibility.
U.S. person status for export compliance.

Nice To Haves

14 or more years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience working on satellite or space-based payloads.
Experience with satellite or terrestrial RF and digital communications systems and antenna theory.
Experience with requirements definition and verification.
Experience with RF analyses such as G/T, EIRP, and gain-loss.
Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and C++.
Active Secret or Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Design and develop next-generation RF, digital, and/or optical satellite communications systems and payload architectures.
Support trade studies and generate proposals.
Define and verify space communication unit, subsystem, and system requirements and interfaces.
Perform system-level CONOPS development, functional analysis, and RF and optical performance analysis and decomposition.
Support system-level integration and validation.
Perform analyses and simulations for space communication systems, including link analysis, signal distortion, system capacity, reliability, and performance.
Develop analysis tools using MATLAB and object-oriented software platforms.
Develop and verify system algorithms that meet functional and performance requirements.
Oversee the design and build of satellite RF and digital payload units by internal teams and external suppliers to meet defined requirements and interfaces.
Perform design reviews and requirements sell-off.
Prepare and execute system tests, troubleshoot issues, and perform verification.