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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing technology), computer science, data science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, or non-U.S. equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement.
• At least 5 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience or an academic background with communications subsystems or units.
• Experience or an 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, and an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required post-start.
• Must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.
• Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements; a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required.

Nice To Haves

• 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++.
• For Lead, Level 4: 9 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• For Senior, Level 5: 14 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• For Experienced, Level 3: typically 5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.
• ABET accreditation is preferred, but not required, for U.S. education.

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 from internal teams and external suppliers, ensuring they meet defined requirements and interfaces.
• Perform design reviews and requirements sell-off.
• Prepare and execute system tests, troubleshoot issues, and perform verification.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Relocation based on candidate eligibility.