Satellite Communications Engineer

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The Satellite Communications Engineer provides technical leadership in the areas of hardware maintenance engineering and configuration for all ground station equipment serviced by the TSSC.

Must have Three years of continuous residency in the U.S.

Core Responsibilities

• Coordinates communicates and provides technical status to other team members TSSC management team and government customers.
• Provides engineering support and maintenance to all ground station equipment
• Provides SatComm/Hardware engineering support to maintain all systems in accordance with appropriate system requirements. This includes the antenna(s) RF equipment and all associated ground station equipment.
• Submit analyze and manage configuration change requests in accordance with established Configuration Management (CM) processes.
• Provide technical engineer support for ground station upgrades procurements and new mission support.
• Support new mission development activities for the ground station and support integration with current missions.
• Support new missions through creation of system level operations concepts requirements design documentation and test procedures.
• Support equipment inventory control and follow government property/procurement rules
• Lead system anomaly investigations and troubleshooting activities.
• Lead special projects and initiatives as assigned.
• Lead which may include activities such as process improvements.
• Rotating 24x7 oncall is required.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Satellite Communications/Systems or equivalent.
• Associate degree in Satellite Communications Engineering or electronics technology may be substituted for a BS degree with a minimum of 68 years of experience in ground station maintenance

Experience

• Minimum of 46 years related experience in SatComm Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with satellite ground systems is required
• Experience with the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications is preferred
• Experience in new development activities
• Leading system anomaly investigations and troubleshooting activities

Required Skills

• Excellent interpersonal organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Radio Frequency (RF) / Intermediate Frequency (IF) test equipment knowledge.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics and wiring diagrams
• General computer hardware and software proficiency.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications such as (Word Excel Visio and PowerPoint).
• Ability to lift 25 pounds
• Ability to conduct studies related to ground station operations create performance plans develop interface controls installation guides requirements operations concepts.
  

Desired Skills

• Windows/Linux System Administration knowledge
• Understanding of network topologies
• Understanding of RF Design principles
• Understanding of Systems Engineering principles
• Experience with Analog and Digital Fiber Optics
• CAD software knowledge
• Systems Tool Kit (Satellite Took Kit) knowledge
• Experience in aerial work platforms (max height 25 feet) and required safety equipment
• Component level troubleshooting and replacement

Candidates must have resided in the US for the prior 3 years

Candidates must have strong technical abilities excellent communication skills and a teamwork emphasis. Candidates must also be able to integrate into a highly skilled Information Technology Team.

The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation after hire to obtain a badge for facility access and user accounts.



SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Three years of continuous residency in the U.S. for issuance of a Government Security credential
• The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation after hire to obtain a badge for government facility access and user account

Experience and/or Education in lieu of these qualifications will be reviewed for applicability to meet these requirements.

KBR partners with several other companies to fulfill its requirements as a government contractor. The selected subcontracting companies align their benefits as closely as possible to those above.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match medical dental vision life insurance AD&D flexible spending account disability paid time off or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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