Systems Engineer

The NOAA/NESDIS Office of Satellite Products and Operations (OSPO) has established a Mission Operations Enterprise Systems Engineering Team (MOESET) that requires flexible Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support. This support helps to address critical gaps in engineering expertise and project management within OSPOs divisions. Additionally it may fulfill engineering project administration or leadership roles for various partner missions as well as OSPOs internal sustainment and ground architecture evolution initiatives. This assistance will encompass several NOAA missions and partnerships. STC is seeking two Satellite Networks Engineers with the qualifications below for this effort. One opening is in Suitland Maryland and the second is in Wallops VA.

Job Description

• Provide engineering expertise in the installation integration and operation of ground systems that support NOAAs Satellite Service and related space missions.

• Perform professional engineering work involving electronic circuits circuit elements equipment systems and associated phenomena concerned with electromagnetic or acoustical wave energy or electrical information for purposes such as communication computation sensing control measurement and navigation.

• Provide support to Engineering Assessments (EA) and cost estimation if requested.

• Support oversight of sustainment projects to provide the Government insight on vendor commitments and constraints in terms of budget schedule technical scope and quality.

• Validate space capability requirements analyze current system performance and perform gap analysis to support emerging capabilities in the program.

• Support investigations into Network Antenna or any other groundrelated anomaly and participate in the notification and closure processes.

• Support the transition of the space data distribution and network configuration.

• Deliver data recommendations analytical reports or papers including Interface Control Document (ICD) generation and updates/mods.

• Interface with NOAA and other Government staff to support regular meetings and to present relevant information per assigned tasking. When appropriate support shall include coordination moderation and meeting documentation for various program activities including outreach to government nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations.

• All SMEs shall have the ability to analyze problems identify solutions work in a fastpaced team environment and have strong written and verbal communication skills.

Specific Duties

Specific duties of the Network Engineer include:

• Plans and schedules the installation of new or modified network hardware and applications software; implements network security procedures and tools.

• Ensures network systems availability functionality integrity and efficiency; manages the installation and integration of network fixes updates and enhancements.

• Performs analysis and assesses all Ground System network infrastructure provide network optimization recommendations and proposed solutions for implementation that improve network data routing data transfer efficiency data integrity and delivery assurance via NOAA NWavetoSOCC ESPC NOAA data centers and Partner Missions Points of Presence.

• Assists the Lead/Senior Systems Engineer in executing projects as directed.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors or masters degree in electrical engineering Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or related field).

• Ten or more years of extensive experience in network infrastructure technologies computer networking software/applications and protocols.

• Certification is required in one or more of the following: CompTIA Network CCNA CCNP AWS Advanced Networking AWS Security Security CISSP and/or GIAC.

• Essential to have experience in cybersecurity principles and practices (e.g. NIST policies FISMA boundaries) cloudbased networking technologies familiarity with programming and scripting and Linux and/or Windows systems administration.

• Preferred experience in the environment space and terrestrial networks including interfacing with antenna systems and a basic understanding of RFtodigital principles.