Ground Systems Engineer â Health & Safety
Ground Systems Engineer â Health & Safety
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USD 125000 - 160000
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Job Description
We are seeking a Ground Systems Engineer Health & Safety to join our team. This role supports the design and procurement of groundbased software hardware and procedures required to operate a constellation of dozens of Earth Observation spacecraft in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO).
This role generates requirements and highlevel design for multiple critical components of ground software and oversees their development integration and testing. The Ground Systems Engineer works with internal stakeholders customers and external software and hardware vendors both domestic and international.
Responsibilities
- Act as the technical lead for ground segment components pertaining to space vehicle health & safety such as Mission Control/Management and Flight Dynamics software.
- Generate requirements for the EOI ground segment hardware and software through the development of userfocused system workflows.
- Develop solutions and documentation for complex technical problems such as encryption key management which informs the ground segments architecture and operation.
- Perform technical evaluations during the ground segment software procurement process.
- Oversee the development integration and testing of ground segment software using Agile processes.
- Review Interface Control Documents (ICDs) attend design reviews and review systemlevel test events to maintain compatibility within the ground segment.
- Communicate ground segment status and issues effectively with developers managers and endusers.
- Oversee delivery of ground segment components using Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for build and deployment.
- Ensure ground segment compatibility with EOI segments and thirdparty entities through collaboration with space segment system integration ground antenna network and other SMEs.
Requirements
- Bachelorsdegree in Engineering Physics or equivalent combination of technical education and related work experience.
- 5 years working with space mission ground systems as a developer engineer or power user. Experience with Earth Observation and/or LEO missions is a plus.
- Knowledge of ground segment architectures particularly Mission Control/Management and Flight Dynamics software components.
- Experience working with users of ground segments such as spacecraft operators and flight dynamics experts.
- Expertise with collaborative project development tools such as Atlassian Confluence and Jira.
- Experience with a variety of analysis tools such as STK and Excel and scripting languages such as Python or Ruby.
- Technical writing aptitude and the ability to present to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Experience with agile software development and CI/CD concepts.
Compensation
- The anticipated compensation for this position is $125000$160000/yr depending on previous experience.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
