Space System I&T Engineer Lead
- Provide System Integration and Test leadership to one or more of the following: the satellite bus RF payloads optical payloads custom ground terminals or custom user terminals.
- Provide system-level test design technical expertise to one or more of the following products and services: satellite bus RF payloads optical payloads custom ground terminals or custom user terminals.
- Specify and develop end-to-end payload or sub-system integration and test plans and procedures to validate performance against customer and/or partner requirements
- Create test algorithms test scripts and calibration routines as part of performing lab and field evaluation of integrated satellites bus payloads or sub-systems
- Analyze system and subsystem test data and engage with cross functionally with teammates partners suppliers or customers to evaluate the product performance and provide proactive feedback on potential improvements.
- Architect design and validate mechanical optical and electrical support equipment necessary to enable test execution and requirements verification
- Prepare reports documenting test results test coverage performance results and other key performance indicator (KPI) metrics and communicate issues effectively with developers and managers
- Effectively manage and track to closure test anomalies defects and bugs; Debug root-cause and make continuous improvements of control systems in a high-rate production environment
- 5 years of space vehicle bus RF payload or optical payload integration and test or related industry experience
- 5 years of experience developing space or communication system test requirements plans and procedures for system design verification and validation.
- 4 years of experience developing code in Matlab LabVIEW Python Docker Rust on Linux platforms and experience with industry standard coding practices
- Experience with testing satellite communications payloads optical communications payload spacecraft bus and constituent subsystems or space vehicle level.
- Experience in developing and reviewing requirements to support various test phases
- Experience in test plan development related to established space hardware test standards (GEVS/SMC-S-016) or military standards (MIL-STD-810 DO-160)
- Strong debugging/troubleshooting skills
- Solid understanding of system engineering test fundamentals
- Computational problem solving and test automation/optimization in one or more of the following: Python Matlab LabVIEW C/C Docker Rust on a Linux platform.
- Experience in development integration and commissioning of satellite communication systems
- Experience with development of automated test systems
- Experience writing end to end and integration and test plans
- Experience with incoming calibration checks and developing calibration procedures
- Experience developing executing and reviewing formal acceptance/qualification test results
- Experience with communication and electrical system test equipment such as vector spectrum analyzers vector signal generators power supplies and oscilloscopes