Systems Engineer, Space
Herndon, VA - USA
Job Summary
In the Space Special Programs team we build spacecraft and space systems which serve a wide variety of functions in the space architecture. At a time when space superiority can no longer be taken for granted and with space systems proliferating at an incredible rate the Space Special Programs team provides advanced mission critical capabilities to our customer base to be able to more effectively operate and survive within this expanding environment with limited personnel. Working across product engineering saleslogistics operations and mission success the Space Special Programs team develops tests deploys andoperatesnew unique space capabilities to drive mission success in challenging operational environments.
We are looking forseveralSystemEngineersto join our rapidly growing team inChantilly VA.In this role you will be responsible for assisting with the full life cycle of design development integration & test and operations for spacecraft and associated systems including maintaining and managing requirements risks budgets and trade studies; interfacing with the other spacecraft disciplines to assure the system is meeting requirements and goals; andgenerating documentation like test plans test procedures and design review presentation materials forinterfacing with customers and internal stakeholders to communicate engineering team as a whole must span the full capabilities ofthe systems role inspacecraftproduct development with the expectation that over timeyou will gain experience in all of the facets of therole including requirements development mission design spacecraft and payload design integration and test and on-orbit operations.
- Work with a cross-functional team to design market leading hardware products
- Help reach product maturity through rapid prototyping design verification and qualification activities
- Learn andApplymodern space-flight hardware design standards and guidelines to create high-reliability highly manufacturable systems
- Develop track andmaintainsystem requirements and work with other disciplines to assure the overall system as well as subsystems are meeting testing and verifying compliance with the requirements
- Define track andmaintainprogram risks and risk burn-down plans
- Define track andmaintainsystem budgets
- Participate with the rest of the team in following internal guidelines and best practices for space flight hardware design test manufacture and operations
- Participate in peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews and help develop customer-facing system design documentation and presentations
- Help drive developmentintegrationand test activities to meet schedule
- Work in a fast-paced environment having to juggle multiple concurrent projects and customers
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- B.S. in aerospace mechanical electrical computer science or similar engineering or technical field
- 2-8 years of professional experience in hardware-based product development
- Basicunderstanding ofdesigntechniques to meetspace flightmechanical electricalsoftwareand manufacturing requirements
- Ability togenerate comprehensive block diagrams and decompose a system into its requirements
- Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet CAN I2C SPI PCIeMIPI CSI-2etc
- Familiarity with common MCU CPU FPGAdevicesand technologies
- Familiarity with basic spacecraft designprinciples and subsystems
- Ability todeterminemanageworkassignments based onprioritizeddirection from management near-term goals and day-to-day levels of progress
- Familiarity with managing budgets(mass power error linketc)and creating models (power data usagepropellantetc)
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with others
- Ability to work within our company and team culture and take ownership of the tasks assigned to you
- Willing to listen and learn from experts but still speak up when you have ideas
- Must be a U.S. Citizen andable to obtain andmaintaina U.S. Top Secret security clearance
- Experience designing integrating and flyingCubesatspacecraft meant tooperatein LEO through GEO environmentsis a significant plus
- 1 years of experience working in a classified environmentis a plus
US Salary Range
$112000 - $149000 USD
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