Engineer Senior - Systems, Telecommunications Group

CO Salary Range: USD 137,500.00 - 173,500.00 per year

Job Description
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Join the Space Vehicle Systems Engineering Telecommunications team at SMS - a diverse group of motivated problem solvers faced with the daily challenge of ensuring communications to and from space vehicles. We're excited about the projects we're involved in and have a strong commitment to the missions we enable. Offering growth opportunities at all levels of skill and experience, we're looking for leaders and innovators who can continue our strong reputation for creativity and technical excellence, while helping to define the future of SMS.

We're seeking an independent, action-oriented technical lead to support telecom subsystem design, development, integration, and test throughout the lifecycle of space vehicle (SV) development for major programs. A telecom subsystem may be an entire communications payload or a subassembly to carry tracking, telemetry, command, and instrument data between a space vehicle and relays or ground stations.

• Lead the subsystem technical team (2-5 people).
• Define architectures and support trade studies to appropriately scope subsystem design, assembly, integration, test, launch and early operation (LEOPS) for proposals or studies.
• Understand, define, and manage subsystem requirements.
• Understand, define, and manage internal/external interfaces.
• Report cost, schedule, and technical status to internal/external customers.
• Define, quantify, manage, and report technical risks.
• Provide and/or review engineering analyses to demonstrate adequate subsystem performance and to verify satisfaction of technical requirements (Ex: link budgets, pointing accuracy, component performance, etc).
• Support subsystem and program milestones/gates with appropriate analyses, presentations, and coordination.
• Support identification, procurement, development, test, and integration of hardware, software, and support equipment.
• Manage an incremental assembly, integration, and test strategy to adequately demonstrate subsystem compliance to requirements and interface integrity.
• Support systems-level engineering trades.
• Support LEOPS, on-orbit test, and post-delivery plans and execution.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

• Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
• May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
• May access other facilities in various weather conditions.

• BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 8 or more years related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• Microwave, radio frequency, and/or optical telecom hardware experience.
• Excellent customer service, accountability, professionalism, and interpersonal skills.
• Solid critical thinking skills that result in effective decision making and priority setting.
• Drive for results and executional excellence.
• Team building skills with a player/coach mindset.
• Attention to detail that leads to complete, high-quality engineering products.

• Space hardware experience desired.