Space Operations Engineer
On-site · Suitland, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Lead, manage, perform, and analyze work across multiple engineering areas of an organization’s operations. Collaborate across the organization to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products. Apply knowledge of spacecraft and satellite operations, mission support and related engineering concepts, approaches, methods, tools, and technology. Interact with customer technical support on ground and space-based services development. Facilitate project tasking between customers' and Aerospace technical management staff. Support design, integration & test of space and ground-based solutions. Examine technology trends, design new products and processes, modify and improve existing products/processes, and develop test procedures. Participate in NOAA ground studies to recommend cost effective solutions for future Enterprise architectures. Advise on strategic technology directions to improve system capabilities, product quality and reduce operational costs. Provide direct support to senior government decision makers regarding programmatic and operational schedules, risks and issues.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related STEM discipline
- Six or more years of progressively responsible professional engineering/scientific experience in space and/or ground systems
- Background in satellite operations and systems engineering
- Experience with NOAA, NASA and/or commercial space systems and operations
- Knowledge of NOAA procurement processes and management support for large systems acquisitions
- Knowledge of space-to-ground communications, RF link budgets, and ground antenna processing
- Ability to provide systems-based engineering leadership for space and ground systems
- Experience with interagency/multi-agency space mission systems
- Strong written and oral communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to obtain/maintain security clearance; U.S. citizenship required
Additional Requirements
- U.S. citizenship or the ability to obtain security clearance
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