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Senior Satellite/Ground System Engineer

Chantilly, VA · On-site +1

$108K - $147K/yr

Altus is seeking a Senior Satellite/Ground System Engineer to support the Space Development Agency mission Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Key Responsibilities: * Manage and ...

Stratos Solutions

Ground Systems Engineer

Chantilly, VA · On-site

$100 - $125/hr

Oversee the end-to-end systems engineering lifecycle for satellite ground software development ... Develop and refine system architectures and ensure alignment with mission objectives and ...

SAIC

Ground Systems Engineer

Chantilly, VA · On-site

$160K - $200K/yr

ORA_ON_SITE Description Join a mission driven satellite program at the forefront of national ... Support readiness reviews and major program reviews to evaluate ground system readiness * Resolve ...

Saic

Ground Systems Engineer

Chantilly, VA · On-site

$150 - $200/hr

Description Join a mission driven satellite program at the forefront of national defense innovation ... Support readiness reviews and major program reviews to evaluate ground system readiness * Resolve ...

SAIC

Ground Systems Engineer

Chantilly, VA · On-site

$160K - $200K/yr

ORA_ON_SITE Description Join a mission driven satellite program at the forefront of national ... Support readiness reviews and major program reviews to evaluate ground system readiness * Resolve ...

SAIC

Ground Systems Engineer

Chantilly, VA · On-site

$160K - $200K/yr

Description Join a mission driven satellite program at the forefront of national defense innovation ... Support readiness reviews and major program reviews to evaluate ground system readiness * Resolve ...

KBR

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Colorado Springs, CO · On-site

$103K - $140K/yr

Senior Ground System Engineer KBR is seeking a Senior Ground Systems Engineer to provide System ... Ability to assess mission partner antenna network requirements and ensure satellite operations ...

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Senior Satellite/Ground System Engineer

Chantilly, VA • On-site, Remote

Go Altus
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$108K - $147K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 28 days ago

Job description

Altus provides best value engineering, management consulting, and information services to exceptional customers in the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, other government agencies, academia, and commercial industry. Altus is a trusted advisor and a forward-thinking provider of service to our customers. We integrate technical, programmatic, and acquisition disciplines to build fully defined and executable solutions — all focused-on mission success.
Altus is seeking a Senior Satellite/Ground System Engineer to support the Space Development Agency mission
Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage and orchestrate ground segment technical and interface requirements.
  • Manage interface negotiation between space and ground contractors.
  • Oversee requirements and interface verification.
  • Provide system engineering and technical assistance (SETA) support in the development of the following: CONOPs, requirements definitions (or features, themes, epics), system testing, algorithm document review, and interfaces to other application development efforts.
Job Qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering or relevant discipline
  • 5 years or more of experience (or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree).
  • Required Clearance level is at least DoD TS/SCI level - must be active
  • Required experience in the missile warning and/or remote overhead sensing community.
  • Preferred mission operational experience and/or technical experience in support of ground station developments.
  • Experience with technical program management, systems engineering, and government acquisitions of Space/Satellite Systems within the Satellite Control mission area.
  • Experience with contemporary software development processes, such as containerization, orchestration, DevSecOps, and Agile / Spiral SE methodologies.
  • Experience with Integration of key ground segment systems, such as a cloud-based Infrastructure, Platform as a Service (PaaS) baselines, and antennas.
  • Experience with Software Systems Engineering, Design, and Architecture Development
Altus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status or domestic violence victim status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. Equal employment opportunities applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment and hiring, job assignment/placement, promotion, upgrading, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, rates of pay or other compensation, internship, and training.

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