Ground Systems Engineer - SME

16 Apr 2024

Vacancy expired!

ASRC Federal Space and Defense is seeking a

Ground Systems Lead for our team in Chantilly, VA.

Overview: The successful candidate will serve as the Ground Systems Lead to develop, integrate test and support a satellite constellation ground segment using existing DoD infrastructure. This ground segment will consist of two primary elements, Constellation Operations and Mission Operations.

Key Role:
  • Manage the software engineering and integration (SE&I) required to deliver a Ground segment enterprise for a new space programrequirements, integration, testing, on-orbit management. This includes the external ground networks for flow of mission data.
  • Lead a ground SE&I team of up to ten people in delivering traditional systems integration artifacts, including a technical baseline, segment architecture, requirements decomposition, concept of operations, risk management program, integrated master schedules, and other programmatic materials.
  • Work directly with customer program managers and senior engineers as the focal point to deliver a ground segment compatible with system architectures, schedules, and performance
  • Translate high-level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower level detailed implementation requirements
  • Review and author ground segment SE&I products for technically-clear, programmatically-focused artifacts to inform the ground segment development and integration

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.

Responsibilities

Basic Requirements:
  • A minimum of 15 years of experience developing and integrating space ground enterprises
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field required
  • Ability to solve complex technical problems and provide innovative solutions. Demonstrated success in determining actions necessary to obtain desired results. Expert in satellite ground systems.
  • Current/Active TS/SCI security clearance
  • Experience managing a team to develop, test and stand up a complete satellite ground system using existing DoD ground system infrastructures
  • 10 years of experience related to leading a technical team to establish and evaluate system and subsystem level requirements and ensures requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods
  • Demonstrated experience translating high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications.
  • Experience establishing and coordinating the development of standards, practices, and procedures and managing system interfaces to bring system elements together to work as a whole.
  • Experience in developing test plans and procedures to ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and overseeing testing to validate requirements.
  • Experience leading communications with various industry partners and government customers

Desired Requirements:
  • 5 years systems engineering and integration; 5 years space operations experience preferred
  • Experience in DOD and IC policy, practices and standards related to space systems is preferred.

  • ID: #49711463
  • State: Virginia Chantilly 20151 Chantilly USA
  • City: Chantilly
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2023-04-16
  • Deadline: 2023-06-14
  • Category: Systems/networking