Technical SETA SME - Space Science
Core
Subject Matter Expert supporting the full lifecycle of space science research programs, including development, source selection, execution, and transition.
Role type
Senior Subject Matter Expert (Space Science & Systems Engineering)
Builds
Space science research programs and mission designs
Domain
Space systems engineering, orbital mechanics, and space environment effects
Required skills
Space systems engineering, mission design, space operations, orbital mechanics, satellite constellation operations, space environmental effects, satellite subsystems knowledge, space domain awareness, space environment sensing modalities
Preferred skills
Intelligence Community (IC) experience, space weather phenomena knowledge, Sun-Earth system interactions, geophysical data analysis
Technologies
Coronagraphs, magnetometers, particle detectors, ionospheric sounders, GNSS receivers, NOAA SWPC data, NASA heliophysics mission data
Responsibilities
Attend meetings, workshops, conferences, and testing events as Subject Matter Expert; support research program lifecycle from development to transition; analyze geophysical and heliophysical data; evaluate satellite systems vulnerabilities to space environment disturbances
