Space-Based Environmental Monitoring- Ground System Engineer
Core
Designing innovative spacecraft and ground segment solutions to meet mission needs for US Space Force, Intelligence Community, NASA, NOAA, and commercial customers.
Role type
Senior IC systems engineer (ground system architecture)
Builds
Conceptual and preliminary architecture studies, trade analyses, and interoperability models for satellite ground systems
Domain
Space systems engineering / Earth observation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Systems engineering principles, satellite ground system design, Earth observation spacecraft systems, concurrent engineering tools, mission control systems, data processing architectures, geographically dispersed program management
Preferred skills
Cloud-based ground system architectures, hybrid on-premise and cloud infrastructure, ground station architectures, data interoperability standards (HDF5, NetCDF, CCSDS), microservices and APIs, simulation tools (MATLAB, Python, Simulink, STK, C++)
Responsibilities
Provide concept exploration and engineering support for NOAA satellite ground system architectures; Lead and participate in conceptual and preliminary architecture studies and trades; Evaluate ground system design and architecture concepts for multi-source data integration; Develop tools and models that support ground system concept design and interoperability analysis; Mentor junior members of the organization
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
