Ground System Concept Engineer/Senior Ground System Concept Engineer
Core
Design innovative spacecraft and ground segment solutions for US Space Force, Intelligence Community, NASA, and commercial customers, focusing on concept and architecture design, trade analysis, and modeling.
Role type
Senior IC ground system concept engineer (space systems)
Builds
Ground system concepts, architectures, and preliminary designs for space-enabled capabilities
Domain
Defense, intelligence, and space systems
Required skills
system architecting, systems engineering, concept design, model-based systems engineering, ground system development, mission control, mission processing, strategic decision-making, cross-functional team leadership
Preferred skills
concurrent engineering tools, commercial cloud offerings, antenna/hardware for ground entry points, software process approaches, Satellite Control Network (SCN), telemetry tracking and command (TT&C), Systems Modeling Language (SysML), Unified Architecture Framework (UAF), simulation tools (MATLAB, Python, Simulink, STK, C++, SolidWorks)
Responsibilities
Lead architecture and concept design studies for ground systems; define system capabilities and interfaces; evaluate design concepts and participate in reviews; mentor early-career members; develop tools and models for concept design
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership