Ground Station System Engineer III
Core
Design, integrate, and maintain ground station radio frequency (RF) equipment and satellite communication systems for the USGS EROS Center to support global Earth science data distribution.
Role type
Mid-level System Engineer (Satellite Communications)
Builds
Ground-based satellite communication systems (antennas, RF equipment, controllers) for NASA Landsat and USGS missions
Domain
Aerospace & Defense / Satellite Communications / Remote Sensing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
RF equipment integration and troubleshooting, Systems Engineering lifecycle management, architecture and trade study analysis, configuration management, schematic and wiring diagram interpretation, anomaly investigation
Preferred skills
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications experience, requirements generation, integration and test experience
Technologies
RF equipment, antennas, demodulators, receivers, upconverters, station controllers, spectrum analyzers
Responsibilities
Provide hardware engineering support and maintenance for ground station RF equipment; develop ground-based satellite communication systems per mission requirements; conduct systems engineering activities per SEMP; execute formal integration testing and analysis; support integration activities at remote partner locations; manage configuration change requests
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
