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SATCOM Terminal Systems Engineer

San Diego, California, US💼 Full-time💰 $110,000–$110,000🗓 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, integration, and fielding of ground-mobile protected communications terminals operating on MILSATCOM systems.

Role type

Mid-level systems engineer (defense SATCOM terminals)

Builds

Ground-mobile protected communications terminals for national security

Domain

Defense / Satellite Communications

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Systems engineering, requirements analysis and allocation, interface control documents, formal design reviews, system integration and test planning, EHF waveform architecture, TRANSEC principles, MIL-STD-461/810 compliance, technical reporting to government

Preferred skills

Ground-mobile SATCOM terminal program experience, AEHF constellation access requirements, COMSEC/TRANSEC integration, Production Readiness Review support

Technologies

IBM DOORS, Cradle, Jama, MIL-STD-499, EIA-632

Responsibilities

Develop system requirements allocations and traceability; support formal design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR); prepare Interface Control Documents; analyze EHF waveform performance; evaluate TRANSEC implementation; coordinate platform integration constraints; support system-level integration and test activities; prepare technical status reports for government offices

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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