Satellite & Ground Systems Engineer
Core
Lead and sustain systems engineering activities for complex space and ground development programs, defining mission concepts and ensuring technical consistency from concept through operational deployment.
Role type
Senior IC systems engineer (satellite & ground systems)
Builds
Next generation satellite systems, ground infrastructure, and mission operations capabilities for commercial and national security space missions
Domain
Aerospace, defense, satellite systems, ground infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Systems engineering lifecycle management, system architecture development, Concepts of Operations (ConOps) development, requirements elicitation and management, requirements traceability, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), multidisciplinary collaboration, stakeholder needs capture
Preferred skills
End-to-end space systems leadership, inter-satellite communications (optical/R/F), MBSE tools (Cameo, Enterprise Architect, MagicDraw), Ansys/STK, requirements management tools (DOORS, Jama, Polarion), functional analysis, interface definition, formal systems engineering reviews, agile development environments, configuration management, Git/Jira/Confluence
Technologies
SysML, Cameo Systems Modeler, Enterprise Architect, MagicDraw, Ansys, STK, IBM DOORS Next, Jama Connect, Polarion, Git, Jira, Confluence
Responsibilities
Define mission concepts and develop Concepts of Operations (ConOps), manage system requirements and maintain traceability, develop high-level system architecture, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across the V-model lifecycle, support formal systems engineering reviews, plan verification and validation activities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
