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SalarySpace Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast-growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers. Our employees are forward-thinking, self-directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers’ technical challenges.
SSI is seeking an RF Payload Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services to a Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer for a complex space and ground efforts as part of an exciting and innovative set of programs.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Overseeing design and development of RF Payload Systems and components including signal processing units.
- Applying complex RF specifications, tolerances, simulations, and test procedures for RF Payload Systems and components.
- Assisting the Government in developing the concept of operations (CONOPS) and approaches to employment of RF systems.
- Ensuring research and development (R&D) efforts are planned and conducted on sound engineering practices including management of technical risks.
- Providing technical support to Government customer activities and programmatic processes.
- Develop documents and briefings to communicate work or study status briefs to the Government and industry as required.
- Developing RF payload performance models to inform Government Systems Engineering trades.
- Supports Contract Officer Technical Representatives (COTRs) and Developers by coordinating with other technical domain SMEs and program stakeholders to achieve a detailed understanding of the flight systems, designs, and interfaces necessary to satisfy mission requirements.
- Providing critical review of the Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix (RVTM) to ensure contractor Specifications are traceable to government Requirements.
- Providing critical review of the Verification and Validation (V&V) plan to ensure all requirements are satisfied and thoroughly tested.
- Providing oversight of acquisitions, with a specific focus on the RF Payload Systems elements, functionality, interfaces, manufacture, build, test, and operations to ensure end-to-end system closure and satisfaction of mission needs.
- Reviewing Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables to ensure content, technical accuracy, and sufficiency of design details to meet program requirements and objectives.
- Participating in technical interchange meetings between developers and COTR.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
- Experience in RADAR system operations, waveform usage, and processing.
- Experience in RF systems design, specifications, development, manufacturing, and test
- Strong written and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and team environment.
- Experience using Systems Engineering processes, methods, tools, and program roles to develop, implement, and deploy solutions for Satellite Systems.
- Travel is 10% of the time.
Space Systems Integration provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
