Satellite Communications System Engineer

a.i. solutions; Welcome Acres (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & Holidays

401k Safe Harbor

Parental leave

Life/AD&D

Tuition Assistance

Wellness programs

Job summary

a.i. solutions is seeking a Satellite Communications System Engineer to support the Mission System Support contract at the Blossom Point Satellite Command and Tracking Facility.

The role focuses on sustaining mission-critical satellite command, control, tracking, and ground-system operations for national security space missions. The engineer will help integrate new missions into baseline, plan upgrades, and analyze needs to define performance requirements across ground station hardware and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 5 years of experience with spacecraft ground stations, systems, and networks.
• Security clearance: Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information at contract award.
• Technical background in ground station system and subsystem design for telemetry, tracking, and communications.

Responsibilities

• Assist with integrating new missions into the baseline and planning system upgrades.
• Identify requirements and deficiencies in ground station hardware and software; evaluate system performance.

Skills

Satellite comms

System integration

Ground station experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering or related field

Tools

Space/ground systems

Job description

a.i. solutions is seeking a Satellite Communications System Engineer that will support the Mission System Support contract at the Blossom Point Satellite Command and Tracking Facility (BPTF). The program supports the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in sustaining mission-critical satellite command, control, tracking, and ground-system operations. Team members will contribute to the reliable operation, integration, maintenance, and advancement of systems essential to national security space missions. This role is contingent upon contract award.

The Satellite Communications System Engineer is part of technical team and will assist with integrating new missions into the baseline, planning system upgrades, identify requirements and deficiencies in ground station hardware and software. Assists with the analyses to evaluate needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, science discipline or related field and 5 years of experience with spacecraft ground stations systems and networks.

• Must have a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information at time of contract award
• Technical background in ground station system and subsystem design and development for spacecraft telemetry, tracking and communications.

MAKE A MOVE, MAKE AN IMPACT.

a.i. solutions was founded over 30 years ago with a mission to MAKE AN IMPACT by exceeding expectations. A move to our team means using your passion and ingenuity to MAKE AN IMPACT through innovations, defending national security, and enabling access to space. MAKE A MOVE, to join a team driven by a shared ambition, and rewarded for individual contributions.

BENEFITS THAT MAKE AN IMPACT:

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• Paid Time Off and Holidays

• 401k Safe Harbor Plan, we contribute on Day #1

• Paid Parental leave for Mom & Dad

• Company Paid Life/AD&D

• Tuition Assistance

• Wellness plans that reward wellbeing & work life harmony