Senior Ground Station Systems Engineer – Satellite Coms

KBR Careers; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

AD&D

FSAs

Disability

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR in Sioux Falls, SD is seeking a Ground Station System Engineer III to join the USGS/EROS and NASA Landsat collaboration on a full-time, on-site basis. You will support RF ground station hardware, satellite communications systems, and systems engineering activities within a multi-disciplinary team.

Requires 4–6 years in Satellite Communications Engineering, a bachelor’s in EE or related field, and US Citizenship due to ITAR.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Satellite Communications/Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 4–6 years of experience in Satellite Communications Engineering or equivalent is required; experience in satellite ground systems or LEO comms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides hardware engineering support and maintenance for ground station RF equipment including procurement, deployment, troubleshooting and repair.
• Provides Satellite Communications systems engineering support to develop ground-based systems per mission requirements (antenna, RF equipment, ground station systems).
• Coordinate activities and status with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Operators and other project team members.
• Conduct systems engineering activities per the SE Management Plan (SEMP)
• Support decomposing operations concepts into detailed requirements and documenting interfaces
• Perform architecture and trade studies and execute integration testing
• Support remote partner location integration activities
• Ensure system activities follow standards and best practices
• Submit, analyze and manage configuration change requests per CM processes

Skills

Excellent interpersonal communication

Teamwork

RF equipment experience

Schematics reading

Anomaly investigations

Systems engineering lifecycle

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering

Satellite Communications/Systems Engineering

Job description

KBR in Sioux Falls, SD is seeking a Ground Station System Engineer III to join the USGS/EROS and NASA Landsat collaboration on a full-time, on-site basis. You will support RF ground station hardware, satellite communications systems, and systems engineering activities within a multi-disciplinary team.

Requires 4–6 years in Satellite Communications Engineering, a bachelor’s in EE or related field, and US Citizenship due to ITAR.