Senior Payload Engineer - SIGINT/RF Systems

International Executive Service Corps; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Retirement and Savings

Learning and Development

Wellness Programs

Optional Benefit Elections

Job summary

FTS International, LLC seeks a Payload Engineer in Chantilly, VA to provide SME advice, technical evaluations, and alternative approaches to a government customer on SIGINT payload design and integration.

Required: TS/SCI with polygraph, a BS in Electrical or Communications Engineering, and 14+ years in RF payload or space systems development with 10+ years in payload systems engineering, plus strong communication with senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Security clearance requirement: TS/SCI with polygraph.
• Advanced knowledge in RF payload architectures and signal processing.
• Experience with space systems development lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME advice on SIGINT payload design, integration, and performance.
• Evaluate contractor designs, test plans, and performance data against mission requirements.
• Provide independent assessments of technical issues and cost/schedule implications.
• Lead or participate in design reviews and risk assessments.
• Support end-to-end system engineering activities and stakeholder engagement.
• Collaborate with RF engineers, systems architects, and mission analysts.
• Conduct analysis of alternatives for payload solutions; assess feasibility and cost-effectiveness.
• Maintain interface control documents (ICDs).
• Create and deliver technical presentations to program office leadership.

Skills

TS/SCI with polygraph

RF payload development

SIGINT systems engineering

Antenna design

RF propagation (space)

Link budgets

MBSE familiarity

System design analysis

DS processing basics

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or Communications Engineering

Job description

FTS International, LLC seeks a Payload Engineer in Chantilly, VA to provide SME advice, technical evaluations, and alternative approaches to a government customer on SIGINT payload design and integration.

Required: TS/SCI with polygraph, a BS in Electrical or Communications Engineering, and 14+ years in RF payload or space systems development with 10+ years in payload systems engineering, plus strong communication with senior leaders.