Senior Satellite Engineer: TS/SCI Clearance & Critical Ops

Sentar Inc.

Huntsville (AL)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

5 hours ago

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Job summary

Sentar Inc. seeks a Senior Satellite Engineer in Huntsville, AL, to support operations, management, and maintenance of satellite and ground systems ensuring continuous communications in support of fleet, joint, and interagency operations.

The role involves telemetry trending, anomaly resolution, real-time data analysis, and quarterly health reporting to maintain mission readiness. A TS/SCI clearance and BS degree in engineering or physical sciences are required, with 5 years of related

Qualifications

Clearance Level: TS/SCI
Education: BS degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences
Five years of experience in satellite system design operations, trend analysis and anomaly resolution.

Responsibilities

Perform telemetry data trending and analysis to assess satellite state of health (SOH) and mitigate risks.
Support briefing the support crew, verify command transmission, monitor telemetry and execute contingency actions to safe and recover satellite.
Analyze real-time and archived telemetry data to develop graphs and charts that trend subsystem performance (Power, Momentum, Propulsion, Thermal, Attitude Control).
Provide a quarterly SOH report for each satellite subsystem and identify trends affecting mission requirements.
Develop and recommend corrective actions to maintain satellite system health and reduce operational risk.