Senior Satellite Engineer (TS/SCI) - Mission-Critical Ops

Sentar-; California; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Voluntary Medical, Dental, Vision

Generous 401(k) match

Competitive PTO

Holiday, bereavement, maternity leave

Job summary

Sentar is seeking a Senior Satellite Engineer to support operations, management, and maintenance of satellite and ground systems ensuring reliable communications in direct support of Fleet, Joint and interagency operations. This position is dependent on contract award.

Responsibilities include telemetry trending, contingency actions, and quarterly SOH reporting, with an emphasis on timely, knowledge-based decisions and both On-Console and Off-Console expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences.
• Five years of experience in satellite system design, operations, trend analysis and anomaly resolution.
• TS/SCI clearance required.
• Experience with On-Console and off-Console satellite engineering knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Perform telemetry data trending and analysis to assess satellite SOH and mitigate risks.
• Support briefing the support crew, verify command transmission, monitor telemetry and execute contingency actions.
• Analyze real-time and archived telemetry data to trend subsystem performance (Power, Momentum, Propulsion, Thermal, Attitude Control).
• Provide quarterly SOH reports for satellite subsystems and identify trends.
• Develop corrective actions to maintain satellite system health and reduce operational risk.

Skills

Satellite engineering

Telemetry analysis

Anomaly resolution

Decision making

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Physical Sciences

Job description

Sentar is seeking a Senior Satellite Engineer to support operations, management, and maintenance of satellite and ground systems ensuring reliable communications in direct support of Fleet, Joint and interagency operations. This position is dependent on contract award.

Responsibilities include telemetry trending, contingency actions, and quarterly SOH reporting, with an emphasis on timely, knowledge-based decisions and both On-Console and Off-Console expertise.