Space Communications Payload Systems Engineer (contract)

Boeing; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Job summary

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Space and Launch Division in El Segundo, California seeks a Space Communications Payload Systems Engineer (Contract) to join the Payload Systems Engineering team. The role covers RF/digital/optical payload design, requirement development, and system verification across the full program life cycle for space‑based applications.

6‑month contract. You will work with domestic/international customers, perform analyses, and support system tests while interfacing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Experience with space payloads or communications subsystems.
• Ability to obtain U.S. Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship required).
• 5+ years of related work experience in space communications or payload design.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RF, digital, and/or optical satellite communications payloads.
• Support trade studies and assist with proposals.
• Define and verify system and interface requirements.
• Perform system-level analyses and CONOPS development.
• Support integration, validation, and testing of payloads.

Skills

RF design

Payload design

System requirements verification

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

C++

Job description

Space Communications Payload Systems Engineer (Contract)

Contract (6 months)

Published 2 days ago

Communication

Struct & Payload Design Engr

Bachelor's Degree

Regular and predictable attendance is required
Work statement is a non-managerial role, non-leadership role.
Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), Space and Launch Division, seeks a Space Communications Payload Systems Engineer to join the Payload Systems Engineering team in El Segundo, California.
The Space Communications Payload Systems Engineering Team develops next-generation payload products and services in partnership with our commercial, government, and proprietary customers. Our team drives all facets of engineering from technology investment, concept development, proposal writing, requirement development, RF and digital payload design, test, verification, and demonstration of products in their relevant environments.
The Space Communications Payload Systems Engineer is part of a high-performing team that is immersed in highly complex development projects. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to design, develop, and deliver state-of-the‑art communication systems for space‑based applications for commercial, civil and/or national security programs. This position will work with a highly motivated team that works with domestic or international customers on their latest satellite systems. This role’s assignments typically span the complete program life cycle, from internal trades, concept studies and system definition, to satellite development, launch, and on‑orbit operations and test.

Position Responsibilities

• Design and develop next generation RF (Radio Frequency), digital, and/or optical satellite communications systems and payload architectures
• Support trade studies and generate proposals
• Define and verify space communication unit, subsystem and system requirements and interfaces
• Perform system-level CONOPS development, functional analysis, RF and Optical performance analysis and decomposition
• Support system-level integration and validation
• Perform analyses and simulations for space communication systems, including: link analysis, signal distortion, system capacity, reliability, and performance
• Develop analysis tools using MATLAB and object‑oriented software platforms
• Develop and verify system algorithms that meet functional and performance requirements
• Oversee the design and build of satellite RF and digital payload units from internal teams and external suppliers that meet defined requirements and interfaces
• Perform design reviews and requirements sell‑off
• Perform system test preparation, execution, troubleshooting, and verification

Required Skills

• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• 5 years of related work experience
• Experience or an academic background with communications subsystems or units
• Experience or an academic background with payload design, analysis, development, and/or verification

Preferred Skills

• 14+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience working on satellite or space‑based payloads
• Experience with satellite or terrestrial RF and digital communications systems and antenna theory
• Experience with requirements definition and verification
• Experience with RF analyses such as G/T, EIRP, gain-loss
• Experience with Matlab/Simulink and C++

Pay Rate Range

Min Pay Rate $100

Max Pay Rate $110

Currency USD

Unit hourly

Benefits Information

*Optional Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.