Systems Engineer, Ground Stations – Onsite

Fisica, Inc; Strathearn (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous PTO

401k with match

Tuition reimbursement

Paternal leave

Job summary

Fisica, Inc. seeks a highly capable Systems Engineer to lead the development, integration, and sustainment of ground-based systems for satellite and space communications.

You will help architect, design, implement, and operate ground station infrastructure supporting mission-critical applications. The role requires coordinating with hardware/software engineers, program management, and subcontractors, ensuring requirements, ICDs, and test plans are delivered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in systems engineering.
• Understanding of RF systems, SATCOM architecture, TT&C, and/or signal processing.
• Experience with ground station components (e.g., antennas, modems, RF converters, tracking systems).
• Proficiency with system modeling tools (e.g., SysML, MATLAB, STK).

Responsibilities

• Define and manage system requirements and interfaces for ground station infrastructure.
• Support the full systems engineering lifecycle: CONOPS, design trade studies, integration, verification, and validation.
• Develop interface control documents, systems specifications, and test plans.
• Coordinate with hardware/software engineers, program management, customers, and subcontractors.
• Troubleshoot system-level issues and perform root cause analysis during integration and operations.
• Contribute to mission planning and ground system automation improvements.
• Ensure ground systems meet operational, performance, reliability, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Support program milestones and design reviews.

Skills

RF systems

SATCOM architecture

TT&C

signal processing

ground station components

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems, Electrical or Aerospace Engineering or related field

Master’s degree in a technical field

Tools

SysML

MATLAB

STK

Job description

Fisica, Inc. seeks a highly capable Systems Engineer to lead the development, integration, and sustainment of ground-based systems for satellite and space communications.

You will help architect, design, implement, and operate ground station infrastructure supporting mission-critical applications. The role requires coordinating with hardware/software engineers, program management, and subcontractors, ensuring requirements, ICDs, and test plans are delivered.