Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Required Skills & Experience
Required Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Experience: 2–5 years of relevant engineering experience in satellite communications, constellation design, systems engineering, or MS&A.;
Programming: Proficiency in Python or MATLAB for scientific computing and data analysis.
Domain Knowledge: Strong foundation in digital communications and digital signal processing (DSP) fundamentals.
Analytical Tooling: Hands-on experience using modeling and simulation tools for RF and digital communications analysis.
Space Systems & Analysis: Familiarity with space system design concepts, link budgets, coverage analysis, beam pattern synthesis, and orbital visibility assessments.
Trade Studies: Demonstrated experience conducting system-of-systems trade studies and technical evaluations.
Communication: Proven ability to synthesize and present complex technical results clearly.
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in both Python and MATLAB, including modern software development practices.
- Direct experience modeling US Government satellite communications (SATCOM) or sensing systems.
- Experience with constellation-level resource scheduling, mission planning algorithms, or optimization frameworks.
- Experience developing, extending, or refactoring custom MS&A; simulation engines and pipelines.
- Proficiency with Git/GitLab version control and collaborative CI/CD workflows.
- Experience producing advanced technical visualization and animation assets for space missions.
Job Description
Space Communications Design & Analysis:
- Model, design, and analyze end-to-end communications systems, including waveforms, terminal networks, and ground/space hubs using purpose-built simulation tools.
- Apply Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and digital communications principles, including modulations, Forward Error Correction (FEC), and standard waveform families for MILSATCOM and commercial systems (e.g., PTW, DVB-S2/S2X, W-CDMA).
- Perform detailed link budget and closure analyses accounting for nonlinear distortion, adjacent-channel/self-interference, intentional jamming, and advanced threat environments.
System-of-Systems Trades & Resource Scheduling:
- Conduct constellation-level trade studies and performance analyses across multi-vehicle space architectures.
- Evaluate multi-variable trade-offs (cost, priority, coverage, throughput) for constellation mission operations.
- Optimize dynamic allocation and scheduling of constellation resources, including time, RF bandwidth, transmit power, and onboard data storage.
Subsystem Integration & Requirements Analysis:
- Translate multi-subsystem constraints into actionable engineering trades and optimization models.
- Partner with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-fidelity system representations and drive architecture decisions. Software Quality & Configuration Management
- Review, validate, and document simulation models and analytical codebases.
- Maintain version control and collaborative development workflows using modern configuration management tools (e.g., Git/GitLab).
Technical Visualization & Communication:
- Build high-impact visualizations, including interactive dashboards, dynamic data graphics, and mission concept videos.
- Present simulation findings and technical trade-offs clearly to stakeholders to inform critical program decisions.