Principal RF Ground Systems – Anchor Station Engineer

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⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

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SES Space & Defense

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51 - 200 Mitarbeiter

Gegründet 1973

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🚀 Luft- und Raumfahrt

Consulting • Manufacturing • Aerospace

SES Space & Defense ist ein Unternehmen, das sich der Bereitstellung von Dienstleistungen und Lösungen in den Bereichen Luft- und Raumfahrt sowie Verteidigung widmet. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Verbesserung der operativen Fähigkeiten und der Bereitstellung innovativer technologischer Lösungen zur Unterstützung militärischer und staatlicher Missionen. SES Space & Defense verkörpert Werte wie Vielfalt, Inklusion und ein Engagement zur Förderung von Talenten aus unterschiedlichen beruflichen Hintergründen, einschließlich Ingenieurwesen und Informationstechnologie.

Beschreibung

• Serve as the principal technical authority for the RF Ground System and anchor station supporting GEO satellite communications operations. • Lead engineering activities associated with the design, development, integration, and deployment of mission-critical RF ground infrastructure, including: • Large aperture antenna systems • RF chains and associated subsystems • Frequency conversion equipment • High-power amplification systems • Low-noise receive systems • Modems and waveform processing systems • Monitoring and control systems • RF monitoring and spectrum management capabilities • Develop and maintain RF ground segment architecture, requirements, interface control documents (ICDs), and technical baselines. • Support the Ground Segment IPT Lead in coordinating technical execution across spacecraft, ground segment, network, cybersecurity, and operations teams. • Lead engineering activities supporting satellite feeder link connectivity, including: • Link budget development and validation • RF performance analysis • Carrier planning • Spectrum coordination • Availability and resiliency assessments • End-to-end communications performance verification • Provide technical leadership for TT&C ground system implementation, including command path design, telemetry reception, tracking support, and operational interfaces. • Support development and execution of ground segment integration and test activities, including: • Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) • Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) • RF performance testing • End-to-end satellite-to-ground testing • Operational readiness demonstrations • Lead RF troubleshooting, anomaly resolution, and root cause analysis during integration, test, launch, and on-orbit operations. • Coordinate with satellite manufacturer teams to ensure compatibility between spacecraft RF payload, TT&C systems, and ground infrastructure. • Support development of operational procedures, maintenance plans, configuration documentation, and sustainment processes. • Provide technical oversight of anchor station reliability, redundancy, availability, and disaster recovery capabilities. • Support cybersecurity implementation efforts for RF ground infrastructure, including protection of command and control pathways. • Participate in customer technical reviews, design reviews, readiness reviews, and program milestone assessments. • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across the RF ground engineering team.

🎯 Anforderungen

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, RF Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline. • 12+ years of experience in satellite communications, RF systems engineering, or ground segment development. • Demonstrated experience designing, integrating, testing, or operating satellite RF ground systems. • Extensive experience with GEO satellite communications architectures and associated ground infrastructure. • Strong understanding of: • Satellite feeder link architectures • TT&C systems • RF link budgets • Antenna systems • High-power RF systems • Modulation and coding techniques • Spectrum management • RF interference analysis • Experience supporting large aperture antenna systems and mission-critical gateway or anchor station operations. • Experience with government or defense satellite communications programs. • Experience leading technical activities across multiple engineering disciplines and contractor organizations. • Ability to develop and communicate complex technical solutions to government customers and senior leadership. • Active U.S. Secret clearance required; Top Secret/SCI preferred.

🏖️ Vorteile

• Health insurance • Retirement plans • Paid time off • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development • Cybersecurity implementation efforts