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 employees

Founded 1973

🚀 Aerospace

🏢 Enterprise

Aerospace • Defense • Enterprise

SES Space & Defense is a company dedicated to providing services and solutions in the aerospace and defense sectors. They focus on enhancing operational capabilities and delivering innovative technology solutions to support military and government missions. SES Space & Defense embodies values such as diversity, inclusion, and a commitment to nurturing talent across various professional backgrounds, including engineering and information technology.

📋 Description

• 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.

🎯 Requirements

• 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.

🏖️ Benefits

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