Satellite Systems Engineer III

Experience in any of the following areas is also desired: orbital mechanics, orbital debris modeling, spacecraft attitude control, power systems and modeling, avionics or digital electronics design, risk analysis, communications, or spacecraft integration and testing. Experience in systems engineering to include architectural studies, technical baseline definition, requirements & interface management, hardware/software integration, and mission planning & execution.

DPP is seeking a Satellite Systems Engineer III for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry.
 
Work location: Onsite in Dulles, VA
Duration: 12 months
Terms: W2 Contract
Work authorization: US Citizen; must hold a current/active Top Secret – SCI security clearance at time of application
 
Responsibilities:

• Support major program milestones and readiness reviews by developing technical content and summarizing them into presentations for key stakeholders.
• Author and provide input to program data products and other vital deliverables.
• Work with mission partners to accurately model mission-level elements.
• Assessment of a vehicle’s day-in-the-life and creation of design reference missions (DRMs).
• Produce miscellaneous analysis, such as propellant budget analyses, on-orbit fuel requirements, RF link budgets, and mission lifetime estimates.
• Development of analysis tools as required.
• Requirements Management, including the decomposition of requirements from the Mission down to Subsystems.
• Interface Management, including the development of Interface Control Documentation.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience or PhD with 1 year of professional experience
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
• Experience in systems engineering to include architectural studies, technical baseline definition, requirements & interface management, hardware/software integration, and mission planning & execution
• Experience working with a cross-discipline engineering team

Preferred qualifications:

• Exposure to space vehicle design and production.
• Experience working on Class B, C, or D Space Systems.
• Experience with developing and presenting briefing slides to senior leaders and executive level personnel.
• Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience in system architecture, CONOPs development, or model-based system engineering.
• Experience in scripting languages and modeling tools (e.g. Python, STOL, MATLAB, STK, etc.).
• Experience in any of the following areas is also desired: orbital mechanics, orbital debris modeling, spacecraft attitude control, power systems and modeling, avionics or digital electronics design, risk analysis, communications, or spacecraft integration and testing.

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