SAIC · 3 days ago

Spacecraft Payload Engineer

Chantilly, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

10+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Responsible for antenna array and end-to-end payload development as a technical expert.

Support end-to-end payload development including maintenance, verification of segment-level payload requirements, evaluation of specifications, CONOPs development, verification plans, procedures and results, test data, and qualifications and acceptance test plans and results.

Support factory payload calibration activities, develop on-orbit verification events, and apply knowledge of hardware and software to antenna and receiver development.

Oversee payload design updates, apply program management knowledge to achieve technical performance within cost and schedule constraints, identify risks, develop corrective action plans, and conduct technical evaluations and budget formulation.

Support payload modification and modernization investigations, assess proposed payload designs, and support acceptance testing and failure review boards.

Participate in root cause dispositioning for technical issues, communicate technical and programmatic issues, and provide recommendations to government counterparts.

Qualification

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RF Link BudgetsTS/SCI with Polygraph ClearanceNational Security SystemsProblem-SolvingFlexibilityCreativity

Required

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or a technical field such as Physics, Math, or Astronautics and 10 years engineering experience with RF systems

Experience in the design, manufacturing, acquisition, analysis or operation of complex array systems to include working knowledge of downstream of receive/processors, RF front end linearity, and overall payload sensitivity

Ability to perform basic independent RF Link Budgets

Requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance