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BlackSky · 2 weeks ago

Chief Program Engineer

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$180K/yr - $220K/yr

15+ years exp

BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company that operates a sophisticated space-based intelligence platform providing satellite imagery and analytics. They are seeking a Chief Program Engineer to design, implement, and maintain their ground segment architecture while collaborating with various technical and business leaders.

Defense & Space

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain, BlackSky’s ground segment architecture spanning ground subsystems (which include mission planning software, ground hardware infrastructure, image processing software, and computer vision algorithms):

Provide an architectural framework for end-to-end ground system development, maintenance, and enhancement efforts

Communicate with internal and external groups to determine functional requirements and translate those requirements to engineering specifications for implementation within the BlackSky architecture

Understand the interactions between systems, applications, and services within the architecture and evaluate the impact of changes or additions

Ensure the accuracy and completeness of architecture documentation

Work closely with developers, engineers, and the product team to develop road maps for system capabilities, align development plans, and ensure effective capability integration across space and ground subsystems

Conduct data analysis from complex space and ground systems, apply knowledge of statistics, software scripting, modeling and simulation, and advanced mathematics to recognize patterns, identify opportunities, and propose solutions to customer and business objectives and decisions

Lead the evaluation, development, and recommendation of capabilities, products, and requirements to provide cost-effective solutions that meet business, technology, and customer requirements

Collaborate with business managers and technical groups to address important customer issues and find innovative solutions to difficult problems

Other responsibilities as needed

Qualification

Satellite ground system architectureSoftware system architectureData analysisSoftware engineering best practicesGeospatial domain knowledgeCloud computing architecturesProblem decompositionAgile developmentSoftware life cycle familiarityEffective communication

Required

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience

At least 15 years of relevant experience with five (5) years' experience in the remote sensing industry

Strong knowledge of satellite ground system architectures and design of satellite ground systems

Demonstrated experience defining and documenting system Concepts of Operations, functional requirements, and performance requirements

Must be a US-born citizen

Experience architecting complex software systems

Able to decompose complex problems into pieces and components

Familiarity with Software Engineering best practices and process including agile development

Knowledge of software enterprise design patterns

Experience designing Software APIs, system integrations and Data Models

Familiarity with software life cycle from product concept through operations and maintenance and toolchains used to manage this process (JIRA, Git, etc.)

Effective communication skills to represent architectural and engineering concepts and decisions across varied stakeholders including Engineering, Sales, Customers, Product Management

Experience developing Concepts of Operations and derived engineering requirements based on complex Customer and Mission requirements

Preferred

Familiarity with the geospatial domain and systems that leverage GIS data, especially from satellite systems and remote sensing

Experience with component(s) of the ground segment for satellite systems including mission planning, ground stations, order management, image production, or AI/ML or analogous systems

Former software engineering and software architecture experience for production systems, especially Satellite or product based SAAS

Master's degree in engineering

Experience with geographic information systems (GIS) applications to create, edit, and analyze geospatial data

Experience with Cloud-based computing architectures and virtual machine environments

Experience designing, developing, and evaluating predictive models and advanced algorithms that lead to optimal value extraction from the data

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance

BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses!

15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more

401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs

Employer matching donations

Professional development

Mac or PC? Your choice!

Awesome swag

Company

BlackSky

BlackSky is a space-based intelligence company that delivers real-time imagery with global rapid revisit, analytics, and high-frequency monitoring of the most critical and strategic locations, economic assets, and events.

Founded in 2013

Herndon, Virginia, US

201-500 employees