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Peraton · 20 hours ago

Spacecraft Systems Engineer / Space Communications

US-NM-Las Cruces

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$51K/yr - $82K/yr

0+ years exp

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. The Spacecraft Systems Engineer will be responsible for maintaining the health and safety of the STPSat-6 spacecraft, developing procedures for spacecraft activities, and analyzing mission partner requests.

Information TechnologyRobotics

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform daily monitoring and trending of the STPSat-6 spacecraft state-of-health data

Develop procedures for performing spacecraft activities, including battery management, station-keeping maneuvers, and momentum unloads

Analyzes mission partner requests and execute payload commanding

Plans and conducts experimental, operational simulations

Analyze and identify spacecraft anomaly root causes, then plan and execute recovery actions

Plans, coordinates, directs, and evaluates testing of aerospace systems

Plans and coordinates activities concerned with investigating and resolving aerospace vehicle and or mission partner concerns

Monitor and maintain associated ground equipment and coordinate maintenance activities

Performs risk assessment of aerospace systems and generates risk mitigation plans and strategies

Occasional work during nights or weekends is required when executing activities or anomaly recoveries

As experience is gained, provide on-the-job training to peers

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Aerospace EngineeringDigital Signal ProcessingSystems Tool KitMATLABPythonLabVIEWSpacecraft OperationsRF EquipmentMS Office SuiteWritten CommunicationOral Communication

Required

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 0-2 years of relative experience

This position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a secret security clearance. In order to obtain a clearance, you need to be a US Citizen and show proof of citizenship