Spacecraft Attitude Control Systems Engineer

4 days ago

Chantilly, Virginia, United States SAIC Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Spacecraft Attitude Control Engineer to join our team at SAIC. As a key member of our Space and Launch Division, you will be responsible for supporting the design, integration, and test of Attitude Control Systems for spacecraft.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support the customer in the design, integration, and test of the ACS subsystem.
  • Review and coordinate on all changes to specifications, lCDs, and system-level requirements documentation for the ACS subsystem.
  • Provide expert advice/analysis on ACS considerations for new satellite/payload developments.
  • Coordinate with bus development POC, S&L subsystem leads, branch chiefs, and division chiefs.
  • Provide technical evaluation of ACS efforts in contractor Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs).
  • Identify and assess emerging risks; develop and evaluate proposed burn-down plans.
  • Provide expert advice/analysis on accommodation considerations for new satellite/payload developments.
  • Review prime contractor readiness to proceed into spacecraft manufacturing and test.
  • Support factory integration and test activities, as needed.
  • Provide support to launch and satellite on-orbit test, as needed.
  • Attend contractor milestone reviews (e.g. PDR, CDR, pre-test, pre-ship, and other meetings) to provide technically based recommendations regarding satisfaction of review entrance and exit criteria.
  • Attend system-level design reviews, and program management reviews to assess design maturity, requirements compliance, and to provide informed technical recommendations to the USG.
  • Attend Vehicle Engineering branch meetings.
  • Support the customer in the review of financial and earned value reports.
  • Develop productive relationships with prime contractor counterparts, functional counterparts, and other spacecraft subsystem subject matter experts.
Requirements
  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
  • Bachelors degree in a STEM field. Background in astrodynamics analysis preferred.
  • 5+ years professional experience.
  • Experienced in the design & integration of satellite buses.
  • Knowledgeable of launch & flight operations of space vehicles.
  • Knowledge of attitude control related hardware, manufacture, and test to include control moment gyroscopes, star trackers, torque rods, thrusters, and moving mechanical actuators.
  • In-depth knowledge of astrodynamics applications (e.g. orbit determination, orbit maintenance, orbit design) such as Matlab/Simulink, STK, and Python. Knowledge of NASTRAN, nice to have.
  • Knowledge of satellite attitude control algorithms (e.g. Kalman filter based attitude determination, Control Moment Gyroscope steering algorithms, multi-body dynamics, controls-structures interactions).
About SAIC

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