Senior Satellite Communications Engineer

2 weeks ago

Meade, United States QinetiQ Full time
Company Overview

We are a world-class team of professionals who deliver cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions in robotic and autonomous platforms, ground, soldier, and maritime systems globally. Our work contributes to groundbreaking research in sensor science, signal processing, data fusion, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and augmented reality.

QinetiQ US's dedicated experts in defense, aerospace, security, and related fields collaborate to explore new ways of protecting the American Warfighter, Security Forces, and Allies. As part of QinetiQ US, you'll be central to the safety and security of the world around us. We partner with our customers to save lives, reduce risks to society, and maintain the global infrastructure we all depend on.

Why Choose QinetiQ US?

If you're ready to tackle complex challenges, you'll experience a unique working environment where innovative teams blend different perspectives, disciplines, and technologies to discover new solutions. In our diverse and inclusive environment, you can be authentic, feel valued, be respected, and realize your full potential. QinetiQ US supports you with flexibility, a commitment to your health and well-being, and opportunities to work with purpose. We're dedicated to supporting your success in both your professional and personal lives.

Position Overview

Join our team in supporting the US Space Force (HQ USSF) COMSATCOM Office. Our team provides high-quality, comprehensive, and diversified expert support services to deliver and integrate a transformative COMSATCOM business model into an overarching SATCOM enterprise environment. We're seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) Engineer (Senior Engineer) to provide expert engineering support and advice in systems engineering and Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM). Key responsibilities include:

  • Providing SATCOM expertise to the office regarding COMSATCOM technologies, including managed and transponder bandwidth, multi-orbit constellations, and innovative technology.
  • Supporting the development of a new Department-wide COMSATCOM acquisition strategy, providing expertise and technical insight to senior leadership and acquisition experts.
  • Participating in government and commercial reviews, symposia, and industry technology conferences to ensure leading-edge technology strategies are employed.
  • Conducting technology assessments, market research, and analysis of COMSATCOM systems, developing and reviewing engineering documents related to COMSATCOM architectures.
  • Supporting all COMSATCOM mission functions, engineering complex solutions, and developing corresponding acquisition documentation from initiation through award.
  • Delivering high-quality products and assessments, including those in support of network design, Information Assurance (IA), and cybersecurity, technology assessment, interface/design specification, solutions analysis, and technical project management.
  • Providing advice and recommendations on, overseeing, or delivering preparation of scope of work documentation, network traffic engineering designs, analyses, models, and simulations; Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Management and Control (M&C) architectures; mission assurance strategies and evaluations; interoperability testing; inspection; technology roadmaps and capability insertions; industry standards; and capacity optimization.
  • Providing regular and routine engineering advisory support to various contract negotiations/evaluations and communicating findings and recommendations in well-written artifacts.
  • Serving as a technical Subject Matter Expert liaison to the SATCOM industry, including with service, technology, and product providers.
  • Communicating Determinations and Findings (D&Fs) in well-written artifacts and being available on-demand to communicate highly technical concepts and strategies.
Required Qualifications
  • Minimum of 10 years of systems engineering in the field of SATCOM or telecommunications.
  • Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering or technical discipline.
  • Secret clearance is required.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
  • Excellent verbal and written Executive-level communication.
  • Team player with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must be deadline-driven, fast-paced, organized, and detail-oriented.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to give and receive candid feedback in an open, results-oriented environment.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in an Engineering or technical discipline.
  • Knowledge of current COMSATCOM vendors, technology, and business models preferred.
  • Knowledge of emerging COMSATCOM capabilities (e.g., proliferated Low Earth Orbit [LEO] vendors, optical links) preferred.
  • Ability to support client site meetings at Fort Meade.
  • TS/SCI eligible.

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