Senior Principal Systems Engineer

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Florida, United States Terran Orbital Corporation Full time
Job Title: Sr Principal Systems Engineer

About the Role:
Terran Orbital Corporation is seeking an experienced Sr Principal Systems Engineer to join our growing team. Reporting to the VP of RF Systems & Payloads, this position will act as a subject matter expert in spacecraft communications systems architecture and design.

Key Responsibilities:
This role will be responsible for technical ownership of a system or subsystem and remain engaged throughout its lifecycle from concept through design, manufacturing, test, verification, calibration, and commissioning. Key duties and responsibilities include:

- Working with customers to define system requirements and coordinate all technical aspects of the mission.
- Developing system architectures that efficiently satisfy customer and internal requirements.
- Performing system trade studies and analyses to balance performance, risk, and cost.
- Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop optimal solutions to complex problems.
- Working with suppliers to define subsystem requirements and coordinate technical oversight of their performance.

Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or physical sciences.
- 15+ years relevant experience in hardware development and systems engineering.
- Experience developing complex satellite communications systems.
- Demonstrated success developing high-complexity satellite systems or subsystems.
- Deep understanding and hands-on experience with link budget, availability, and capacity analysis, modulation and coding techniques, multiple access techniques, latency analysis, and capturing communication system architectures in detailed block diagram and equipment lists.
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrated success in technical leadership.
- Meticulous attention to detail in design and documentation.

Additional Preferred Experience:
- Master's degree in engineering or physical sciences.
- Doctoral degree in engineering or physical sciences.
- Understanding of antenna design principles, phased array systems, and gain/loss budgets.
- Knowledge of key suppliers of space-qualified communications systems hardware and components.
- Active TS/SCI security clearance.
- Experience with space system program lifecycles, development flows, test events, and verification and validation.

Benefits:
- 100% Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
- 401(k) Match.
- Flexible Time Off (FTO).

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