SATCOM/Communications Network Engineer

Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, seeks candidates for a SATCOM/Communications Network Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency’s Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) Networks organization (BCN). This position is based in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Provide engineering, technical, and project management expertise to BCN to develop and deploy robust, end-to-end, high availability, test, and operational communication networks to share information across all MDS assets.
• Perform systems engineering and integration to include Military SATCOM Architecture studies and long haul communications engineering and analysis to include: site selections, site surveys, strategic capability development, site planning, providing on-site construction support, site implementation leadership, communications equipment selection, staging, installation, integration and testing management.
• Provide technical analysis of Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) provided designs.
• Assist the government with overseeing the Prime Contractor's development of the BCN.
• Develop facility requirements and participate in facility design reviews.
• Coordinate the installation of facility requirements.
• Facilitate working groups and technical interchange meetings.
• Integrate communication system components into a larger system.
• Draft/brief information/decision papers/briefings and staff coordination packages for senior leadership.
• Perform assessments of detailed network test data.

Required Experience:

• Master's degree in STEM and 12 years of systems engineering-related experience.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Experience with radio frequency (RF) and waveform communications system design.
• Experience with DoD terrestrial and satellite communication systems (MILSATCOM).
• Understanding of telecommunication systems test data.
• Understanding of the requirements review and design review process.
• Understanding of how requirements flow down from system specifications to elements specification?.
• Must be a seasoned professional with a detailed understanding of telecommunication systems.
• Must be a US Citizen and have a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time. US travel only.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Tactical data links (TDL J, Link 11, Link 16) systems, encryption systems, precision timing systems, and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) are desired.
• Experience with Missile Defense Agency and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) services.
• Experience with large-scale construction projects is a plus.

Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor who affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin or any other reason prohibited by law.