Satellite Antenna Systems SME

Job Title

Satellite Antenna Systems SME

Location

SUITLAND, MD 20746 US (Primary)

Category

Engineering

Job Type

Full-Time

Compensation Minimum (USD)

$135,00

Compensation Maximum (USD)

$150,000

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Citizenship Status Required

U.S Citizen or Permanent Resident

Security Clearance Required

None

Job Description

The NOAA/NESDIS Office of Satellite Products and Operations (OSPO) has established a Mission Operations Enterprise Systems Engineering Team (MOESET) that requires flexible Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support. This support helps to address critical gaps in engineering expertise and project management within OSPO’s divisions. Additionally, it may fulfill engineering, project administration, or leadership roles for various partner missions as well as OSPO's internal sustainment and ground architecture evolution initiatives. This assistance will encompass several NOAA missions and partnerships. STC is seeking a Satellite Antenna Systems Engineer / SME with the qualifications below for this effort.

 

Job Description

• Provide engineering expertise in the installation, integration, and operation of ground systems that support NOAA's Satellite Service and related space missions.
• Perform professional engineering work involving electronic circuits, circuit elements, equipment, systems, and associated phenomena concerned with electromagnetic or acoustical wave energy or electrical information for purposes such as communication, computation, sensing, control, measurement, and navigation.
• Provide support to Engineering Assessments (EA) and cost estimation, if requested.
• Support oversight of sustainment projects to provide the Government insight on vendor commitments and constraints in terms of budget, schedule, technical scope and quality.
• Validate space capability requirements, analyze current system performance, and perform gap analysis to support emerging capabilities in the program.
• Support investigations into Network, Antenna, or any other ground-related anomaly and participate in the notification and closure processes.
• Support the transition of the space data distribution and network configuration.
• Deliver data, recommendations, analytical reports, or papers, including Interface Control Document (ICD) generation and updates/mods.
• Interface with NOAA and other Government staff to support regular meetings and to present relevant information per assigned tasking. When appropriate, support shall include coordination, moderation, and meeting documentation for various program activities including outreach to government, non-profit, and non-governmental organizations.
• Ability to analyze problems, identify solutions, work in a fast-paced team environment, and have strong written and verbal communication skills.

 

Specific Duties

 

Specific duties of the Satellite Antenna Systems Engineer / SME include:

• Applies knowledge and ability apply or extend modulation and multiple access techniques, error correction methods, and transmits.
• Develops or maintains protocols for systems/networks with large delay/bandwidth products as used with advanced communication satellites.
• Conducts analysis (satellite data/frequency interference) to determine projects' impact on the safety of the public, natural and environmentally sensitive locations, mission readiness, and operations during any weather conditions.
• Performs RF analysis and feasibility studies (as required by the Government) necessary to define upgrade requirements for antennas supporting future missions, such as EUMETSAT Second Generation.
• Performs risk analysis and mitigation planning on antenna subsystems.
• Assists the Lead/Senior Systems Engineer in executing projects as directed.

 

Job Requirements

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• Fifteen or more years’ experience with a strong knowledge of electromagnetic theory and antenna design, and experience with RF circuit simulation and testing tools.
• Extensive experience in space-ground communications, which includes an understanding of spacecraft communications systems, environmental constraints, link margins, antenna types and components used in these instances, and experience with common space frequency bands (e.g., UHF, L, S, X, Ka)

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