This professional will be involved in the development of Modeling and simulation tools that will assist with the design and development of operator interfaces for use by satellite operators. You will participate in developing concepts of operations, requirements refinement, and will participate in design reviews, analyzing test results and coordinating on future systems.
You will often work multiple projects and related tasks with the expectation of providing strategic issues (e.g. policies, concept of operations, stakeholder engagements) as well as tactical concerns (e.g., near-term schedules, testing, reviews). You must be a self-starter who takes the initiative to address the government's tasks, and proactively identifies risks, issues, and opportunities; assesses, develops and communicates recommendations for solutions or courses of action.
Job Responsibilities:
- Oversee the development of future satellite capabilities and create modeling and simulation tools in an operator in the loop environment and provide unbiased analysis with recommendations on courses of actions or approaches to exploit an opportunity.
- Assess integration activities in the context of cross-systems dependencies (technical, resource, and schedule) and present unbiased findings, analysis, and recommendations to the government managers.
- Participate in project or system reviews, milestones, and/or decision gates and represent the government's interests with other stakeholders.
- Support government requests for systems engineering and integration studies; process analysis and design; project management process assessments, etc. with a focus on process and resource efficiencies. You will present analysis and present recommendations for implementation.
- Support the development or assessment of system Concept of Operations, Requirements Documents, Test Plans, Contract Statements of Work, Systems Engineering Plans, as well as contribute to the "staff work" requirements for the government (e.g. action items, weekly reports, etc.)
Qualifications TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Ten (10) years or more experience; Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience
Clearance to start: TS.SCI
Desired Experience:
Real-time operations experience as a spacecraft operator or spacecraft engineer
Technical knowledge of spacecraft systems (bus, payload) and subsystems (attitude and control systems, propulsion, life support systems, etc.), ground communications and mission data processing systems, space vehicle mission planning and command and control systems.
Knowledge of orbital mechanics.
Space operations/policy
Space-borne reconnaissance & surveillance
