Engineer II - Mission Operations Sustainment Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer

Job Requirements Broomfield, CO Top Secret/SCI Polygraph Unspecified Career Level not specified $79,365 - $134,921

Job Description $10k Sign-On Bonus being offered for External hires. Join the Mission Readiness & Commissioning team at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems - a dynamic group of motivated problem solvers. We like to have fun and enjoy life - both at work, and in our free time. We're excited about the challenging projects we're involved in and have a strong commitment to the missions we enable.

Offering growth opportunities at all levels of skill and experience, we're looking for leaders and innovators who can continue our strong reputation for creativity and technical excellence, while helping to define the future of BAE Space & Mission Systems. We're seeking a self-motivated systems engineer to join our Mission Sustainment team. Our sustainment engineers support on orbit test, factory reach-back, and operations/maintenance of spacecraft and their payloads for commercial, DoW, and NASA customers.

Sustainment engineers also engage earlier in the lifecycle (requirements, design, analysis, and test) to support effective preparation for, and transition to, sustaining operations. Our team and products may support a variety of activities including:

• Spacecraft launch, initialization, checkout, and calibration
• Command and control of the spacecraft
• Monitoring the health and safety of the spacecraft subsystems, payloads, and ground system
• Mission data collection, distribution, and analysis

The Engineering, Science and Analysis (ESA) Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the technical talent and organizational leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers' missions. Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution. What You'll Do:

• Perform telemetry trending, mission performance analysis, calibration, and maintenance of the satellite and ground system.
• Participate in on-orbit operations, assess satellite and ground system state of health, and assist with anomaly support.
• Develop and/or update mission operations products and tools based on discrepancy reports, change requests, and/or lessons learned. This may include command execution scripts, alarm limits, mission system constraints, operator procedures, and/or operator training material.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop and maintain operational command products, training material, and tools for operations.
• Support integration and testing of new capabilities and/or product releases for the satellite and/or ground system.
• Prepare and/or present technical content to peers/management/customers.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule. Schedule may include periodic support for night, weekend, or on-call shifts.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

On-Site Work Environment:
This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
• May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
• May access other facilities in various weather conditions.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 2 or more years related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., master's degree and/or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• A current, active Top Secret security clearance is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
• On-console satellite operations
• Spacecraft commissioning
• Spacecraft, payload, or subsystem design
• Mission management, command and control
• Mission data processing
• Ground systems
• Ground terminals and infrastructure
• Mission integration including operations readiness activities, rehearsals, and launch support activities
• Training of satellite operators
• Familiarity with operations processes such as discrepancy reporting, change management and anomaly response.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to interface with technicians, peers, senior-level engineers, business development, management.
• Ability to contribute to the success of small teams through excellent teamwork.

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