Senior Systems MTS, Synthetic Aperture Radar; SAR) Missions

Senior Systems MTS, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Missions

Job Category
:
Engineering

Requisition Number
: SENIO
012112

• Full-Time
• Hybrid

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Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The global MDA Space team of more than 3,800 space experts has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that’s been in our DNA since day one.

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This is a role suited for an ambitious professional wanting to solve complex problems and develop novelconceptsthat contribute to the betterment of our world. You will contribute to our world leading Synthetic Aperture Radar missions that generate high value imagery and real-time actionable intelligence for our customers.

Responsibilities

Asa Senior Systems MTS, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Missions , you may have a wide range of responsibilities that include:

• Contributes toend-end of the SAR related engineering activities for the full lifecycle of a SAR space mission
• Contributes tothe Mission Concept of Operations development and defines high-level mission specifications to meet user requirements, including spacecraft budgets to inform the SAR payload
• Lead technical solutioning for enhancements to existing and future SAR Missions; includes beam mode design, SAR mission concept design, and SAR image quality modelling
• Participates in mission technical risk management, integration,verification and validation at the Mission Level
• Responsible for design trade-off studies between various dimensions of the mission including:
  
  Spacecraft Systems, Coverage and Access, SAR Payload, SARProcessorand end-user applications
• Key member in leading the team to successful commissioning,calibration and early operations of space SAR Missions
• Provide sound technical guidance to upper management and new business
• Developing team members through mentoring and coaching

Required Experience:

• Graduatedegreein Electrical Engineering,Engineering Physics,Math, Physics, or a combination of related education and experience
• 10or more years working with radar,SARor similar active imaging systems, including work on hardware,processors and/or data products
• 5 or more years working in a space systems engineering environment or similar complex systems engineering environment
• Experience indifferent typesof engineering life cycles as applicable forlarge complex programs
• Self-starter with the ability to perform in a dynamic working environment;
• Possess excellent problem solving skills
• Superb interpersonal,verbaland written communication skillsto explain concepts to wide-ranging audiences (e.g.technical team, sales team, executives, customers,etc)
• The ability to work within a large organization and understand dependencies and stakeholder needs.

Desired

Experience:

• Ability and knowledge to work with MATLAB, Python;
• Appreciation for satellite basedSAR Payload design and operations;
• Appreciation of Space Mission design (e.g.Coverage and Access, orbital dynamics,etc);
• Appreciation of Spacecraft design (e.g.Thermal, Power, Pointing accuracy,etc);
• Ability to learnnew technologies and domain knowledge quickly; and
• A strong understanding of geospatial data.

Comments/Special Considerations:

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).

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