Senior Systems Engineer
Company | Iridium Communications |
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Location | Chandler, AZ, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Bachelor’s |
Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline required
- 8+ years of relevant experience in aerospace or telecommunication industries
- In-depth knowledge of systems engineering methodologies and processes to include requirements definition, requirement allocation, system analyses, system trades, system verification, and anomaly resolution
- Practical understanding of Agile development and test methodologies
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey information to cross-departmental groups or those unfamiliar with the topic
- The ability to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team
- The ability to prioritize your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met
- A strong desire to learn, ask questions, take feedback, and incorporate new knowledge
- Demonstrated ability to solve technical problems, make decisions, and to prioritize and organize complex workflow involving multiple inter-related parallel efforts
- Proven track record of being a hands-on self-starter, capable of working effectively both independently and as part of a team
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to understand program needs and interpret the needs into the program scope, plan, and execution
- Analyze system and segment level requirements and allocate to appropriate level of test
- Work with segment teams to coordinate delivery, installation, integration, and test activities
- Lead creation of test strategy, test plan, and requirement matrices
- Track, investigate, and disposition issues with customers and stakeholders
- Provide requirements for testing and automation tools needed to support the integration, test, and analysis of products under test
- Lead the creation and management of project backlogs with input from all stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of telephony, cellular and/or satellite communications
- A strong knowledge of RF hardware, test equipment, design, and philosophy
- Experience testing in the Agile Software Development methodology
- Working knowledge of Linux