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Sr. Spacecraft Systems Engineering Analyst
| Company | Maxar Technologies |
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| Location | Westminster, CO, USA |
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| Salary | $104000 – $174000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or related field of study
- 5-10 years of experience with space systems engineering and analysis
- U.S. citizenship and is willing/able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance at the TS/SCI level
- An understanding of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) space environments and their impacts on system performance
- Experience using STK for orbit analysis and front-end system design
- Space systems analysis experience in multiple of the following categories: structural, thermal, guidance/navigation/control, electrical, radiation and/or reliability
- Experience building analytical models, running them to solve problems and explore trade spaces, and correlating them to real-world test data
Responsibilities
- Lead the development cycle of earth imaging space programs
- Architect a system and derive spacecraft requirements
- Work with bus and payload suppliers to make the vision a reality
- Interface with in-house imagery, ground systems, and operation experts as well as external suppliers and customers
Preferred Qualifications
- Master or Doctorate in a relevant field
- Direct experience on at least one earth observation space program
- Specific structural analysis experience: Computer-aided design (CAD) software, building and running satellite and launch stack structural models, profile notching, and reviewing unit and spacecraft-level acoustic, random/sine vibration and shock tests data
- Thermal Analysis experience: Building/tuning thermal models for high-stability space-based systems, reviewing satellite-level test results and design optimization
- Guidance/Navigation/Controls Analysis experience: Using stability, agility, filters, propagators and controls analysis tools to estimate and tune system performance
- Electrical Analysis experience: Understanding of typical electrical engineering design practices, interface compatibility and verification and electrical worst-case analysis
- Radiation Analysis experience: understanding of typical space radiation best practices, testing and analysis artifacts. Experience qualifying parts and designing mitigations for Single Event Effects (SEE)
- A willingness to mentor junior engineers, sharing expertise and supporting team growth, advancement and succession
- Active TS/SCI clearance
