Job Requirements
Job Description
Satellite Systems Engineer
Location: Aurora, CO.
Required Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
Since 1999, ITEC has been a powerhouse in supporting mission-critical programs for the DoD and Intelligence community, building a solid reputation along the way. At ITEC, we don’t just care for our employees—we champion them with competitive salaries, an outstanding employee care program, and a benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, and a 401k.
U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation.
Job Description:
ITEC is looking for a talented Satellite Systems Engineer to join our team. The SSEs assist the Air Force operators in all spacecraft bus and payload operations by planning and scheduling mission critical events, assisting in the generation and maintenance of command plans, technical advice and assistance during anomaly resolution activities, documenting and trending system performance, and providing recommendations for optimal system operational methods and techniques.
You will assist the Air Force operators during spacecraft commanding, ensuring proper execution of command plans, scheduling constellation and ground system activities, participating in anomaly resolution activities, launch and early orbit activities, and documenting system performance. The SSEs monitor the satellite constellation health and performance by evaluating telemetry alarms and warnings, monitoring commanding and responding to satellite anomalies when required. Also, local travel to MCSB to perform these operations support duties as required (estimate 2 weeks per year per). This a rotating shift position for 24 X 7 operations. Typical shift are 8 hours in duration, on occasion may surge to 12 hours.
Job Responsibilities:
- Conducts mission/program specific real time spacecraft/satellite flight operations during readiness, execution and evaluation phases.
- Develops detailed plans and procedures to provide maximum mission support in areas such as orbit dynamics, satellite performance analysis, and command and control of on-orbit satellites.
- Provides technical direction for on orbit mission support, plans for critical vehicle malfunctions and recommends alternate operating techniques to continue maximum mission support.
- Provides failure analysis of the performance of the orbiting satellites via telemetry data.
- Utilizes system software to accomplish all spacecraft control tasks and recommends improvements.
- Analyzes and validates software performance.
- Performs flight length orbit adjust and daily special event studies.
Required Skills:
Demonstrate a proficiency and knowledge in spacecraft bus and payload commanding and operations.
Desired Skills:
UNIX/Linux, scripting.
ITEC is a wholly owned subsidiary of ManpowerGroup Public Sector.
