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SOLVARUS lists this Sr. Ground Systems Engineer opportunity in chantilly, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference in the government space? What if you could find a position that is tailor‑made for your mix of development, engineering, and communication skills? That is why we need you to apply your ingenuity and bring your innovative ideas to a consulting advisory services company. Solvarus Consulting has been dedicated to solving the toughest challenges by providing support to the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. Help us shorten the time it takes to get critical tools developed and into the hands of Warfighters who need them and to quickly aid the people who need it.
The successful Ground Systems Engineer will support the Ground Segment Team on a new program focused on systems engineering and integration of new Space Domain architecture. Tasks include assessing the capabilities planned for the satellite vehicle Tracking and Transport segments, and how these interact with the ground architecture. The Ground Systems Engineer will support development of an implementation plan to ensure compatibility and interoperability of the combined system.
Duties Include
Support efforts to perform System‑level requirements development, requirements flow‑down, interface design, integration, and verification
Work with the Ground Segment, Ground Segment partner and vendor engineers to develop solutions incorporating the requirements of space vehicle satellite segments and externals such as:
Custody algorithm hosting
Link‑16 and IBS message generation, encapsulation, and routing
Ground segment interface into a mission data processing enterprise
External interface management
Payload planning, scheduling, and tasking
Determine where gaps exist and perform trades to determine options including potentially performing or subcontracting for the work
Support development of a detailed Mission Operations Integration Plan in coordination with mission stakeholders
Work with stakeholders (Segments, Users, Partners) to define operational details, lower‑level use cases, requirements, interfaces, and mission threads. Plans, coordinates, and documents solutions to total systems or subsystems using internally created and/or commercial off‑the‑shelf products
Analyze, design, test, and evaluate systems that handle Synthetic Aperture Radar data
Evaluate the demonstrations, simulations, and testing required to demonstrate mission capability and document the interfaces, internal and external operations and resources required to successfully accomplish them
Provide input to Systems Architects to develop architectural and technical schematics showing interactions (e.g., operational functions, data, physical connections, and timing) among the segments and their various elements
Qualifications
Active TS.SCI Security Clearance with CI Poly
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, Imagery Analysis, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience
Experience required supporting similar Space Domain architectures
Requirements management experience and experience writing system‑level requirements, allocating requirements to segments, performing trace assessment of implementation‑level requirements to system requirements, and supporting verification & validation activities
Space systems experience with specific experience supporting ground systems, ground architecture, and experience with Mission Management, Constellation Management, and/or Network Management software
Desired Skills
Master’s degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM degree program
Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience
Solvarus employment relationships are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, marital status, veteran status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Discrimination or harassment based upon any of these factors is wholly inconsistent with our company values and will not be tolerated.
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Worksite address
chantilly, VA, 22021, US
Who can apply
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