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Senior Ground Data Systems Engineer

Blue Origin
Reston, USA
Full-time
Senior · 10+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 2 weeks ago
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Benefits

  • Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
  • Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
  • Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
  • Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “Know Your Rights,” please see here.
  • Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation
  • Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at [email protected]. Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. Please do not include any personal medical information in your request.

Qualifications

  • B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics, or related technical field.
  • 10+ years of Technical Experience developing Space-to-Ground Communications systems and their ground systems including RF Communications, Ground Data Systems Architecture, Software Design and Development and Spacecraft telemetry, commanding and sequencing.
  • 10+ years of Technical Experience in the Communications domain, spanning the complete OSI stack. Including but not limited to communications theory, frequency and bandwidth selection, modulation, encoding, transport protocols and standards (including CCSDS), application protocol and packet definition (file transfer, commanding, telemetry, command assurance), and communications security.
  • Strong experience developing communications link budgets to predict link closure, link quality, and effective data rates. Ability to identify and manage risks against system performance.
  • Proficient with communication standards and protocols including modulation formats, channel coding, and advanced waveforms (e.g. DVB-S2/X, Ka/S/X bands, spread spectrum, etc.)
  • Strong experience with DSN ranging systems, i.e., CCSDS regenerative and transparent ranging, PN ranging codes, ground stations/modems, ranging/Doppler biases.
  • Extensive experience with instrumentation and Hardware & Software based Ground Modems (i.e. Amergint, Kratos) -using VNAs, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes
  • Experience in a complex system lifecycle – requirement definition, design solution definition, implementation, integration, verification, validation, qualification, commissioning and/or operations.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment.
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
  • M.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics, or related technical field
  • Experience in space communication systems, particularly those geared towards Lunar, CisLunar or deep-space missions.
  • Experience working on large complex programs with multiple partners.
  • Experience defining and performing multifaceted trade studies.
  • First principles knowledge of all major spacecraft subsystems including Avionics, TT&C and/or RF Communications
  • Experience with laser ranging and telemetry ranging systems.
  • Experience with requirements definition and management, preferably using DOORS Next Generation
  • Operational fault management including familiarity with system safety analyses techniques including Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
  • Experience with collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA
  • Familiarity with version control, preferably Git
  • Experience with configuration and product data management tools, preferably Windchill
  • Experience working with and proposing to U.S. Government research agencies (e.g. NASA, AFRL, DARPA)
  • VA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45 CO applicants is $144,179.00 - $201,849.90
  • Other site ranges may differ
  • Culture Statement
  • Export Control Regulations
  • Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
  • Background Check
  • Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check
  • Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
  • Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
  • Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Preferred Qualifications

  • Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Responsibilities

  • Identify, derive, develop, and maintain Ground Data Systems requirements, including traceability and verification and validation approaches.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers representing flight vehicle systems, ground software, Integration & Test, and external vendors & ground station providers.
  • Define the ground data system and communications architectures across a diverse set of mission requirements and customer requirements.
  • Define and maintain ground data system interface requirements and control documents, for example Space Vehicle to Ground Network interfaces or Mission Control to Ground Network interfaces.
  • Plan, perform and document requirement verification and validation for Ground Data Systems
  • Plan and perform frequent Ground Data Systems product update cycles, integration and test activities, and validation exercises leading to production software releases, operations training events and flight.
  • Support initiatives to improve Mission Systems and Flight Operations engineering and other functional processes and tools.
  • Perform analysis to ensure operability across the Space-Ground System, and support efforts to improve operability where justified.

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