Space Systems Engineering-Ground System Lead Engineer

Company: RTX
Location: El Segundo
Posted on: November 23, 2020

Job Description:

Would you like to be part of the new space movement? Do you have the leadership gene? Raytheon Intelligence & Space is the place for you. In the last few years you might have seen in your social media feed amazingly beautiful images of the Earth from space in exquisite detail. Or perhaps images in the news forecasting the weather and reporting on natural disasters.. Behind many of these amazing images are the technologies and innovations created by the engineers at Raytheon Intelligence & Space. Situated in sunny Southern California, a location rich in aerospace history, we have unparalleled heritage in advanced sensing systems for space exploration, national security and civil space. We are actively seeking engineers to help evolve our technology and grow our business into new domains and markets. Are you up to the challenge? Were looking for you. Systems Engineering Center is seeking a Ground Lead System Engineer with domain knowledge in RF systems, Space, and capable of leading a technical team. Our team is developing the next generation of space systems architecture, space vehicle systems, and space mission payloads. We would like to hear from you if you have the initiative and qualifications in Ground Systems Architecture.

The Systems Engineering Center (SEC) is seeking strong, technically sound engineering leaders committed and passionate about creating innovative, cost-effective solutions for complex space and ground applications. The successful candidate will be a member of the Space Mission Specialty Department and will provide engineering leadership for the Architecting, Developing, Testing, and Verification of RF space and ground programs.

The job tasks will include:

* Development of the ground based architecture for a specific space vehicle platform.

* Assessing the ground interfaces, performance, duty cycles, latencies, and support required,

* Defining the ground block diagram, functionality, signal flow, reliability

* Taking Mission level requirements and performing requirements decomposition showing traceability to various levels

* Performance predictions & trade studies

* Design development, optimization, and exploitation

* Technical leadership participating in technical peer reviews throughout the product lifecycle of design, development, integration and test, and test requirements verification

* Develop the analysis to predict overall system performance, error margins and performance budgets (link budget).

* Technical leadership of peer groups, and provides technical mentoring to programs as subject matter expert for ground archtectures.

* Conduct system design reviews, test readiness reviews, and test review boards.

* Support the development and flow down of systems requirements, error budget trees, and performance modeling, simulation and analysis

Required Skills:

* Minimum of 10 years of experience in systems engineering or algorithm development

* In-depth experience and knowledge of systems engineering.software engineering, satellite communications, digital image processing, telecommunication, computer architecture, satellite data processing systems, and computer networking.

* Knowledge and experience in design and implementation of communications and data processing systems

* Knowledge and experience in developing overall systems and component subsystems and analyzed functional specifications, definitions of concepts and designs, implementation, installation, integration, and testing

* Knowledge and experience in performance and design analysis of sensors, space to ground communications, data processing systems, end-to-end LAN and WAN computer networks and their hardware/software components, communication channels, communication protocols, and device interfaces

* Knowledge and experience with Direct Broadcast technology, CCSDS, HDF5, SOA based systems, SOAP, BPEL, MPEG, TCP/IP, X.400, X.500, ISODE, FTAM, TP4/CLNP, X.25, Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, ISDN, DS1, DS3, Asynchronous and Synchronous line protocols, SNMP-Based Network/Enterprise Management, CMIP-Based Network/Enterprise Management, special purpose protocols (layers 1,2,3,4), routers, bridges, concentrators, hubs, VSAT and SATCOM equipment, hyperchannel, various modems, and DSU/CSU devices

* U.S. Citizenship status

* U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position requires an active DoD SSBI clearance as of Day 1 of employment

Desired Skills:

* Experience in Matlab, C++, or related languages

* Experience in algorithm development

* Experience working with both customer and internal resources

* Able to effectively multi-task multiple tasks and priority actions

* Graduate level coursework in and/or work experience in digital filtering, linear algebra, stochastic processes, estimation theory, and detection theory

* Leadership and communication skills

* Experience leading a technical team of System Engineers and Analysts

Required Education:

* Bachelors degree in Engineering, Math, Science or related STEM degree

**U.S. Citizenship Status is requires as this position will require the ability to access US only data systems**

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Raytheon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

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