As a Senior Payload System Engineer you’ll be responsible for identifying and autonomously implementing ideas and solutions as it relates to the development and implementation of innovative system engineering solutions for several Iridium projects. In this role, you will be part of a team who is responsible for radio frequency (RF) and communications analysis, generation of system requirements and their allocation, and providing inputs for system architecture designs. You will also play a key role in providing technical knowledge throughout the entire life cycle of Iridium projects. As a Senior Payload System Engineer, you will interact with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, mentor junior engineers, as well as work with various Iridium engineering teams such as Operations, Integration, Verification, and Validation (IV&V), Systems Engineering, and Software Development. If you’re enthusiastic about joining an innovative team of engineers, then we want to talk to you! What You’ll Do: Be responsible for both technical and programmatic teamwork with Iridium personnel and contractors
Perform radio frequency (RF) analysis for Iridium communications systems related to coverage areas, link margins, intermodulation products, overall RF environment, and impacts of internal and external interference sources
Define and document RF communication system requirements
Design RF communication systems that meet requirements
Develop and test RF communication systems
Analyze data and conduct technical feasibility analysis and trade studies for the optimization of the Iridium satellite spectral resources
Identify, define, and develop interfaces between system segments
Work indepently to perform system top-level architecture design
Translate customer requirements into top-level system requirements and allocate to appropriate segments
Develop and execute process/procedure/program training and documentation materials, and support project management documentation
Lead implementation tracking and non-conformance resolution
Play a key role in briefing summaries of project results, issues tracking, and reporting to management
Mentor and review work of junior engineers
Interact with external agencies and organizations to represent Iridium’s network and regulatory position
Generate documentation for system functional specifications and various review meetings such as Systems Requirements Review (SRR) meetings, Preliminary Design Review (PDR) meetings, and Critical Design Review (CDR) meetings What You’ll Need to Succeed: Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or Physics discipline
8 years of relevant experience in the communications industry, preferably with complex communications satellite systems
Proficiency with standard office/engineering tools required (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, STK, MATLAB)
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic
Have confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team
Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions
Be proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others
Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table: A background in the fundamentals of RF communications principles related to Mobile Satellite communications (RF, link budgets, noise figures, noise power ratio, power amplifier performance, antennas, coverages, etc.)
Experience interpreting and analyzing data collected from test equipment to determine the root cause of issues We’ll also need you to:
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