Senior RF/Ground Systems Engineer (SE Process Management)

KSAT Inc.

KSAT Inc. 7600 E Eastman Ave, Suite 415 Denver, Colorado 80231 ksat.no

Contact:

Austin Cooner, Manager – US Systems Engineering

austin.cooner@ksat.no

Introduction

With headquarters in Tromsø, Norway, Kongsberg Satellite Services AS (KSAT) supplies ground station services for satellite communications. KSAT is the world’s largest supplier of telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) and data acquisition services for non-geostationary satellites.

Founded in 1968, KSAT has grown to over 350 employees with an annual revenue of approximately $120M. About 50% of KSAT’s annual revenue comes from the US. The wholly owned subsidiary KSAT Inc. (aka. KSAT USA) is located in Denver, Colorado and is rapidly growing in response to strong US Government and industry demand for commercial ground segment services. As a result of KSAT’s continued growth in the US, more critical talent is needed.

Summary of Position

KSAT USA is seeking a mid-career engineer to design, develop, deploy, and test satellite ground systems. This role will act as a lead engineer for key DoD customers in the USA and stakeholders in Norway while working closely with KSAT’s broader global engineering and program teams. Critical functions include testing, integrating, and operationalizing space to ground communication systems; identifying and executing engineering process improvements such as quality assurance, configuration management, and issue tracking; defining systems for requirements verification and traceability; defining statements of work and specifications for both RF and optical communications suppliers/subcontractors; and interfacing with important customers for US programs.

This position will report to Austin Cooner, Manager – US Systems Engineering.

The role will be local to the Denver region with flexible teleworking opportunities. Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.

Joining the KSAT Team means:

• Opportunity to work across the commercial, civil, and defense space industry
• Flexible work environment
• Experience in an international company with a global footprint and opportunities to work across cultures
• Engaging team: inspire small, dedicated, “A-class” teammates. Being part of a nimble and passionate “start-up” team, with the financial security and product technology readiness level of an established company – the best of both worlds

Compensation

The base salary range is between $130K - $160K.

Benefits Package Highlights:

• Four weeks of PTO annually
• $0 individual medical insurance with generous coverages
• Flexible working environment
• Fitness expense reimbursement program
• Tuition reimbursement program
• International travel opportunities

Details of the Role

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering oversite for complete site build-out, from site survey, through design, installation, testing, and operations
• Identify and implement engineering processes such as quality assurance, configuration and change control, issue tracking, and lab inventory management.
• Represent KSAT as lead engineer for face-to-face customer testing efforts for RF communications, optical communications, and network interfaces.
• Coordinate with the KSAT global technical and program teams to design, develop, and implement long-term solutions for challenging space-ground communications
• Work in a matrixed organization

Requirements

US Citizenship

Must be eligible to maintain a US DoD SECRET Clearance

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum
  • 8-years of demonstrated engineering experience developing, deploying, and/or testing complex systems
  • 4-years of demonstrated SATCOM experience developing, deploying, and/or testing space to ground RF systems to include narrowband TT&C and wideband mission data
  • 2-years of demonstrated engineering experience with process tools such as AGILE, JIRA, Confluence, Doors, etc.
  • In depth technical competency and experience designing RF communication systems including modulation/demodulation of SATCOM signals, front end processing of data (framing, encoding, and synchronization), and ground segment monitoring and control systems
• Preferred
  • Hands-on experience testing RF systems to include the build-out and integration of digitizers, down/upconverters, software modems with customer supplied radios, signal generators, and/or spectrum analyzers
  • Previous demonstrated experience with RF systems using space data standards such as CCSDS and DVB-S2
  • Previous demonstrated experience designing and implementing engineering process controls
  • Familiarity with RESTful API development and integration with external customer or supplier systems
  • Familiarity with optical communications design and operations
  • Familiarity with public and private cloud architectures for digital signal processing including Solutions Architect certifications from AWS or Microsoft Azure

Education

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical discipline
• Preferred: Master’s degree in engineering or other technical discipline

Travel

• Travel is estimated at 15%
• Travel will be necessary to customer sites in the United States
• Travel will be necessary to Tromsø, Norway 2-3 times per year
• Travel to other global locations may be required on a case-by-case basis