Command and Data Handling Subsystem Engineers – Space Autonomy Systems - (Associate, Experienced, or Lead)

Description

The company's space mission systems group in El Segundo, California is hiring command and data handling subsystem engineers at Level 2, 3, or 4 to develop and run the C&DH subsystems for its secured autonomous satellite networks.

The work covers requirements, system design and analysis, integration, and test and verification. You will fix technical problems and confirm that hardware and software are ready to fly before delivery.

You will work alongside teams in guidance, navigation and control, flight software, COMSEC and TRANSEC design, electronic hardware, spacecraft integration, and end-to-end systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Gather, define, and document system-level requirements that support flight control and mission or trajectory definition.
• Report technical, cost, and schedule status to the program and its functional leads.
• Support cost and schedule reduction efforts.
• Write and maintain subsystem specifications and unit specs, with REA support.
• Manage subsystem-to-subsystem interface requirements and the C&DHN hardware SDRLs and CDRLs.
• Produce subsystem analyses such as traffic analysis, TM accuracy, sampling, and command pacing.
• Design the subsystem architecture, including block diagrams, and lead technology insertion, including the COMSEC roadmap.
• Ensure COMSEC implementation and CNSSP-12 compliance, including cybersecurity and information assurance.
• Prepare and present C&DHN design reviews such as PDR and CDR to the customer and the program SEIT.
• Provide inputs to the spacecraft database, flight software, and flight ROPs.
• Define and maintain the satellite C&DH process documents, known as DMS guides.

Requirements

• You need a U.S. Secret clearance that is active, meaning one held within the past 24 months, and U.S. citizenship is required.
• Hold a bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing technology), computer science, data science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, or a directly related non-US equivalent.
• Have at least 3 years of experience in aerospace, defense, or a similar high-tech field.
• You must work well in multidisciplinary teams.
• You must be a U.S. Person as defined in 22 C.F.R. §120.62 to meet export control rules. This covers U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees.
• You must pass the company's conflict of interest assessment.
• Networking knowledge is needed, including TCP/IP, routing, switching, and network protocols relevant to aerospace systems.
• Familiarity with modeling and simulation, including MBSE tools such as SysML and Cameo, is a plus.
• Preferred: Experienced (Level 3) roles call for 5+ years of related work, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• Preferred: Lead (Level 4) roles call for 9+ years of related work, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• Preferred: willingness to travel about 10% of the time, domestically and internationally.
• Typical background for Associate (Level 2) is an accredited technical degree and usually 2 or more years of related work, or an equivalent mix of education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications.
• Typical background for Experienced (Level 3) is an accredited technical degree and usually 5 or more years of related work, or an equivalent mix of education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications.
• Typical background for Lead (Level 4) is an accredited technical degree and usually 9 or more years of related work, or an equivalent mix of education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications.
• In the USA, ABET accreditation is preferred but not required.
• No language requirement applies.

Conditions

The role is fully onsite at the listed El Segundo location, which is 100% of the time.

The position is on Shift 1 in the United States.

This is not a safety sensitive role.

The role is not contingent upon program award.

The employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Relocation is offered based on eligibility, and basic relocation is offered to eligible internal candidates.

Post-offer applicants and employees may be tested for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria under company policy are met. The workplace is drug free.

Benefits

• Pay ranges: Associate (Level 2) $100,300 to $135,700; Experienced (Level 3) $124,100 to $167,900; Lead (Level 4) $153,000 to $207,000.
• Pay depends on experience, qualifications, and market and business factors.
• Total rewards include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees can enroll in health insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work. Availability varies by location, hire date, and collective bargaining agreements.