Aerospace/Spacecraft Engineering Supervisor / Space Programs - Peraton
Las Cruces, NM
About the Job
Responsibilities
Peraton has an opening for a Spacecraft Engineering Supervisor at the White Sands Complex in Las Cruces, NM. The Spacecraft Engineering Team Lead will join a team of engineers dedicated to ensuring the health, safety and payload performance of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) fleet through evaluation and assessment of spacecraft telemetry. The Spacecraft Engineering Team performs spacecraft system assessments and management, payload performance testing and operations to support unmanned and human space flight mission success.
Peraton is the prime contractor for NASA at the White Sands Complex (WSC) near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Operating here are two functionally identical satellite ground terminals: The White Sands Ground Terminal, and the Second TDRSS Ground Terminal. These ground terminals ensure uninterrupted communications between various ground stations, NASA’s orbiting fleet of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), customer spacecraft (satellites), and the computer systems that support such spacecraft. WSC serves as an interface for distributing satellite data to control centers and scientists who then use the daily influx of data to expand our ever-growing knowledge of the Earth and the universe.
This position will be responsible for the following:
- Lead a team of direct reports to complete project requirements and allocate tasking for Spacecraft engineers.
- Conduct real-time spacecraft operations that include commanding and telemetry analysis.
- Responsible for the technical integrity of projects and operations while providing technical guidance to department staff and project levels.
- Work closely with resources to create test plans and ensure that issues are properly assigned, fixed, and regressed.
- Provide accurate, articulate, quick turnaround notifications and status updates for anomalies.
- Perform daily monitoring and trending of TDRS spacecraft system state-of-health data.
- Develop, maintain, and validate procedures for performing spacecraft activities, including systems management, payload performance testing, spacecraft configuration.
- Perform spacecraft End-Of-Mission planning, simulations, execution, and documentation.
- Analyze and identify spacecraft system anomaly root causes, then plan and execute recovery actions.
- Assist in developing and maintaining checklists and training material for spacecraft engineers.
Qualifications
Required Experience:
- US Citizenship required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of relative experience.
- Prior experience working with space communication systems and leading projects and/or teams.
- Occasional travel to other sites is required.
- Security clearance - this position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance and to maintain the clearance thereafter. An Interim Secret is acceptable to start.
Desired Experience:
- Active Secret security clearance.
- MS degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- 7+ years of relative experience including 1-2 years leading projects or teams.
- Proficiency with Systems Tool Kit, FreeFlyer, MATLAB, Python, or LabVIEW.
- Previous spacecraft operations, design, or test experience.
- Experience with spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, power sensors, and/or other RF equipment.
- Experience working in Mission Operations Control environment.
- Demonstrated written and oral communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively with peers and TDRS management.
- Experience with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
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