Flight Software Systems Engineer at Maxar Technologies

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Maxar Intelligence is a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence. We deliver disruptive value to government and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and navigate our changing planet. Our unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost effectiveness. This position will be located in our Westminster, and or San Jose, CA office. The role is eligible to work a few days from home.

The FSW engineer role is a critical technical program role that is accountable for understanding the key and driving needs of the mission across all hardware and software domains. 

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and apply core systems engineering principles to mission development with the intent to actively improve mission operations, ensure full traceability through mission and systems and conops requirements (including derived requirements), and connect test strategy and execution to mission and systems requirements.  
• Day-to-day tasks include making technical decisions, leading teams through full lifecycle of solutions, supporting product and mission strategies, and overseeing all system integration and dependencies. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead rapid prototyping, analyze alternatives, perform design analysis. 
• Partners closely with engineering management to decompose mission functionality, operational scenarios and oversee elegant design, analysis & test solutions. 
• Design, develop, validate, document, and deliver cost-effective embedded determination & controls software which meets product, customer, and mission requirements.  
• Strong system engineering experience, with experience delivering elegant, user-friendly implementations. 
• Accountable for flight control requirements sell off to stakeholders and customers, and demonstration of integration readiness at various program milestones, (design reviews etc.). 
• Develop mission capability, build business cases, support CTO, strategy, & executive sponsors as directed.  
• Generate appropriate engineering artifacts (e.g. Design Review presentations, Interface Control Documents, etc.) at the appropriate level for consumption by either stakeholders and/or Development team members, for the long term growth of the Product. 
• Engage actively in all program risk management activities 
• Lead and contribute to senior level engineering reviews as needed. 
• Strong communication and presentation skills and the ability to successfully bring together diverse teams made up of multiple engineering and business disciplines 
• Create and drive a culture of teamwork, ownership, transparency, accountability, & crisp execution to goals.   
• Lead and coach matrixed, cross functional teams of subject matter experts, engineers, and emerging leaders. 
• Guide the existing and any new processes necessary to hit business objectives while streamlining and/or eliminating non-critical work. 
• Work collaboratively with the other senior engineering leaders to transform engineering development process to enable efficient development of large-scale complex systems. 
• In support of Program and engineering management, provide technical direction to Systems and Software Engineering teams to identify high potential engineers and develop a talent growth strategy within the technical team. 
• Partner with Maxar Space product and mission architecture teams to ensure direct linkage to product and technical strategies. 
• Travel as necessary to ensure team cohesion and Program and Product success. 
• Position may include other duties as required.
• Generate business and technical documentation as required. 
• Willingness to travel as required.

What we look for in a Leader: 

• A seasoned, experienced professional that uses their understanding of their expertise to resolve a wide range of issues in creative ways.  
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.  
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. This position networks with senior internal and external personnel in their area of expertise. 
• Receives little instruction on day-to-day work and only general instruction on new assignments.  

• Personal Grit: Recognizes situations when priorities shift and adjusting to maintain perspective.  Acts as a role model in challenging situations, manage your own emotions, and believing in the capacity of all team members to learn and grow. 
• Business Focus: Maintain a business focus, and continue to honor our commitments to customers, partners, and employees with a view to the future 
• Strategic decision making: Makes good and timely decisions that keep the program moving forward.  Ability to make sound decisions in the presence of information ambiguity. 
• Communicates Effectively: Develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences 

• Drives for results: Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances 
• Manages Complexity: Make sense of complex, high volume, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems 
• Courage: Steps up to address difficult issues, says what needs to be said, does what needs to be done 
• Ability to delegate while remaining accountable for outcomes 

• Demonstrated attention to detail and follow-through 
• Excellent cross-functional and multi-level collaboration, relational, negotiation, coaching, and management skills; high-energy attitude 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline or related field plus a minimum of 8 years of related professional experience; or 6 years of professional experience with a Master's degree; or a PhD with 4 years of professional experience may be considered. 4 years of additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Flight Software Development Experience (methodologies, best practices).
• Understanding of systems/software engineering development lifecycle process for large scale, complex space systems.  Conversant in space system disciplines. 
• Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering for Software, experience and applications of architecture and design patterns (GoF)
• Experience developing 4+1 architecture view models for software. 
• Applicants must have broad leadership and deep engineering, manufacturing, software, and testing background experience.
• Applicant must have familiarity with aerospace industry best practices, with the demonstrated ability to select and apply commercial or government standards as needed or directed.
• Proficiency in MSOffice Suite including Teams, Project, and Visio.
• Familiarity with Jira and GitLab.
• Experience working in a matrixed environment.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Ability and willingness to obtain up to a TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance. 
• Matlab & Simulink Experience.
• Experience with all phases of spacecraft integration and test related activities ranging from proposal development through on orbit commissioning operations.  
• 7+ years’ experience as a people manager, directly or indirectly
• Experience leading technical execution on challenged programs.
• Demonstrated ability to grow and develop people and work collaboratively with peers to establish new processes and improve existing processes. 
• Business Experience: Experience operating in a variety of dynamic situations, including startups, turnarounds, realignments, and high growth. 
• Experience leading integrated and cross-functional technology and business teams
• Ability to analyze, prioritize, and resolve issues independently.
• Ability to partner effectively with both highly technical and non-technical team members and integrate that expertise into executable plans.
• Creative problem solver with sound judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to facilitate swift, informed decision making at all levels of the business and technical teams.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and executive communication skills. 

Life with Us:

There is a reason we boast awards like Best Employer, Best Place to work, Top employer, candidate experience winner. Our strength is in our people. Each team member makes a unique contribution

to our collective mission. So, we recognize that with best-in-class benefits like:

• 401K matching and immediate vesting schedule

• Career growth opportunities

• Family friendly benefits like maternity and paternity leave, adoption reimbursement, flexible hours, hybrid work options

• Programs to help you grow like tuition reimbursement, hackathons, and career development

• Student loan repayment

• Generous time off

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision at affordable monthly rates

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$107,000.00 - $229,000.00 annually.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits

Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

This position will be posted for a minimum of three business days, and will be posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

Maxar employees must follow all applicable Maxar policies and COVID-19 requirements as well as those of Maxar customers and third parties. Individual job requirements may vary, and Maxar reserves the right to modify its policies and requirements as it deems appropriate in accordance with applicable law.

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.