About this role
<p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Title: </strong></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:14.0pt">Senior Specialist, SATCOM Systems Engineer - <strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:14.0pt">*Sign-on bonuses between $15,000K - $25,000K*</span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Code: </strong>36513</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Location:</strong><strong> </strong>Waco, Texas</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Schedule: </strong>9/80</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Job Description: </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">As a SATCOM (Satellite Communications) Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, integrating, testing, and maintaining satellite communication systems and solutions. You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop robust, secure, and scalable SATCOM networks for defense, aerospace, and commercial applications.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Essential Functions: </span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Design, develop, and manage end-to-end SATCOM systems, including ground stations, modems, antennas, and RF subsystems.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Define system architecture, requirements, and interface specifications.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Develop link budgets, network diagrams, and system performance models.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Integrate and configure SATCOM hardware and software components.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Conduct system-level testing, troubleshooting, and optimization for coverage and reliability.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Support proposal development, cost estimation, and technical solution presentations.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including design documents, procedures, and test plans.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Collaborate with project managers, software developers, hardware engineers, and customers to achieve project objectives.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and security requirements.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Provide technical support and training to internal and external stakeholders.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Qualifications: </span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant SATCOM experience or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related SATCOM experience.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Experience encryption, COMSEC/Cybersecurity practices in SATCOM.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Experience with RF theory, digital communication, network protocols, and signal processing.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Experience in designing and analyzing link budgets and RF propagation models.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Experience with SATCOM systems integration, network management, and troubleshooting.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Familiarity with SATCOM equipment (modems, antennas, amplifiers, switches) and associated industry standards and familiarity with SATCOM waveform standards (e.g., DVB-S2, MIL-STD-188-165A).</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance. </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 39.75pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Preferred Additional Skills:</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Experience with external communication systems (SATCOM, LOS, Hybrid SATCOM).</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field (Master’s preferred)</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field (Master’s preferred)</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Experience with AESA antennas.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Skilled in signals, systems, and telecommunications.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Experience investigating datasheets, ICDs, and electrical drawings.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Experience with wire harnesses.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Experience with Networking; configuring routers/switches, basic CISCO commands.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 5.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Familiar with ATPs/ATRs and test plans.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0.0in 0.0in 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