Principal TT&C Systems Engineer II

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

We are looking to add a Principal TT&C Systems Engineer II to our team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and have writing talent and a strong work ethic, we would like to hear from you.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in systems engineering, experience in space technology, and the ability to be the technical point of contact for a major spacecraft subsystem. In this position, you will lead the development of the Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) subsystem for CesiumAstro’s Element spacecraft bus.  You will coordinate activities across multidisciplinary engineering teams, raise issues at the program level, and drive complex programs to success.

The successful candidate will communicate effectively with team members and internal stakeholders, both verbally and through written content.

• Lead development of TT&C subsystem architecture for both spacecraft and ground station.
• TT&C subsystem requirement development and decomposition, hardware and software architecture, link budget studies, gain line up, cascade analysis, concept of operations (CONOPS) development, and risk reduction.
• Conduct trades on encryption algorithms, modulation types, and error correcting codes.
• Evaluate customer and operational needs to define requirements, integrate technical parameters, and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces.
• Lead analyses for affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success.
• Participate in developing system engineering processes for requirements management, flow down, and traceability.

• Master’s or Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 11+ years of experience in space communications.
• Very strong background in communication theory.
• Practical experience space-based communication payloads.
• Deep understanding of RF concept, impairments, and the resulting impacts.
• Experience with and understanding of satellite-communications standards (NR NTN, DVB-S2x, CCSDS).  
• Experience with at least one scripting and one programming language (ideally Python & C++). 
• Experience working with product/component developers and vendors who provide critical functionality to the overall system.
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills. 
• Ability to define work direction, track milestones, and demonstrate progress on large open-ended projects. 
• Sense of urgency, with the ability to work well under pressure. 
• The ability to work well in teams, with peers and management. 

CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills. Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package featuring health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life and retirement plans. 

CesiumAstro, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.   

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