Engineer Principal - Ground Systems

Job Description
We are looking to expand our team with a talented and energetic ground system engineer in support of operation of space vehicles and ground systems for commercial, DoD, and NASA customers. This position consists of working on a tightly integrated team in a fast-paced Agile environment to deliver continuous innovation to our customers.
The Engineering, Science and Analysis (ESA) Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the technical talent and organizational leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers' missions. Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution.
Ground Systems Engineer in support of design, requirements, analysis, integration, and test of satellite ground systems for DoD customer.
What You'll Do:

• Support design, development, integration and testing of an enterprise ground system.
• Apply extensive technical expertise, and knowledge of ground systems.
• Fully competent in core systems engineering skills, contribute to effective producibility of designs, and to cost, budget, and schedule constraints over program lifecycle.
• Guide the successful completion of ground programs and may function in a project leadership role meeting cost, schedule, and performance goals.
• Work is performed without appreciable direction. Exercise considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment. Completed work is reviewed from a relatively long-term perspective, for desired results.
• Develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
• Interface effectively with people at all levels and from diverse areas, seek out responsibilities and opportunities to contribute, regularly meets with customers, provide leadership to groups and teams and guidance to less experienced employees.
• Support the development of ground segment system engineering architecture/design.
• Perform requirements decomposition, use case development, and trace artifacts to architecture constructs.
• Support requirements decomposition activities which includes the establishment of verification attributes (Verification Test method, level, approach, success criteria, and Test Requirements).
• Oversee and guide the management of ground segment requirements - allocation, verification, and validation.
• Support Interface definition development and documentation in the form of ICD.
• Analyze and implement key program interface documents by tracing to ground requirements and design.
• Support trade studies, performance analyses, risk and opportunity assessments.
• Prepare and give presentations to peers/management/customers.
• Support program gates as defined by customer, such as the System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR).
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capability Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.
Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
• May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
• May access other facilities in various weather conditions.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 6 or more years related experience.
• Each higher-level related degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of related experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Understanding of connectivity configurations between dev, test, and operational environments.
• Understanding of networking configurations (software to software traffic) in and out of PaaS framework.
• Understanding of networking configurations (hardware rack to software app traffic) in and out of PaaS framework.
• Ability to identify connection dependencies across IPT's (ie. Ground, Sims, SV AI&T) and work with facilities and ITS through planning on locations and network connections etc.
• Cameo/MBSE exposure.
• Understanding of IaaS and PaaS technologies (AWS, Azure, MDPAF).
• Understanding of artifact management services (Artifactory, Nexus).
• Understanding of container orchestration services (OCP, Kubernetes, EKS).
• Familiarity with Front-End Processing (FEP) devices for space to ground systems.
• Familiarity with CCSDS protocols.
• Familiarity with Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Familiarity with implementation of space to ground and terrestrial Type 1 encryption devices.

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A security clearance or access with Polygraph is not required to be eligible for this position. However, the applicant must be willing and eligible for submission, depending on program requirements, after an offer is accepted and must be able to maintain the applicable clearance/access.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Implementation of networking configurations between dev, test, and (potentially) operational environments.
• Implementation of networking configurations (software to software traffic) in and out of PaaS framework.
• Implementation of networking configurations (hardware rack to software app traffic) in and out of PaaS framework.
• Cameo/MBSE expertise.
• Implementation of artifact management services (Artifactory, Nexus).
• Implementation of container orchestration services (OCP, Kubernetes, EKS).
• Experience with Front-End Processing (FEP) devices for space to ground systems.
• Experience with CCSDS protocols.
• Experience with Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Experience with implementation of space to ground and terrestrial Type 1 encryption devices.
• Currently active DOD Secret clearance.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $115779 - $196825
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Space & Mission Systems is a leading provider of national defense and civil space applications, advanced remote sensing, scientific and tactical systems for the U.S. Intelligence, Department of Defense and scientific communities. We continually pioneer ways to innovate spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, and other defense and civil capabilities. Powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus, we continually discover ways to enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.