Engineer II - Payload Systems Analyst

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Clearance Requirement: A current, active TS/SCI security clearance is required.

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Engineer II – Payload Systems Analyst

Join Ball Aerospace’s Payload Systems Engineering team as Payload Systems Analyst! In this role you will perform modelling and simulation with a focus on analyzing and decomposing of Electro-Optical (EO) Payload requirements, plan and develop verification algorithms and deliver state-of-the-art space payloads.

What You’ll Do:

• Analyze a variety of remote sensing payloads, under the general supervision of an experienced performance systems engineer; analysis results will guide and/or decompose system level requirements into subsystem and/or component requirements.
• Perform synthesis of payload system performance for compliance and verification of requirements.
• Perform analyses for the development of error trees and Technical Performance Measures (TPMs).
• Coordinate with Assembly Integration & Test (AI&T) engineers, to implement test configurations, verification approaches, and analysis plans necessary for payload verification.
• Develop system concepts and interface definitions.
• Generate engineering documents including System Engineering Reports, presentations, analysis plans and procedures.
• Work closely with hardware engineers to develop state-of-the-art system designs and analyze performance of hardware demonstrations.
• As a team member, you will contribute to completion of milestones within specific projects and provide solutions to a variety of technical problems.
• Prepare and give presentations to peers/management/customers may be required.
• New business support in the form of proposal writing and/or cost/schedule estimation, may be required.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Support Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• BS degree or higher in Engineering or related technical field plus 5 or more years related experience is required.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master’s Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of 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.
• A current, active TS/SCI security clearance is required.
• Experience with analysis of EO payload systems, dissection of complex problems, and identification of key performance drivers.
• Experienced Excel and MATLAB programming skills.
• Strong analytic modeling capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to document analysis results and write reports. 
• Effective verbal and written communication skills. 
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills to work effectively and collaboratively with technicians, peers, senior-level engineers, and customers.

Working Conditions:

• Ball Aerospace is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies. Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and other states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This includes the use of some CBD products. A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.
• Work is performed in an office environment, laboratory, clean room, or production floor.
• Travel and local commute between Ball campuses and other possible non-Ball locations may be required. 

Verification that your current security clearance or government customer access meets the requirement for this position will be required.

Relocation for this position is available.

Compensation & Benefits:

• HIRING SALARY RANGE: $104,500 - $129,500 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
• This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, copy and paste https://bit.ly/3pNSnxv into your browser or visit our careers site.

US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED

Ball Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.