What are the responsibilities and job description for the Space System I&T Engineer, Lead position at EXCEL CONSULTANTS?
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Space System I&T Engineer, Lead
- Provide System Integration and Test leadership to one or more of the following: the satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals.
- Provide system-level test design technical expertise to one or more of the following products and services: satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals.
- Specify and develop end-to-end payload or sub-system integration and test plans and procedures to validate performance against customer and/or partner requirements
- Create test algorithms, test scripts, and calibration routines as part of performing lab and field evaluation of integrated satellites, bus, payloads or sub-systems
- Analyze system and subsystem test data and engage with cross functionally with teammates, partners, suppliers, or customers to evaluate the product performance and provide proactive feedback on potential improvements.
- Architect, design, and validate mechanical, optical, and electrical support equipment necessary to enable test execution and requirements verification
- Prepare reports documenting test results, test coverage, performance results and other key performance indicator (KPI) metrics, and communicate issues effectively with developers and managers
- Effectively manage and track to closure test anomalies, defects, and bugs; Debug, root-cause, and make continuous improvements of control systems in a high-rate production environment
- 5 years of space vehicle, bus, RF payload, or optical payload integration and test or related industry experience
- 5 years of experience developing space or communication system test requirements, plans, and procedures for system design verification and validation.
- 4 years of experience developing code in Matlab, LabVIEW, Python, Docker, Rust on Linux platforms and experience with industry standard coding practices
- Experience with testing satellite communications payloads, optical communications payload, spacecraft bus and constituent subsystems, or space vehicle level.
- Experience in developing and reviewing requirements to support various test phases
- Experience in test plan development related to established space hardware test standards (GEVS/SMC-S-016) or military standards (MIL-STD-810, DO-160)
- Strong debugging/troubleshooting skills
- Solid understanding of system engineering test fundamentals
- Computational problem solving and test automation/optimization in one or more of the following: Python, Matlab, LabVIEW, C/C , Docker, Rust on a Linux platform.
- Experience in development, integration, and commissioning of satellite communication systems
- Experience with development of automated test systems
- Experience writing end to end and integration and test plans
- Experience with incoming calibration checks and developing calibration procedures
- Experience developing, executing, and reviewing formal acceptance/qualification test results
- Experience with communication and electrical system test equipment such as vector spectrum analyzers, vector signal generators, power supplies, and oscilloscopes
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