Principal Systems Engineer – Satellite Ground Antenna & Fleet Management Le at Iridium Satellite LLC
Reston, Virginia, USA -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Oct, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

11 Jul, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Good communication skills

Industry

Information Technology/IT

Description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.
At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

Responsibilities
  • Lead the architecture and design for ground antenna monitoring and control management
  • Lead the architecture and design for space and ground segment monitoring for fleet operations
  • Lead the architecture and design to schedule all satellite and ground resources to accomplish mission objectives, ensuring activity deconfliction, resource allocation, and determining optimal load balancing for traffic on the satellite network
  • Lead the architecture and design for the creation, validation, and distribution of all necessary products for the network including satellite and ground site schedules, antenna tracking files, acquisition tables, satellite pointing vectors, and orbital event files
  • Develop and maintain system-level architecture and design documentation, ensuring alignment with project requirements, industry standards, and best practices
  • Perform requirements analysis, definition, decomposition, and management for Space and Ground Segments
  • Conduct risk assessments and mitigation planning for system design and development activities, identifying potential risks, developing contingency plans, and implementing risk mitigation strategies
  • Work independently to develop system designs for ground antenna and fleet operations management
  • Inform real-time space and ground state of health evaluation, trending, and analysis
  • Inform all Ground Antenna and Fleet Operations Management software products, tools, and applications, continuously looking for ways to improve upon the tools and processes for streamlined operations
  • Inform real-time anomaly investigation and resolution, procedure development, software development and product verification pertaining to the Ground Antenna and Fleet Operations Management domain
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