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As a Mission Architect, you will be an OPIR Subject Matter Expert (SME), overseeing mission architecture and spacecraft/constellation design across one or more programs. You will oversee all aspects of designing, developing, and fielding Remote Sensing (RS) space segments, including integration with ground and user segments. You will design and develop modeling and simulation tools and methods to validate mission scenarios and assess end-to-end system performance against Key Performance Parameters (KPPs). You will be responsible for assessing sensor design, development, and performance, conducting solution trades, and decomposing requirements for payload and algorithm vendors.
Job Responsibility:
Define architecture and system requirements for OPIR missions
Lead modeling and simulation efforts to assess system performance
Develop CONOPS at the spacecraft, constellation, and mission level
Architect and implement Mission Data Processing (MDP) algorithms (onboard and ground-based)
Oversee mission level budgets and KPPs (e.g. LOS knowledge, jitter/smear, optical transmission, latency, etc.)
Ensure space system (including Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) payloads and bus components) meet mission level requirements
Writing proposals, requirements definition, system design, integration & test, and on-orbit operations
Requirements:
12+ years of experience in the design, development, delivery, and operation of space-based remote sensing missions
Bachelor's degree in engineering or the physical sciences / computer science
Subject Matter Expertise in earth-observing EO/IR missions
Expertise in development of mission modeling and simulation tools to assess sensing mission performance
Expertise in the design and performance of EO/IR sensors
Possess active SECRET clearance
Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance
Applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance
This position must meet export control compliance requirements
“U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required
Nice to have:
20+ years of experience in the design, development, delivery, and operation of space-based OPIR missions
Experience leading multi-disciplinary technical teams
Experience with the missile warning, tracking, and defense mission across domains (air, ground, space, user, etc.)
Experience with modeling and simulation of constellation performance
Possess active TS/SCI clearance
What we offer:
Medical, dental, vision, and 401k plan
Generous company match to your 401(k)
Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly
Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
Up to $10,000 gift match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations