Remote Sensing Architecture Performance Engineer

About the role

An engineer who applies modeling and simulation tools to evaluate how space based remote sensing architectures perform, supporting requirements checks and acquisition choices for defense and civil customers.

What you will do

• Assess mission areas such as geospatial or signals intelligence, space surveillance, navigation and space protection
• Advise on research, development and acquisition decisions for current and emerging sensing architectures
• Model overall architecture performance with in house or custom built analysis tools
• Turn customer needs into project goals and deliver quality controlled results
• Present findings and reports clearly to technical leads, managers and customers
• Help sustain and expand the organization's analysis and simulation capabilities

What they look for

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, operations research, mathematics or a similar field
• Five or more years of relevant experience after the bachelor's degree, such as modeling, mission analysis, astrodynamics or space operations
• Proven technical leadership, personal accountability and flexibility when customer expectations shift
• Knowledge of at least one national security mission area