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Axient Integration and Test Engineer in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Check out this NEW Opportunity with Axient!
Axient is seeking a Senior Integration & Test Engineer, to support our customer in Albuquerque, NM.
The Integration and Test Engineer provides the engineering, integration and acquistion support role as Ground Lead for development on Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite Systems (QZSS) hosted payload program in the Space Systems Command, Space Domain Awareness/Combat Power, Innovation and Prototyping Delta (SSC/SZI). The Innovation and Prototyping Delta is responsible for advanced development of space capability demonstrations, technologies, and prototypes.
Must have a Top-Secret Clearance and be SCI eligible.
What you will do...
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Ground Lead Systems Engineer for Acquisition Planning and Development on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite Systems (QZSS) Hosted Payload Program.
Evaluate research, development and operational requirements against satellite command and control capabilities, and identify potential support deficiencies, assess on-going or planned architectural and acquisition activities within the satellite program, and identify potential impacts to existing and future acquisition strategies
Provide support with the engineering design, development, and integration of the satellite and ground system interface.
Evaluate new and legacy technologies to determine their effectiveness in meeting developmental, interface, performance and functional infrastructure requirements desired by the government. Technologies considered may span from industry, academia, civil, military, domestic and international providers.
Provide detailed system evolution recommendations, near and far future architectural improvements, to be addressed to guide the transition of space and ground capabilities.
Evaluate execution plans, Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and specifications for design definition to support requirements.
Develop use cases and initial test plans for getting operational acceptance
Support review of End-Item-Data-Packages in support of acquisition closeout of requirements as well as identifying plans that would support the operational acceptance documentation.
Skills you will need...
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or related technical field.
Equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for degree requirement. Twelve (12) years work experience may be substituted for a Master's Degree; OR Bachelor's Degree plus eight (8) years work experience may be substituted for a Master's Degree
Minimum 8 years of acquisition experience in program support of a satellite service bus and/or ground-based satellite command and control system for use with operational and Research and Development (R&D) satellites
Experience developing initial test plans for smaller projects getting operational acceptance desired .
Familiarity with Space System Command (Formerly Space and Missile Systems Center) process and procedures desired
Excellent and detail-oriented organizational, interpersonal, and communications skills desired
Advanced-level competency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook desired
Location : Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Clearance : Top Secret/SCI Eligible
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Job ID 2024-5663
Segment Axient SPACE
Category Engineering - Test | Evaluation
# of Openings 1
Location : Location US-NM-Albuquerque-Kirtland
Type Regular, Full-Time
Minimum Education Requirement Bachelor's
Minimum Experience Requirement, Years 8
Clearance Requirement TS-SCI