Satellite Network Engineer III

Sierra Space Careers: Dare to Dream

About the Role

Do you have an eye for detail and a passion for developing innovation solutions? Join our team! The Network Engineer III is a hands-on technical position that will work on LAN / WAN implementation and supporting issues in a complex corporate network environment. As part of the Corporate Network Services team, this position will participate in all day-to-day activities and project goals in a Cisco based environment. Technical responsibilities include providing design, implementation & support of WLAN, LAN, MPLS WAN and VOIP telecommunications infrastructure across multiple and various sites nation wide.

As a technical specialist, this position will be required to provide resolution guidance to the other CNS team members for advanced systems design, problem resolution and project management. Network/systems security will be a heavily emphasized set of responsibilities for this position, including but not limited to intrusion detection & digital rights management. Will help lead and actively participate in projects supporting network and telecommunications infrastructure implementations and enhancements. Coordinates with local IT POC’s to ensure strategic alignment and governance compliance. Determines appropriateness of moderate equipment changes or modifications to provide a high level of security according to network service level agreement.

Sierra Space’s Orbital Mission and Services (OMS) division focuses on the design, build, and operations of small satellites in support of commercial services and national security space and offers two work locations: Louisville, Colorado and Centennial, Colorado.

As a network architect, you will perform the modeling and simulation of a variety of network topologies and connectivity to support multi-domain mission architectures (ground, constellations of spacecraft, and sensors), as well as analyze a wide variety data routing solutions to meet our customer’s mission need.

You will have great latitude to be creative, conceiving and testing various approaches to determine which is best suited to meet technical and programmatic objectives.

You will work with across our engineering product teams to recommend candidate approaches that support the objectives at the mission, segment, system, and sub-system levels. You will identify key performance parameters and constraints to enable mission success and future capabilities.

You will also evaluate the mission effectiveness of the candidate approaches, balancing mission objectives against factors such as development and lifecycle costs.

Key duties and responsibilities include:

• Developing network engineering models and simulations based on satellite and ground terminals for defense and security applications

• Design network architectures for space and ground systems based on interoperability standards to implement a variety of data routing and optimization requirements.

• Coordinate efforts with multiple mission partner organizations to understand and implement a global mesh network using a variety of protocols with constantly reconfiguring communications links

About You 
 
Our mission is driven by the unwavering passion to push the boundaries of what is possible. We seek those who Dare to Dream — to envision the extraordinary and pursue it relentlessly – to join us on this transformational journey.  

 

We’re looking for dreamers who align with our values, vision, and audacious goals – while also meeting the minimum qualifications below. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other related discipline and typically 6 or more years of relevant experience
• Experience may be considered in lieu of education
• Understanding of Computer Aided Engineering tools
• Practical knowledge of engineering principles and practices
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Science degree in Engineering, Physics or related discipline
• Mesh networking experience strongly preferred.
• Experience performing network modeling, simulation and analysis using tools such as OPNET or other industry standards.
• Experience developing custom models and simulations using software and software languages such as MatLab, Python, or C++.
• Desire for new challenges, to be on the ground floor of an exciting capability for our nation, and to be part of the initial cadre developing a new multi-domain system.
• Willingness to work on a small team performing complex engineering design evaluations for a diverse mission where everyone’s input matters.
• Experience with IP based networking with space communication systems including optical and RF.
• Advanced experience with requirements management and system modeling tools, such as SysML, Cameo Enterprise Architect, Teamwork Cloud, DOORS, Unified Architecture Framework,
• Experience in resilient multi-domain communication system analysis, design and test.
• Excellent presentation skills (written and verbal). Demonstrated experience briefing technical subjects to both technical and non-technical people and delivering key messages and insights from analysis products.

Physical/Mental/Emotional Requirements:

• Frequently walk, sit, stand, climb stairs and steps

• Frequently repeat same hand, arm, and finger motion many times to include finger and hand dexterity

• Rarely lifting or carrying up to 20 lbs.

Working Conditions:

• Rarely exposed to outdoor elements (high/low temperatures, sun, rain/snow, etc.)

• Rarely exposed to fumes or hazardous chemicals/materials

• Rarely exposed to loud noises

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance.  The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

Estimated Starting Salary Range:

$104,827.91 - $144,138.39

At Sierra Space we are at the very doorstep of unlocking the future and the work in front of us is hard, but it is truly important and meaningful. Achieving our mission requires dedication, relentless pursuit of a dream and an unwavering passion for pushing the boundaries to accomplish what others might believe to be impossible. We seek those who too, Dare to Dream and will join us in a pursuit to achieve the extraordinary.

Application Deadline: This role will remain posted until a qualified pool of candidates are identified.