Spacecraft Engineer - Command Data Handling

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Maxar Intelligence is a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence. We deliver disruptive value to government and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and navigate our changing planet. Our unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost effectiveness. We are hiring immediately for a Production Coordinator for our Ortho Operations team. This position can be in our Longmont and or our Westminster, CO office.

Maxar is hiring immediately for a Spacecraft Engineer – Command and Data Handling Subsystem Engineer position within the Spacecraft Constellation Operations, Reliability, and Engineering (SCORE) team in Westminster, CO.

You will assist the Operations teams with the health and safety, performance optimization, and anomaly resolution of Maxar’s Earth Intelligence spacecraft constellation. You will also support design, development, integration, and testing of Maxar’s next generation spacecraft. As a Spacecraft Engineer, you will work as part of larger multi-disciplinary teams that include ground system engineers, software engineers and spacecraft operations teams. As Maxar is transitioning to a new cloud-based ground system, you will need to understand and play a significant role using AWS technology.

What You Will Do:

• Perform Command and Data Handling Engineering tasks for the SCORE team
  • Support spacecraft launch and early/sustained operations by maintaining spacecraft health and safety, optimizing performance, and troubleshooting anomalies
    • Develop and maintain tools and methods to trend spacecraft health and performance metrics for the CDH subsystem
    • Develop and maintain a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the CDH subsystem for all Maxar spacecraft (onboard computers, spacecraft 1553 bus, solid state recorders, transmitters and receivers, flight software, etc.)
    • Develop/refine concept of operations to meet evolving mission demands
    • Define spacecraft anomaly resolution processes and procedures
    • Troubleshoot/resolve/document spacecraft anomalies
    • Assist in development and testing of spacecraft commissioning plans/tools.
    • Assist in the development of and participate in Launch and Mission rehearsals
  • Support design, development, integration, and testing of next generation spacecraft
    • Define, review, and verify spacecraft requirements for CDH subsystem
    • Attend vendor design reviews
    • Participate in clean-room integration and testing activities
  • Support other Maxar business segments
    • Provide detailed knowledge of spacecraft operations and spacecraft operational capabilities
    • Assist in ground software requirement definition, review, and verification
  • Other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. citizen and be willing and able to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, math, physics, or related field. Four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree
• At least 5 years professional experience
• Command and Data Handling subsystem design and/or operations professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance
• Experience as a spacecraft systems engineer or subsystem engineer
• Strong and innovative computer language skills
• Experience with Unix/Linux, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, and Github all highly desired
• Excellent written & oral communicator
• Spacecraft operations experience
• Superb problem-solving skills
• Calm disposition in stressful situations

There is a reason we boast awards like Best Employer, Best Place to work, Top employer, candidate experience winner. Our strength is in our people. Each team member makes a unique contribution to our collective mission. So, we recognize that with best-in-class benefits like:

·       401K matching and immediate vesting schedule

·       Career growth opportunities

·       Family friendly benefits like maternity and paternity leave, adoption reimbursement, flexible hours, hybrid work options

·       Programs to help you grow like tuition reimbursement, hackathons, and career development

·       Student loan repayment

·       Generous time off

·       Comprehensive medical, dental and vision at affordable monthly rates

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$78,000.00 - $166,000.00 annually.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits

This position will be posted for a minimum of three business days, and will be posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

Maxar employees must follow all applicable Maxar policies and COVID-19 requirements as well as those of Maxar customers and third parties. Individual job requirements may vary, and Maxar reserves the right to modify its policies and requirements as it deems appropriate in accordance with applicable law.

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.