Lead AIT Systems Engineer

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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 Lead AIT Systems Engineer to join our team in Westminster, CO.

Day In The Life:

Each day as a systems assembly, integration, and test engineer on our team brings new challenges and breakthroughs. You might start by reviewing a supplier’s AIT plan to ensure it meets our needs for ensuring performance from our critical space assets. Next you’ll jump into a brainstorming session with other passionate engineers to explore the options for a tailored, rapid-build AIT campaign aligned with procurement of a proliferated space system. Later, you might guide your team through a rigorous review of test results to confirm that the tests have met our standards for ensuring compliance with our requirements. The pace is fast, but our culture is supportive, valuing both autonomy and team wins. Here you have the authority to make a real impact, the flexibility to explore new ideas, and the chance to build something meaningful in space transforming how we see our world.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or related field of study
• 8+ years’ experience with space systems integration and test activities
• Experience managing a small team/department including budgets, schedules, staffing, etc. 
• Experience leading a team to ensure a robust space system development AI&T through V&V program
• Must be a US Citizen and willing and able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance at TS/SCI level
• Demonstrated experience in all phases of spacecraft mechanical and electrical integration and test activities ranging from program initiation through launch site operations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of optical remote sensing system components, design and operational requirements
• Proficiency with one or more spacecraft test and operations scripting language such as STOL, Python, CCL, Cecil, etc
• Strong understanding of MIL-STD-1540, MIL-STD-461, NASA General Environmental Verification Standard (GEVS), and other industry standards governing the integration and test of space systems
• Familiarity with Laser Communication Terminals and intersatellite link techniques, methods, and principles
• Capability to utilize modeling and simulation tools and techniques to predict and evaluate system performance
• Active TS/SCI clearance

Life with Us:

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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● The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $126,000.00 - $210,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

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

Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.  If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

The date of posting can be found on Maxar’s Career page at the top of each job posting.

To apply, submit your application via Maxar’s Career page.

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.