Hybrid Principal Engineer, PMO – RF Engineer

at SES Space & Defense

• Job title: Principal Engineer, PMO – RF Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Tampa, United States

About the role

• Principal Engineer for RF at SES Space & Defense focusing on satellite network design. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to provide advanced RF solutions.

Responsibilities

• Dynamic individual that can provide technical expertise in areas of end-to-end satellite network solution design.
• Be the RF and SATCOM technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) to create, present, and deliver technical capabilities to existing and potential customers.
• Assist Space Engineers with satellite and beam selection for new requirements, link budget analysis, and optimizing satellite link performance across the global network.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for mediaport / teleport issues, satellite interference, and other connectivity issues that SATOPS cannot resolve or needs support with.
• Foster collaborative relationships with satellite operators and integrators to maintain current knowledge of their offerings and capabilities, and support GAN requirements.
• Advise appropriate personnel of the latest technical and engineering developments.
• Lead or participate in the preparation of proposals (RFP/RFQ/RFI) to develop technically feasible, compliant, cutting edge, and cost-effective solution(s).
• Draft and deliver technical proposals for satellite communications solutions, equipment, and services.
• Support travel needs for customer meetings, projects, presentations, etc.
• Support program growth including Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) for new capabilities and upgrading or expanding existing capabilities.
• Exercise initiative to create opportunities vs waiting for the customer to ask for something.
• Identify, create, present, sell, and implement.
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization.
• Ensure link budgets provided meet the USSOCOM mission requirement.
• Support the installation, integration, and validation of communications equipment and software.
• Produce and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including system specifications, test procedures, and analysis reports.

Requirements

• Twenty (20) years of relevant satellite communications experience.
• U.S. citizen and must possess a TS/SCI security clearance.
• Expertise and experience in desired technical field to include:
• o In-depth knowledge of GEO, MEO and LEO SATCOM vendors and constellations.
• o In-depth knowledge of various satellite user terminal vendors and solutions.
• o Exposure and understanding of various satellite platform providers such as iDirect, Newtech, Comtech, GetSat, and Viasat.
• o Exposure and understanding of various satellite service providers such as SES, Inmarsat, Viasat, and Kymeta.
• Functional understanding of performing Link Budget Analysis (LBA) and satellite beam selection in solutions architecture.
• At least five (5) years of SOF experience.
• At least five (5) years of relevant engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with RF test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, etc.
• Experience with providing X, Ku, C, and Ka band commercial satellite services.
• Ability to develop, execute, and lead test plans for ground and space components, including specific tests for military user equipment over satellite systems.
• Advanced knowledge of military and commercial SATCOM systems, concepts of operations and use cases of SATCOM and other RF systems across the SOCOM enterprise and/or other Geographic Combatant Commands and the Department of Defense.
• Ability to effectively lead technical efforts and small teams on complex communications projects.
• Strong technical communication skills (oral and written).

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer