Ground Data Systems Engineer level 3 - In-Space Systems

We are looking for someone to apply their vision, passion, technical expertise , and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Join us in enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth - passion for our mission is required !

- Identify , derive, develop, and maintain Ground Data Systems requirements, including traceability and verification and validation approaches.

- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers representing flight vehicle systems, ground software, Integration & Test, and external vendors & ground station providers.

- Develop and refine the ground data system and communications architectures across a broad set of mission requirements.

- Define and maintain ground data system interface requirements and control documents, for example, Space Vehicle to Ground Network interfaces.

- Plan, perform, and document requirement verification and validation for Ground Data Systems.

- Plan and perform frequent Ground Data Systems product update cycles, integration and test activities, and validation exercises leading to production software releases.

- Support initiatives to improve Mission Systems and Flight Operations engineering and other functional processes and tools.

- Perform analysis to ensure operability across the Space-Ground System, and support efforts to improve operability where justified.

- B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics, or related technical field.

- 5+ years of technical experience developing Space-to-Ground Communications systems and their ground systems.

- 5+ years of technical experience in the Communications domain, spanning the complete OSI stack, including transport protocols and standards (including CCSDS), and application protocol definition.

- Experience developing communications link budgets to predict link closure and data rates.

- Proficiency with communication standards and protocols including modulation formats and channel coding (e.g., DVB-S2/X, Ka/S/X bands).

- Experience with ranging systems, i.e., CCSDS regenerative and transparent ranging, PN ranging codes.

- Experience with Type 1 encryption and other secure communication technologies.

- Experience with computer networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, etc.).

- Ability to create and understand Satellite Tool Kit (STK) simulations with RF link analysis reports.

- Experience with SATCOM, microwave LOS, or other RF communications systems.

- Experience with integrating with ground network providers.

- Experience with instrumentation and Hardware/Software based Ground Modems (i.e., Amergint , Kratos).

- Experience in a complex system lifecycle - requirement definition, design, implementation, integration, verification, and validation.

- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.

- Ability to travel in support of test and flight operations.

- Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships.

- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

- Experience in space communication systems, particularly those geared towards Lunar, CisLunar or deep-space missions.

- Experience working on large complex programs with multiple partners.

- First principles knowledge of major spacecraft subsystems including Avionics, TT& C and/or RF Communications.

- Experience with requirements management tools, preferably DOORS Next Generation.

- Experience with collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA, and version control like Git.

- Experience with configuration and product data management tools, preferably Windchill.