Principal Engineer Ground Systems Hardware Installation

About This Role

Join a team responsible for the testing, delivery, and installation of satellite ground station hardware for a leading defense contractor. This role involves domestic and international travel to customer sites for installation and upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Test and deliver satellite ground station hardware to domestic and international customers
• Install and troubleshoot RF and digital hardware
• Operate in a team environment and collaborate across engineering disciplines
• Coordinate with internal and external customers
• Prepare and present work results
• Support test planning, test execution, sell-off, and post-delivery support for multiple off-site locations
• Solve challenging critical digital and RF subsystem issues
• Perform Acceptance Testing for Mission Assurance, Customers, and Technical Representatives
• Provide content for design reviews, test readiness reviews, and End Item Data Package review

Requirements

• STEM Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of hardware engineering experience (Level 3) or 9+ years (Level 4)
• Demonstrated hardware testing experience at board, unit, or subsystem level
• Experience in an electronic test environment verifying specification requirements
• Previous experience as an electrical engineering hardware designer
• Active U.S. Government security clearance (Secret, SCI, or DoE Q)

Qualifications

• STEM Bachelor's Degree with 5+ years of hardware engineering experience (Level 3); STEM Bachelor's Degree with 9+ years of hardware engineering experience (Level 4)
• 5+ years of hardware engineering experience at Level 3, or 9+ years at Level 4, with demonstrated hardware testing experience at board, unit, or subsystem level.

Nice to Have

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or STEM
• Experience presenting to technical leadership
• Experience designing, developing, and delivering ground system hardware
• Experience in analog, RF, or digital test set development and testing
• Experience with ground antenna subsystems
• Experience with hardware installs at a customer site

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits