Senior Payload Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation

Westfield, VA, United States
$166,400.00 - $249,600.00 py
On-site
Rf engineering expertise
Payload performance analysis
Risk assessment
The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Senior Payload Engineer to support national security satellite systems, providing RF engineering expertise and conducting risk assessments. The position requires extensive experience in RF design and a current TS/SCI security clearance, with a focus on embedded support within government program offices

Job Summary

  • Serve as a technical subject matter expert for a national security satellite system payload, providing ongoing technical consultation to the government.
  • Support and lead risk reduction efforts and payload assessments, representing Aerospace in technical forums and briefing the customer on high interest topics.
  • The company offers a competitive compensation package with benefits including comprehensive health care, paid holidays, sick time, vacation, and a 401(k) plan.

Matching Summary

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The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Senior Payload Engineer to support national security satellite systems, providing RF engineering expertise and conducting risk assessments. The position requires extensive experience in RF design and a current TS/SCI security clearance, with a focus on embedded support within government program offices.

Salary

$166,400.00 - $249,600.00

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • RF engineering expertise
  • payload performance analysis
  • risk assessment
  • impact studies and trades
  • requirements verification assessment
  • national security satellite system payload

Nice-to-have

  • advanced technical degree
  • electromagnetic and RF simulation software
  • payload hardware acquisition
  • DoD/NRO acquisition processes

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in RF design, signal processing or RF testing
  • Comfortable in common programming languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python)
  • Strong technical writing skills
  • Experience in troubleshooting or conducting failure analysis of payload electronics
  • TS/SCI security clearance and CI polygraph
  • U.S. citizenship required

Work Rights

TS/SCI security clearance and CI polygraph

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