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BAE Systems
- Broomfield, CO
- Permanent
- Full-time
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Technical leadership position for a Systems Engineer with experience architecting space or ground systems, and who is creative, flexible, and comfortable handling many diverse and sometimes open-ended assignments.The Enterprise Assurance Strategic Capabilities Unit delivers critical assurance disciplines that protect and enable people, data and missions. We provide a comprehensive approach to managing risk across the enterprise for current and future information environments where the business and missions execute. We apply the use of innovative tools and robust processes to ensure mission and business success.What You'll Do:
- Algorithm Development to include but not limited to image processing, clutter suppression, detection, estimation, open- and closed-loop tracking, uncorrelated track determination, Target Object Mapping, Initial Orbit Determination (IOD) and/or Orbit Determination (OD).
- Develop embedded, real-time, image processing and/or tracker processing algorithms using temporal, spatial, and/or spectral processing of EOIR data.
- Support the architecture, design, and development of algorithms, software, and hardware systems for a variety of applications including mission data processing systems for Remote Sensing, Space Situational Awareness, Rendezvous and Proximity Operations, Tactical Solutions, and more.
- Perform system engineering plus modeling & simulation for a variety of tactical and surveillance missions leveraging Model Based Systems Engineering.
- Provide engineering support across multiple and diverse new business pursuits by developing concepts to meet customer space mission needs.
- Objectively define, execute, and report on trade studies that provide data for decision making to our customers.
- Develop metrics to evaluate concepts that represent mission utility for the customer.
- Prepare and give presentations to peers/management/customers.
- Provide technical direction to junior engineers through the development lifecycle.
- Lead technical proposal development.
- Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
- Perform other duties as necessary.
- Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
- May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
- May access other facilities in various weather conditions.
- BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 16 or more years related experience.
- Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
- A current, active Top Secret security clearance is required.
- Customer Relationships: Extensive knowledge of missions and customers across core technologies areas. Knowledge/experience working with critical customer base, established relationships with key personnel within customer community.
- Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in relevant business environments.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and analyzing mission concepts, including space, launch, and ground components.
- Demonstrated experience in all phases of hardware program execution, including early planning, design reviews, manufacture, assembly, integration, test, sell-off, and on-orbit mission operation.
- Demonstrated experience in systems engineering processes, including requirements development, concept of operations, requirement allocation, change management, verification, and validation.
- Superb presentation skills with documented presentation experience to senior decision making and technical audiences.
- Experience with computational science and/or applying advanced math skills to engineering problems.
- Demonstrated ability to independently solve new algorithm challenges and generate high-level code to develop and analyze algorithm performance.
- Experience with Matlab, Python, or C++.
- Degree(s) in Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics.
- MS in Physics/Engineering Systems or a related technical field.
- Experience working in and with controlled, classified security environments Track Processing and/or Image Processing.
- Artificial Intelligence / Deep Learning.
- Mission Data Processing experience in OPIR.,
- Space Situational / Domain Awareness (SSA / SDA), and/or Space Control.
- Data Processing for Remote Sensing or other raw data through actionable products.
- GPU, FPGA, and/or High-Performance Computing (cluster) processing implementations.
- Initial Orbit Determination, Orbit Determination, and/or 3D trajectory estimation.
- Understanding and/or experience with implementation of embedded systems.
- Understanding and/or experience with spectral phenomenology.
Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Space & Mission Systems is a leading provider of national defense and civil space applications, advanced remote sensing, scientific and tactical systems for the U.S. Intelligence, Department of Defense and scientific communities. We continually pioneer ways to innovate spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, and other defense and civil capabilities. Powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus, we continually discover ways to enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most.