Want Remote Ground Stations Infrastructure Engineer in Westminster, CO

Job title: Remote Ground Stations Infrastructure Engineer

Company: Maxar Technologies

Job description: Please review the job details below.



At Maxar we unlock the promise of space intelligence to help governments and businesses solve problems on earth and beyond. Since humans first explored our solar system, we have been supporting space missions with our tools. Maxar partners with innovative businesses and more than 50 governments to monitor global change, deliver broadband communications and advance space operations with capabilities in Space Infrastructure and Earth Intelligence. Now is your chance to amplify your impact, working to solve the world?s most pressing challenges. We are hiring immediately for a Remote Ground Stations Infrastructure Engineer to join our team in Westminster, CO.



Life with Us



Your Project: The Remote Ground Station Infrastructure Engineer is a member of the Remote Ground Station (RGS) team that supports a worldwide network of satellite ground stations. The Remote Ground Station Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for operations, engineering, and support for Maxar and customer ground stations. The Remote Ground Station Infrastructure Engineer will collaborate with a multidiscipline team to ensure that the stations operate at a high level of performance and availability.



Designs, develops, troubleshoots and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. Directs and participates in all phases of system development with emphasis on planning, analysis, evaluation, integration, testing and acceptance phases (IV&V and DT&E). Develops software tools including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases and Internet-related tools. Determines hardware compatibility and/or influences hardware design. Programmers who are developing applications for technical end users (e.g., CAD, CAM, CAE, CASE) should be matched here.



Directs mission/program specific real-time spacecraft/satellite operations during readiness, execution and evaluation phases. Provides technical expertise in matters pertaining to orbit dynamics, satellite performance analysis, command and control of on-orbit satellites. Analyzes and coordinates mission support requirements for new vehicles and vehicle capability and directs detailed planning activities to ensure proper on-orbit support. Approves all vehicle support plans for critical vehicle events and maneuvers. Provides failure analysis on the performance of orbiting satellites via telemetry data. Provides technical briefings. Establishes specifications and requirements for operational computer programs. Analyzes and validates program software to ensure total system integration.



Developing professional expertise in their field. Works on problems of moderate scope, where analysis of situations or data requires assessment of a variety of factors. Exercises judgement within defined policies and procedures to determine appropriate action. Receives only general instructions on routine work, while receiving detailed instructions on new projects or assignments.



Your Career: We?re very serious about professional development and continuing education at Maxar. We offer our team members with the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Our group has amazing resources to support learning and development. You will work with your manager, or a mentor, to set goals and design a development plan to advance your career.



What We Offer:



There is a reason we boast awards like Best Employer, Best Place to work, Top employer, candidate experience winner. Our strength is in our people. Each team member makes a unique contribution



to our collective mission. So, we recognize that with best-in-class benefits like:

• 401K

• Career growth opportunities

• Family friendly benefits like maternity and paternity leave, adoption reimbursement, flexible hours, hybrid work options

• Program to help you grow like tuition reimbursement, hackathons, and career development

• Student loan repayment

• Generous time off

• Plus everything you?d expect from a leading employer such as a matching and immediately vest 401K plan, robust insurance coverage, medical, dental and vision, etc.

• Perform installation and maintenance of IP networking infrastructure and computer systems


• Engineer system and networking solutions for customer requirements


• Assess system security posture and recommend solutions to enhance overall security


• Perform field installation and ongoing sustainment of Maxar ground station antennas and equipment


• Full Motion Antenna Systems.


• Radios & RF Communications.


• Computing and Network Systems.


• Facilities including Power and HVAC.


• Utilize project and problem management solutions to ensure initiatives are properly tracked and implemented


• Perform troubleshooting and execute repairs of reported issues with Maxar or customer ground stations


• Communicate with internal and external customers regarding recommended actions for reported issues


• Utilize and maintain monitoring tools. Perform ongoing assessments of the most effective means to gather operational metrics for insight into performance


• Ensure documentation is created, assembled, and organized for Maxar and customer ground stations


• Other duties as assigned

• Must be a U.S. citizen and be willing and able to obtain U.S. Government Secret security clearance


• Bachelor?s degree in Engineering, Aerospace, or related field. Four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree


• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in satellite ground station operations, or equivalent experience in aerospace operations


• Familiarity with IP networking concepts and Linux system administration


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Familiarity with computer systems, including Microsoft Windows and Linux OS environments


• Experience with the Microsoft applications, including Visio and Word


• Ability to problem solve from a holistic, systems approach


• Ability to delineate distractors versus issues


• Strong troubleshooting and problem resolution skills


• Ability to travel internationally and domestically up to 20%


• Routinely requires lifting equipment weighing up to 50 pounds (23 kilograms)

• Familiarity with satellite ground station operations


• Familiarity with TCP/IP network protocols (OSPF/BGP)


• Experience in administering VPN and related technologies


• Experience with system administration of commercial Linux environments (RHEL, CentOS, SuSE)


• Experience administering highly available storage systems


• Experience in administering a virtualization environment


• Familiarity with satellite ground stations and associated equipment

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