Remote Planning & Scheduling Test Engineer

As a REMOTE Planning & Scheduling (P&S) Test Engineer; system-level integration, verification, and validation of mission planning and scheduling capabilities, including advanced automation for large-scale satellite constellations, within a COTS-based Common Ground Enterprise (CGE).

***This position is full remote there is possibility of travel to Pittsburgh and Scottsdale for Project needs***

Responsibilities:

Support CGE integration of GDMS Mission-Unique Software for Mission Planning and Scheduling (P&S)

Design, integrate, and validate automated scheduling algorithms, including support for large-scale constellations (up to 3,000 satellites)

Integrate and test COTS spacecraft and ground P&S software products

Perform system-level integration, verification, and validation (IV&V) across:

• Planning & Scheduling (P&S)
• Mission Planning (MP)
• Command & Control (C2)
• Flight Dynamics (FD)
• Ground Resource Management (GRM)
• Network Management (NM)
• Fire Control Element (FCE)

Qualifications:

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED - unable to accept Green Card holders at this time.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related Science, Engineering, Technology, or Mathematics (STEM) field OR Master’s degree in a related field

Experience:

• 8+ years of relevant AEROSPACE experience with a Bachelor’s degree OR 6+ years with a Master’s degree

Core Technical Experience:

• System-level integration, verification, and validation (V&V) of complex space and ground systems
• Mission Planning (MP) and Planning & Scheduling (P&S) system testing and integration
• COTS-based P&S software integration
• Scheduling algorithms and automation for mission operations
• CCSDS orbital message standards (OPM, OEM, OMM)
• MBSE-driven integration and test workflows
• Automated test scripting, including FD interfaces

Methodologies

• Agile development and test environments

Preferred Qualifications:

Integration experience with Space-to-Ground and Ground-to-Antenna architectures for CGE COTS-based C2 systems

Prior space command or operational experience

Hands-on experience with:

• Python
• InfluxDB, Kafka, Redis
• Kubernetes & microservice architectures
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Red Hat OpenStack Platform – RHOSP)
• Security integration
• a.i.Solutions FreeFlyer / Meridian (integration environments)

Lab or operational COTS integration experience working closely with systems engineering teams

Knowledge of antenna build-out, antenna operations, and antenna interfaces, including Ground Entry Point (GEP) as a Service