JPSS Satellite Engineer Intern

About the position

ASRC Federal Data Network Corporation is seeking a JPSS Satellite Engineer Intern to work a full year term. This position is part of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) constellation engineering group, under the Engineering and Mission Operations Support Services VI (EMOSS-VI) contract. The intern will work from the Suitland, MD and Greenbelt, MD locations, and is expected to demonstrate the capacity to perform JPSS satellite engineering at a high-performance level. The client is responsible for engineering and mission operations support for environmental monitoring satellites managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO).

Responsibilities

• Validation of flight operations products such as command procedures, telemetry displays, and trend plots.
• Development and verification of mission operations plans and procedures.
• Integration and operation of the ground segment during interface tests, end-to-end tests, and mission simulations.
• Troubleshooting and analysis during ground segment anomalies, including real-time problem identification and resolution.
• Improvements to or creation of tools that will increase long-term reliability, monitoring, and anomaly detection capability.
• Development of and/or improvement to products used to command, control, communicate, and monitor the spacecraft.
• Development of and/or modifications to procedures that support launch readiness and mission integration within OSPO.

Requirements

• Sophomore or Junior year in pursuit of a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work at least 20 hours per week during normal business hours, Monday through Friday.

Nice-to-haves

• Understanding of satellite ground systems and flight operations.
• Linux experience.
• Familiarity with simulator configuration and operation.
• Some programming experience.
• High interest in aerospace engineering.
• Internship, course work/projects in space dynamics, satellite remote sensing are a big plus.

Benefits

• On-site work at the Suitland, MD NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF).
• Some work from home possible, if schedule and remote access allows.