Satellite Ground System Integration and Test Engineer Multi State

$81,080 - $141,650/Yr

General Atomics - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Diego, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The position involves supporting the Ground Segment Integration and Test team at General Atomics, focusing on satellite ground system integration and testing. The role requires collaboration with engineering staff to ensure the satellite simulation test bed meets requirements and supports flight software deliveries. The individual will be responsible for developing integration plans, test cases, and operational documentation, while also troubleshooting and repairing systems as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support the Ground Segment IPT for assigned programs.
• Ensure integrated satellite simulation test bed solutions meet requirements and support regression testing of flight software deliveries.
• Develop ICD, IDDs, and test plans/procedures.
• Collaborate with engineering staff on design, integration, and test matters.
• Ensure RVTM aligns with subsystem integration and verification plans for the space vehicle simulation test bed.
• Develop SV simulation test bed integration plans based on capability deliveries.
• Coordinate subsystem integration plans based on flight software delivery schedules.
• Define integration test cases as part of the integration plan.
• Verify space vehicle simulation test bed requirements using test automation.
• Manage flight software versions on the test bed.
• Support the development of ground and operations-related program documentation.
• Develop training material for operational readiness.
• Collaborate in the design of new space systems, including requirement alignment and conducting design reviews.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and repair systems using standard engineering principles.
• Provide documentation and make technical presentations as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline, with four or more years of progressive engineering experience, or a master's degree with two or more years of experience.
• Intermediate proficiency in Python for integration and test automation.
• Ability to identify and incorporate libraries and other reuse baselines for efficiency.
• Experience leveraging object-oriented principles, design patterns, and behavior-driven development to develop test modules.
• Experience developing test-automation modules to verify subsystem requirements and conduct regression testing.
• Familiarity with bus subsystems (GNC, Prop, EPS, CDH, RF) to develop test command sequences against flight software deliveries.
• Experience testing FDIR capabilities of flight software.
• Prior experience as a systems engineer supporting satellite command and control and mission planning systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with test automation and API tools such as Postman and Cucumber.