Principal Communication Systems Engineer I - Networking

We are looking for a Principal Communication Systems Engineer I to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in network architecture, systems engineering, and communication systems. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization.

Requirements

• Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to define networking architectures and operational concepts for space-based communication systems.
• Develop hardware and software requirements for network elements such as routers and switches.
• 10+ years of systems engineering experience, at least 4 years in space and/or ground-based network architecture.
• Experience with multiple access and wireless communications systems.
• Experience in packet network and router/switch architecture, analysis, and modeling.
• Proficiency in developing hardware/software architectures for link, network, and/or transport layer processing chains.
• Experience with networking protocols and approaches, including IPv4/v6, MPLS, Ethernet, SNMP, NETCONF/YANG, gNMI, QoS and queue management.
• Proficiency in communications subsystem trades and analysis.
• Proficiency in requirements allocation and verification for communications subsystems.
• Proficiency in defining interfaces between communications subsystems, both physical and messaging layer.
• Experience with MBSE concepts, standards, and tools (e.g. Cameo/SysML) for developing and communicating architecture.
• Experience with design for testability, test plan development, laboratory testing of network devices using commercial test equipment (e.g. Keysight/Ixia), integration/testing with other subsystems.
• Ability to work with interdisciplinary team of hardware, firmware, and software engineers to communicate and drive architecture implementation.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans
• Company stock options