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Posted 6 hours agoGround Station Systems Engineer - Mission Operations
Chantilly, United StatesOn-site
Requirements
- experience with satellite ground systems, teleport operations, SATCOM systems, RF systems, networked infrastructure, or ground segment deployment and enjoys solving practical engineering problems where hardware, software, networks, vendors, and operations intersect. Core
- During Your First 12 Months ● Ground Station Architecture Proficiency: Develop a strong understanding of Lynk’s ground station architecture, hardware configurations, network interfaces, operational workflows, monitoring methods, and performance constraints.
- Qualifications ● Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Telecommunications, RF Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. ●
- Experience with satellite ground systems, SATCOM systems, teleport operations, RF systems, antenna systems, networked infrastructure, or similar operational technical systems.
- ● Working knowledge of ground station components such as antennas, RF chains, modems, servers, networking equipment, timing systems, monitoring systems, and site infrastructure.
- ● Familiarity with networking concepts such as TCP/IP, routing, VPNs, firewalls, DNS, network monitoring, latency, backhaul, and secure remote access.
- Experience with antenna siting, link performance analysis, RF interference considerations, or ground station optimization. ●
- Experience with modems, SDRs, RF equipment, timing systems, spectrum monitoring, or ground station monitoring and control systems. ●
- Experience working with ground station vendors, teleport operators, satellite operators, telecom operators, or managed ground station service providers. ● Familiarity with observability, telemetry, alerting, incident response, and operational performance reporting. ● Ability to use scripting, Linux tools, logs, telemetry, or basic automation to support troubleshooting and analysis. ●
- Experience working in a startup, small technical team, mission operations center, network operations center, teleport, satellite operator, or similarly fast-moving technical environment. ITAR
Contact
- Learn about ITAR here. https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/ddtc_public?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987 Location: Chantilly. VA