Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Next Gen GEO program in the Space Sensing PEO in managing the system engineering of a mission-unique payload, leveraging your space infrared sensor payload technical expertise.
• Assess payload developer progress. Provide technical review of payload development activities.
• Provide detailed reports of progress with technical evaluation of risk and impact. Identify and elevate technical and programmatic challenges.
• Identify technical discrepancies between payload hardware being utilized, installed, or built against requirements and program baselines.
• Collect data and provide comprehensive analysis on existing development programs within the Next Gen program.

Required Skills and Experience: 

• Technical Bachelor’s degree
• 15+ years directly applicable experience
• Experience with spacecraft payload IR sensor systems
• Experience working in or supporting space based sensor systems
• Experience with military Overhead Persistent Infrared Systems (OPIR) satellite production
• Able to design, analyze, and report out on spacecraft and payload IR sensor hardware to provide in-depth technical assessments and identify issues and risks.
• Excellent communication skills, customer relationship and technical skills.
• Experienced with leading spacecraft development activities.
• Ability to develop solutions for complex technical issues with limited supervision.
• US Citizenship and a TS/SCI Security Clearance are required for the position

Compensation: The salary for this position ranges from approximately $165,000 to $175,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications.

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios.   Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers.  LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence.  Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.

Benefits:

LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more!  For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits