Systems Engineer

Welcome to SSC Space, the perfect workplace for those passionate about technology in general and space in particular.

With space organizations, research institutes, institutional and commercial actors as customers, we offer specialist expertise in satellite communications, spacecraft consulting services, rocket and balloon systems, and much more.

SSC Space also has one of the world's largest global networks of ground stations for satellite communications. We own and operate the Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, northern Sweden, with the aim of launching satellites in the near future.

Are you fueled by a passion for people and the ambition to create an awesome workplace? Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey with us to help Earth benefit from space?

We offer an opportunity to be part of the Service Engineering team, a global team that has the end-to-end responsibility of setting up SSC systems as well as execute the critical operations to our customers, providing a link from the ground to the customers satellites. As a Systems Engineer, your role is to perform multi-domain technical leadership, coordination, configuration, testing, documentation, and support. This is executed in the form of participation in projects, analyses/technical investigations as operational support, as well as support interactions with customers.

The work includes travels to customers and other SSC Space facilities. As this position is critical to the operations of the SSC Services it may include out of hours working and/or being part of an on-call team with up to 1 week on-call per month. This role may include work outside standard hours due to mission-critical operations.

Responsibilities

Examples of work tasks:

• Systems Engineer in service establishments, lead integration of new space missions into the SSC telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C) system.
• Perform critical operations and early handover phase to operations for non-critical support, as well as support incident management for routine operations.
• Interaction with customers on technical matters, document decisions, track changes and follow up on actions and overall deliverables on your projects during the integration process.
• Planning, executing and reporting testing both internally and with customer to enable a successful integration.
• Interaction with technology suppliers and vendors on technical matters.
• Providing coordination and reporting, internally and externally with customer to enable the technical implementation, on time and budget.

Requirements

To thrive in this role, you have a drive to provide excellence in technical solutions as well as a drive to learn new things. You like technical challenges, collaboration, and teamwork in an international environment. You have some years of experience of working with systems, preferably both hardware and software, and likely excited by the growing space industry. You are able to describe your designs and ideas to customers and colleagues with the ability to communicate complex technical solutions in an easy and understandable way. As required in the Space business, you are able to write technical documentation and follow formal processes.

We also believe you have:

• Bachelor or Master´s degree or corresponding experience in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication Science or Space Technology and a general interest in all three areas.
• Experience in Systems Engineering hardware/software design, integration, test or critical support.
• Experience navigating Windows and Linux environments.

BONUS POINTS

• Comprehensive understanding of the theoretical aspects of the Space-to-Ground communications, and Software architecture.
• Experience of the Space-to-Ground Segment domain.

• Experience of Project Management, perform project planning, reporting and risk management.
• Familiarity with ground station/network equipment and protocols in satellite communication (RF modulation techniques, error coding, and standards).

Benefits

WE OFFER YOU

• A unique chance to work with a variety of Space projects in an area that is in rapid development and innovation with the inclusion of new technologies such as Software Defined Radio and cloud technologies.
• Great possibilities to influence our way of working.
• An excellent opportunity for personal and career development.
• An exciting and dynamic workplace with employees and locations all over the world.
• Extensive customer contacts and internal coordination between different parts of the organization.
• A workplace characterized by an open atmosphere and proud employees.

Benefits Package

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short- and long-term disability, life insurance, AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Accident and critical illness coverage
• Pet insurance
• 401(k) with company match + Roth 401(k) option

LOCATION

This is a permanent full-time position located in Spring House, PA. Employees must be available to be in the office for a minimum of 3 days per week. Our new office is located in Spring House Innovation Park, a 133-acre research and business campus featuring a café, fitness center, conference facilities, outdoor patios, and walking trails - designed to foster creativity and collaboration.

NEXT STEP

If this opportunity sparks your interest, don’t wait to apply! We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and interviews will be conducted continuously.

We kindly ask that you submit only your resume when applying. By focusing solely on resumes, we can ensure a fair and streamlined recruitment process that allows us to evaluate your skills and qualifications directly and consistently.

Please be aware that this job posting may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications. This helps us maintain a fair and efficient recruitment process, ensuring each application receives proper attention. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

This is a security-classified position and will require a background check prior to employment.

WE HELP EARTH BENEFIT FROM SPACE

SSC Space is a leading global provider of advanced space services, with more than 50 years of experience. We help space organizations, research institutes, commercial and institutional actors from all over the world to get access to space.

With local presence on all continents and about 700 committed employees, we offer specialist expertise in satellite communications and control services, spacecraft operations, rocket and balloon systems, launch services, and engineering consultancy for space missions.