Description

LinQuest is seeking an Associate SATCOM Systems Engineer to join our team on site in San Diego, California. An active Secret Clearance is required for consideration.

Position Summary:

Join our dedicated team on a mission to enhance and secure the Navy's satellite communication (SATCOM) systems. This project involves working on cutting-edge SATCOM technologies, focusing on wideband and protected MILSATCOM systems. As a Systems Engineer, you will be at the forefront of researching, analyzing, and implementing solutions that ensure robust, secure, and efficient communication for naval operations. This role offers the unique opportunity to contribute to critical defense infrastructure, directly impacting national security and operational effectiveness in the field.

Key Responsibilities:

The Systems Engineer will play a pivotal role in the development and enhancement of advanced Navy SATCOM systems. This includes the research and analysis of current and emerging technologies, the technical implementation and monitoring of systems, and the provision of fielding support. The successful candidate will work on defining system capabilities, developing specifications for space-based payloads, SATCOM terminals, and network bridging devices, and ensuring the integration of these systems within the Navy's operational framework.

Required Skills and Experience:

• BS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering within Navy Systems, particularly in Communications Systems, Networks, and Information Assurance.

• 5+ years of experience in MILSATCOM space and/or communications terminal systems.

• Experience with end-to-end Systems Engineering processes, and demonstrable evidence of defining and adhering to these processes, as well as the development of pertinent associated documentation.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Visio, Word, and Excel.

• Demonstrated ability to produce and adhere to Department of Defense standard documentation.

• Extensive experience with Navy SATCOM operations and systems testing.

• Familiarity with system and algorithms analysis, waveform specification, and performance analysis.

• Experience in technical documentation, review, generation, and presentation.

• Experience with protected and wideband MILSATCOM systems engineering and integrated logistics support (ILS).

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Demonstrable evidence of analytical approach to problem solving and decision making

• Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Advanced knowledge in networking, including routing, Quality of Service, and radio to router protocols.

• Experience in hardware/software design, development, integration, and testing.

• MSEE in Electrical Engineering or related field.

• Specialized experience in protected and wideband Navy MILSATCOM systems engineering, including digital signal processing and modulation/demodulation techniques.

• Knowledge of layer 2 control protocols, physical layer standards, and interface control documents.

Compensation: The salary for this position ranges from approximately $125,000 to $140,000 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, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careeers/our-benefits.

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• Secret

Experience

Required

• 5 years: Systems engineering experience relative to SATCOM systems.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)