The Iridium Internship Program is an opportunity for students to be a part of the Iridium teams shaping the future of satellite communications. As an Intern, you’ll begin making an impact on real projects from day one! Come prepared to grow, develop, and learn alongside a team and the leaders of our company. The Iridium Internship program is a 12-week program that runs from May 20, 2024 to August 9, 2024. During the program, interns will have the opportunity to provide valuable support to an Iridium department on a project or important work assignment. Interns will also be provided an opportunity to engage with senior leadership and fellow interns via regular engagement activities. Interns will participate in an end of internship presentation, where we ask them to reflect on their summer internships and present a summary of what they have learned and accomplished.   What We’re Looking For: Iridium seeks a stand-out Systems Engineer Intern with a desire to learn about the Systems Engineering (SE) process. This will include gaining knowledge of the use of SE tools such as DOORS & other JIRA based applications and participation in the different working group meetings where system requirements are generated, assessed & flowed down to different segments. The Intern will also learn how to conduct trade studies by participating in analyses which will determine the proper course of action during the design phase of the project and working on various projects which will allow the intern to gain exposure to different satellite services and projects.   What You’ll Do: - Work with different project engineers on requirements management, including learning the tools and processes, and entering, modifying, organizing, and exporting reports - Assist in writing requirements and specifications - Support engineering analysis for different aspects of the assigned projects - Support systems engineering technical interchange meetings - Assist in chart preparation for project reviews and other meetings Skills You’ll Obtain: - Real-world experience in chosen field of interest and related topics through multiple hands-on projects - Critical thinking and analytical skills - Working in and contributing to a team environment - Organization and time management - Developing techniques that can effectively be used in engineering trade studies - Ability to write clear and testable requirements - Develop technical writing skills - A working knowledge of Mobile Satellite Systems & Services What You Will Need To Succeed:  - Strong work ethic, positive attitude, and professional demeanor - Ability to work independently and as part of a team - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Attention to detail and accuracy - Experience desired with the following: - STK experience - 3D CAD experience - Matlab - Python - Magic Draw - C++

What We’re Looking For:   If you are enthusiastic about working in the space industry, then you will be excited about the Senior Operations Support Engineer supporting  a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. As a Senior Operations Support Engineer, you’ll be responsible for providing critical technical support to the team performing 24x7 Operations in Huntsville, Alabama. You will primarily work regular business hours in a 24-hour, multi-satellite operations environment while occasionally working night shifts or weekends. Working in this role, you’ll gain valuable experience performing anomaly and issue resolution, troubleshooting, and identifying root cause and determining corrective actions. You will thrive in this role if you have a desire to be part of a team on the forefront of one of the most advanced satellite constellations in the world and are highly motivated and passionate about engineering and space systems.   This position requires an active/current Top Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a Top Secret Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active).   What You’ll Do: - Track, trend, and analyze potential problems and anomalous conditions that may affect operations of the ground system - Provide on-call support, real-time investigation, and troubleshooting for operations anomalies related to the subsystems of Ground Resource Management, Fleet Management, Mission Planning, and Flight Dynamics - Investigate and resolve issues where situations require an in-depth evaluation of factors that have been discovered or referred by on-shift operations teams - Support cross-functional efforts and special operations projects with multi-functional teams - Facilitate on-shift operations team training for recurring scenarios, ops affecting upgrades, and the Operational Crew Training and Certification process - Identify and autonomously implement ideas, solutions, processes, procedures, and checklists focused on continuous process improvement, more efficient operations, and reduced system outages

What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a motivated 3GPP Standards System Engineer to join our System Architecture Team and lead integration efforts between Iridium and 4G/5G networks. As a 3GPP Standards Systems Engineer, you’ll work closely with peer system architects and senior management to establish strategic plans and objectives in support of Iridium’s goals in evolving terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks. This role will encompass leading efforts to advocate for Iridium in 3GPP standards, as well as driving adoption of 5G technologies within Iridium’s network roadmap. As such, it is a unique opportunity to be at the intersection of satellite and terrestrial networks. You’ll be successful in this role if you enjoy developing a long-term vision and working with cross-functional teams to establish partnerships and coalitions to pursue common goals in the standards bodies and industry.   What You’ll Do: - Analyze options for deploying 3GPP architectures to support our long-term strategic goals - Craft proposals to align 3GPP standards and Iridum system architecture roadmaps to benefit from 3GPP standard architectures and commercial components - Play a key role in setting standards for new service developments. Act as a standards representative/agent of change within the company - Represent Iridium in standards meetings and contribute to standards relevant to Iridium’s business - Manage competing constraints for both long-term goals and operational requirements when architecting solutions - Provides subject matter expertise to ensure standards options are well communicated and well documented to ensure the system architecture is supportable within the approved standards

What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a motivated Principal 3GPP Network Architect to join our System Architecture Team. As a Principal 3GPP Network Architect, you’ll work closely with senior management to establish strategic plans and objectives, including managing delivery of high-quality results and complex solutions. The Principal 3GPP Network Architect is responsible for developing the strategic vision for the evolution of Iridium ground network to support new services and users as terrestrial and satellite networks converge. An important element of this will be identifying opportunities to leverage emerging 3GPP technologies and other wireless technologies and standards to extend and enhance the current suite of capabilities available to our customers. In this role, your primary focus will be building and aligning the strategy, and working with technical teams to build a roadmap for adoption. You’ll be successful in this role if you enjoy developing a long-term vision and working with cross-functional teams to establish best practices, create roadmaps, and deliver on that strategic vision.   What You’ll Do: - Develop 3GPP based deployment options for Iridium services - Craft solutions to ensure our safety-of-life services meet stringent service availability goals - Analyze options for incorporating 3GPP architectures to respond to customer opportunities and support our long-term strategic goals - Play a key role in setting architectural patterns for new developments. Act as an agent of change within the company - Manage competing constraints for both long-term goals and operational requirements when architecting solutions - Provide subject matter expertise to ensure architectural plans are well communicated and well documented and the system architecture is evolvable and sustainable - Implements improvements by setting objectives and effectively managing multiple priorities

What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a seasoned Software Engineer to join our Product Software Engineering Team.  As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for enhancing and sustaining the source code used in our mobile products and associated engineering tools. Working in this role, you’ll gain valuable experience maintaining software for Iridium’s transceivers while making a long-term impact on new high-quality products for our customers. You’ll thrive in this role if you are passionate about creating reliable and robust products, interested in the long-term success of your work, and highly self reliant.   What You’ll Do: - Improve and maintain software for Iridium transceivers - Integrate, build, and configuration manage source code from disparate vendors and sources - Participates in reviews of work performed by other team members - Diagnose and debug transceiver to space vehicle communication performance issues - Investigate and resolve field-reported product issues - Create software requirements and plan for test validation - Write and maintain regression tests for product software - Write ICDs and document APIs for existing and future products - Install and maintain software continuous integration systems - Work collaboratively with software, hardware, and system development engineers - Work cross functionally to instill a strong culture of product quality within the organization

What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a seasoned Software Engineer to join our Product Software Engineering Team.  As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for enhancing and sustaining the source code used in our mobile products and associated engineering tools. Working in this role, you’ll gain valuable experience maintaining software for Iridium’s transceivers while making a long-term impact on new high-quality products for our customers. You’ll thrive in this role if you are passionate about creating reliable and robust products, interested in the long-term success of your work, and highly self reliant.   What You’ll Do: - Improve and maintain software for Iridium transceivers - Integrate, build, and configuration manage source code from disparate vendors and sources - Participates in reviews of work performed by other team members - Diagnose and debug transceiver to space vehicle communication performance issues - Investigate and resolve field-reported product issues - Create software requirements and plan for test validation - Write and maintain regression tests for product software - Write ICDs and document APIs for existing and future products - Install and maintain software continuous integration systems - Work collaboratively with software, hardware, and system development engineers - Work cross functionally to instill a strong culture of product quality within the organization

What We’re Looking For: In this role you will manage an existing team in subscriber product hardware development, testing, and sustainment engineering activities on our Product Engineering team.  As an Engineering Manager, you’ll be responsible for overseeing product testing, analysis, design, regulatory compliance, change and configuration management.  In addition to these responsibilities, you'll also get the chance to coach and mentor junior engineers, helping to shape the future of our team.    You’ll thrive in this role if you are passionate about creating reliable and robust sustainable products, interested in the long-term success of your work, and highly self reliant.   What You’ll Do: - Foster and develop a highly effective team of Product Engineers to test, analyze, and design cuttinig edge products - Facilitate a close working relationship with product owners and stakeholders to manage and prioritize issue resolution and product improvements while communicating risk, timing, cost, and value to the broader organization - Think laterally, provide analysis, make suggestions, and implement processes that improve product quality, reliability, and longevity - Perform test planning, procedure development, and analysis activities for all hardware aspects of Iridium transceivers - Mentor and train your team by evaluating employees’ performance, recognizing areas for improvement, and providing reliable solutions to problems that may impact your team’s effectiveness - Lead efforts to release new and existing designs into manufacturing, managing engineering changes, and design configurations - Work collaboratively with multi-sited global teams of software, hardware, and system development engineers - Work cross functionally to instill a strong culture of product quality within the organization - Support customers and team members to achieve project delivery milestones - Accountable for the development of customer facing documentation that clearly presents information for various stakeholders

What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a self-motivated Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Iridium Product Engineering Team.   As a member of the Product Development Team, you’ll be responsible for technical product ownership to include product design, design support, product manufacturability, product sustainability, partner design integration, design validation, and product regulatory compliance.   What You’ll Do: - Be responsible for product development efforts, partner design integration, design verification and design support for internal and external customers - Develop and improve data products, reference designs, supporting documentation, and supplemental materials for partners, quality, supply chain, manufacturing, and regulatory stakeholders - Investigate, determine strategies and actions for issues and risks in new and existing designs - Manage and prioritize assignments for multiple hardware development projects adhering to deadlines, policies and procedures - Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and diverse stakeholders to support the technical needs of large complex team projects and new product developments - Manage design data, storage, revision control, engineering changes, configuration control, and database administration

What We’re Looking For: If you are experienced in development, testing, and sustainment engineering activities, then we would enjoy having you on our Product Engineering team.  As an Engineering Manager, you’ll be responsible for overseeing product testing and analysis as well as supporting team members with advanced product knowledge. You'll thrive in this role if you love switching between the end-user's perspective and software details, have experience with modern development practices, and are familiar with CI/CD pipelines. In addition to these responsibilities, you'll also get the chance to coach and mentor junior engineers, helping to shape the future of our team.   What You’ll Do: - Foster and develop a highly effective team of Engineers to perform test and analysis of embedded software - Mentor and train your team by performing regular check-ins, discussing career growth opportunities, giving constructive feedback, and managing conflict when necessary - Perform test planning, procedure development, and analysis activities for all aspects of the embedded software of Iridium transceivers - Provide high-quality, cost-effective system integration, test, and support services - Demonstrate advanced knowledge of product testing, including risk-based test planning - Play a key role in activities to define the configurations of lab environments - Work collaboratively with multi-sited global teams of software, hardware, and system development engineers - Work cross functionally to instill a strong culture of product quality within the organization - Support customers and team members to achieve project delivery milestones - Provide analysis, make suggestions, and implement processes that reduce test cycle time and improve product quality - Accountable for the development of documentation that clearly presents information for various stakeholders

What We’re Looking For: If you are experienced in research, development, testing, and sustainment engineering activities, then we would enjoy having you as an Engineer on our Product Engineering team. As an Engineer II, you’ll be responsible for implementing features and solutions in support of analysis and test case development of new products and services. In this role, you will be tasked primarily with developing, running, and analyzing the results of product test automation. You will thrive in this role if you are passionate about verifying the reliability and robustness of products and communication services, interested in the long-term success of your work, and are highly self-reliant.    What You’ll Do: - Perform test framework development, test execution, and analysis activities for the embedded software of Iridium transceivers - Work collaboratively with multi-sited global teams of software, hardware, and system development engineers - Demonstrate knowledge of product testing - Provide high-quality system integration, test, and support services - Support team members to achieve project delivery milestones - Provide analysis, make suggestions, and implement test framework improvements that reduce test cycle time and improve product quality - Author technical documentation that clearly presents information

What We’re Looking For:   If you are enthusiastic about working in the space industry, then you will be excited about the Flight Dynamics Analyst opening with Iridium for a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. As a Flight Dynamics Analyst, you’ll participate in monitoring and controlling ground systems at the Operations Center in Grand Forks, ND. You will work 12-hour shifts with a team in a 24-hour, multi-satellite operations environment. You will thrive in this role if you have a desire to be part of a team on the forefront of one of the most advanced satellite constellations in the world and are highly motivated and passionate about engineering and space systems.   This position requires an active/current Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active).   What You’ll Do: - Perform near real-time constellation position trending, monitoring, and management - Develop and validate all station-keeping maneuvers to maintain tight pointing and crosslink requirements and assist in the execution all maneuver planning for ascent, collision avoidance, and cross-track maneuvers - Support the team by conducting real-time conjunction analysis to assess the risk of collision and execute mitigation efforts as deemed necessary - Ensure the quality and timely generation of predictive orbital events to support other domains - Take an active role in the development and maintenance of Flight Dynamics procedures - Continuously look for ways to improve tools and processes for streamlined operations