Iridium Satellite

Iridium’s mission is to create and enable innovative connectivity solutions for individuals, organizations, and governments all over the world.

 

Iridium is committed to being a fulfilling and rewarding place to work where people are proud of what they do and are inspired to be the best they can be. We are committed to helping our employees and their families lead healthy, productive lives.

 

Some of our benefit offerings include:
    ● Competitive, market-driven salaries

    ● Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

    ● Health Savings Account (HSA) / Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

    ● Annual Bonus Plan and Annual Merit Increase Opportunities

    ● Employee Equity Awards

    ● Retirement 401(k) Plans and Employer Matching

    ● Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

    ● Education Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement

    ● Career Development & Training Assistance

    ● Charitable Grants and Donation Matching Program

    ● Vacation, Sick Days, Floating Holidays, and Volunteer Time Off

    ● Paid Holidays

    ● Paid Parental Leave

    ● Headspace Membership

 

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Job Locations US-ND-Grand Forks
Job ID 2023-2994
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 position supprting 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 Grand Forks, North Dakota. 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
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-ND-Grand Forks
Job ID 2023-2993
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 position 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 Grand Forks, North Dakota. 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
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AL-Huntsville
Job ID 2023-2992
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
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AL-Huntsville
Job ID 2023-2991
What We’re Looking For:   If you are enthusiastic about working in the space industry, then you will be excited about the Senior Engineer, Operations Support role supporting a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. As a Senior Engineer, Opeartions Support 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
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-ND-Grand Forks
Job ID 2023-2986
What We’re Looking For: If you are enthusiastic about working in the space industry, then you will be excited about the Technical Manager, Mission Director opening to support a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. As a Mission Director, you’ll be responsible for managing the monitoring and control of the ground systems at the Operations Centers in Grand Forks, North Dakota as well as coordinating mission activities with partners and customers. You will work 12-hour shifts leading a team in a 24-hour, multi-satellite operations environment. You will thrive in this role if you have a desire to lead 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.   What You’ll Do:  - Foster and develop a highly effective team to manage and coordinate daily mission objectives and recovery from unplanned events - Mentor and develop shift personnel operational performance and career advancement through regular feedback and annual Performance Review cycles - Manage and coordinate execution of planned daily mission objectives - Manage real-time monitoring of the ground system in support of the SDA mission, and analysis for first level troubleshooting and resolving issues - Manage and coordinate recovery of issues within the ground system applications - Manage and coordinate detection and recovery of issues at remote teleport antennas as well as Wide Area Network (WAN) - Coordinate real-time anomaly investigation and resolution, following established Fault Escalation policies and procedures for both ground and space system issues - Support process improvement initiatives by properly documenting all events through the anomaly and issue reporting process - Create accurate, timely, and descriptive event logging for all ground system outages or system events - Supervise daily mission activities of up to twenty mission partner and customer personnel
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AL-Huntsville
Job ID 2023-2983
What We’re Looking For: If you are enthusiastic about working in the space industry, then you will be excited about the Technical Manager, Mission Director opening to support a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. As a Mission Director, you’ll be responsible for managing the monitoring and control of the ground systems at the Operations Centers in Huntsville, Alabama as well as coordinating mission activities with partners and customers. You will work 12-hour shifts leading a team in a 24-hour, multi-satellite operations environment. You will thrive in this role if you have a desire to lead 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.   What You’ll Do: - Foster and develop a highly effective team to manage and coordinate daily mission objectives and recovery from unplanned events - Mentor and develop shift personnel operational performance and career advancement through regular feedback and annual Performance Review cycles - Manage and coordinate execution of planned daily mission objectives - Manage real-time monitoring of the ground system in support of the SDA mission, and analysis for first level troubleshooting and resolving issues - Manage and coordinate recovery of issues within the ground system applications - Manage and coordinate detection and recovery of issues at remote teleport antennas as well as Wide Area Network (WAN) - Coordinate real-time anomaly investigation and resolution, following established Fault Escalation policies and procedures for both ground and space system issues - Support process improvement initiatives by properly documenting all events through the anomaly and issue reporting process - Create accurate, timely, and descriptive event logging for all ground system outages or system events - Supervise daily mission activities of up to twenty mission partner and customer personnel
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AL-Huntsville
Job ID 2023-2982
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROVIDED What We’re Looking For: If you are passionate about working in the space industry, then you will be excited about the Associate Director, Site Operations position supporting a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. As the Associate Director, Site Operations, you’ll be responsible for leading the critical technical support as well as the 24 x 7 operations teams in Huntsville, Alabama. You will be the ranking Iridium employee at the customer site in a 24-hour, multi-satellite operations environment. In this role, you will be the primary customer interface for Iridium, ensuring the Iridium team is meeting all mission objectives, while constantly identifying methods by which team performance and mission execution can be improved. You will thrive in this role if you have a desire to lead a team on the forefront of one of the most advanced satellite constellations in the world and are highly motivated and passionate about being a leader.   What You’ll Do: - Foster and develop meaningful business relationships with on-site customer personnel, as well as personnel from other contractor teams - Manage customer expectations, and respond to customer requests within contractual obligations and constraints, while maintaining positive working relationships - Foster and develop a highly effective team of engineers and operators to support all required mission functions - 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 - Manage the staffing strategy of the team, including targeted skillsets of new hires, and development of existing personnel skillsets, to support existing and evolving team tasking - Develop a vision for evolution of operations in support of continuous improvement in operations efficiency, and ability to provide the highest level of service availability
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Tempe
Job ID 2023-2979
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
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Tempe
Job ID 2023-2978
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
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-VA-McLean
Job ID 2023-2977
What We’re Looking For: Calling all tech enthusiasts! Join Iridium's dynamic Chief Technology Officer team as a Senior Project Manager, where you'll be at the forefront of driving innovation in satellite communication. Work alongside internal and external stakeholders, leading multi-discipline engineering projects to bring groundbreaking new services and products to life. Unleash your passion for technology and creative problem solving, and be part of an exciting journey that's shaping the future of connectivity. Join us now, and let's embark on this thrilling adventure together!   What You’ll Do: - Works independently to manage projects from concept, award (for externally funded projects), through planning and final delivery while actively managing quality and financial performance of assigned projects - Manage individual projects, typically of value $3-8M, and duration of 36 months or less - Use breadth of knowledge to manage the project execution strategy including gates, milestones, deliverables, and acquisition strategy including make or buy decisions, subcontracting strategy, etc. - Lead internal and external teams to execute the full spectrum of the project - Develop solutions for project risks to minimize impact to schedule and cost - Participate in major milestone meetings with internal or external customers (ex. SRR, CDR, FAT) and senior officials to communicate status and/or implement Agile or Scaled Agile development practices - Represent the company's expectations and requirements to the engineering, development, test, and deployment teams to ensure alignment - Confidently present on project status, technical goals, on-going financial viability, and identification of key issues to senior management - Play a key role in pricing negotiations and changes with customers and partners, and communicate requirements - Investigate customer changes and follow up on change related costs and supporting proposals for both commercial, government, and technical scope of work deviations  
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-VA-McLean
Job ID 2023-2976
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a seasoned Software Engineer to join our Product Software Engineering Team.  As a Senior 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
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-VA-McLean
Job ID 2023-2975
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a seasoned Software Engineer to join our Product Software Engineering Team.  As a Senior 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
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-VA-McLean
Job ID 2023-2974
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
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-VA-McLean
Job ID 2023-2973
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
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Chandler
Job ID 2023-2972
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a motivated Systems Engineer to join our Solutions Engineering Team. As a Systems Engineer, you will participate in system requirements analysis, decomposition and management, functional and performance analysis, system design, system integration, as well as troubleshooting of network systems, providing significant value to the team. You will thrive in this role if you are looking to take your engineering career to the next level.   What You’ll Do: - Apply system engineering best practices and processes to ground and payload controller development for multiple complex projects - Conduct requirements analysis, definition, decomposition, and management efforts, ensuring adherence to industry standards and project objectives - Collaborate closely with Project Systems Engineers, exercising technical authority and providing expert guidance to drive successful project outcomes - Conduct system analysis, including functional and performance assessments, interface definition, and detailed trade studies, ensuring optimal system designs - Play a role in major reviews such as System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), and Program Increment Demonstrations, providing valuable insights and recommendations - Perform in-depth analysis to ensure system designs consistently meet technical performance targets and align with project requirements - Participate in Modeling and Simulation activities to validate and optimize new services and system functionalities - Proactively gather information from stakeholders to understand their technical needs, facilitating effective requirement management and project planning for multiple assignments - Demonstrate innovative thinking and expertise to drive the design and development of existing and new systems, leading the team in applying new ideas and approaches - Act as a mentor for less experienced team members, providing guidance and support to facilitate their growth and development in the field of systems engineering
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Chandler
Job ID 2023-2971
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a motivated Systems Engineer to join our Solutions Engineering Team. As a Systems Engineer, you will participate in system requirements analysis, decomposition and management, functional and performance analysis, system design, system integration, as well as troubleshooting of network systems, providing significant value to the team. You will thrive in this role if you are looking to take your engineering career to the next level.   What You’ll Do: - Apply system engineering best practices and processes to ground and payload controller development for multiple complex projects - Conduct requirements analysis, definition, decomposition, and management efforts, ensuring adherence to industry standards and project objectives - Collaborate closely with Project Systems Engineers, exercising technical authority and providing expert guidance to drive successful project outcomes - Conduct system analysis, including functional and performance assessments, interface definition, and detailed trade studies, ensuring optimal system designs - Play a role in major reviews such as System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), and Program Increment Demonstrations, providing valuable insights and recommendations - Perform in-depth analysis to ensure system designs consistently meet technical performance targets and align with project requirements - Participate in Modeling and Simulation activities to validate and optimize new services and system functionalities - Proactively gather information from stakeholders to understand their technical needs, facilitating effective requirement management and project planning for multiple assignments - Demonstrate innovative thinking and expertise to drive the design and development of existing and new systems, leading the team in applying new ideas and approaches - Act as a mentor for less experienced team members, providing guidance and support to facilitate their growth and development in the field of systems engineering
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-VA-McLean
Job ID 2023-2970
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
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-VA-McLean | US-AZ-Tempe
Job ID 2023-2968
What We’re Looking For: If you are an experienced Program Controller with a background in cost and schedule process implementation and have a track record of successfully driving projects to completion, then you will be excited about the Program Controller III opening with Iridium on our team. As a Program Controller III, you'll work closely with senior program controllers to provide guidance to the program management team and convey program status and key dependencies. We're looking for an analytical and driven individual who has a passion for budget and schedule analysis and is ready to make an impact in a challenging and exciting role. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your Program Controller career to new heights - apply now and join our team at Iridium!   What You’ll Do: - Work collaboratively to create and update weekly status for project schedules including milestone variance and baseline vs. actual reports. - Assist in the creation of MS Project PPM and Power BI reports, keeping the reports up to date. - Perform budget and schedule process audits to ensure compliance. - Create and maintain weekly project status for budgets including baseline vs. actual costs, variance analysis, and purchase order closures. - Provide detailed recommendations to Project & Program Managers identifying budget and schedule risks for the project. - Generate weekly/monthly/quarterly project status slides in support of program reviews. - Monitor the progress of the portfolio regarding project plans, budget and cost tracking, as well as capacity management. - Communicate at all levels of the organization on all matters related to project (project plan, risk analysis, issues, and scope definition). - Assist in the development of process flow diagrams and other visuals to visually represent processes. - Create and maintain project baselines including baseline changes. - Provide guidance to project personnel regarding best practices and make recommendations based on project specific requirements.
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-VA-Leesburg
Job ID 2023-2965
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a motivated Senior Systems Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for numerous technical aspects regarding the architecture and design of core system components (Mission Planning, Flight Dynamics, Ground Entry Point Manager, and Fleet Operations Monitoring) during the development life cycle of the Space Development Agency (SDA) project. You will also perform various tasks with Space Vehicle Vendors and SDA customer point of contacts to ensure that our system level development meets mission objectives. If you enjoy new challenges and dynamic environments, then we want to talk to you!   What You’ll Do: - Provide technical expertise for various components within a satellite ground system, ensuring compatibility, functionality, and performance at the system level - Develop and maintain system-level architecture and design documentation, ensuring alignment with project requirements, industry standards, and best practices - Perform requirements analysis, definition, decomposition, and management for Space and Ground Segments - Conduct risk assessments and mitigation planning for system design and development activities, identifying potential risks, developing contingency plans, and implementing risk mitigation strategies. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware, software, and network engineers, to ensure seamless design, integration, and interoperability of system components - Conduct required system analysis (functional & performance), interface definition, and detailed trade studies, analyzing data sources to respond to frequent and high impact situations - Play a role in major reviews such as: System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), Test Readiness Review (TRR), & Operations Readiness Review (ORR) as well as Program Increment Demonstrations (PIDs) - Collaborate with system architects and project managers to define system-level requirements, establish technical baselines, and track performance metrics throughout the integration process.
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-VA-McLean | US-AZ-Tempe
Job ID 2023-2963
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a motivated Senior Product Manager, to join our Government Team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for driving the development of new products and services, working with our partners to create important, exciting new solutions in support of Government customers. You’ll be successful in this role if you have the relevant technical knowledge, can think on both tactical and strategic levels, are able to communicate and persuade at all levels of the organization and are adept in a matrix-management, virtual/in-person, ever-changing environment.   What You’ll Do: - Work independently to manage projects from concept, award (for externally funded projects), through planning and final delivery while actively managing quality and financial performance of assigned projects - Manage individual projects, typically of value $3-8M, and duration of 36 months or less. - Use breadth of knowledge to manage the project execution strategy including gates, milestones, deliverables, and acquisition strategy including make or buy decisions, subcontracting strategy, etc. - Lead internal and external teams to execute the full spectrum of the project - Develop solutions for project risks to minimize impact to the program - Participate in major milestone meetings with internal or external customers (ex. SRR, CDR, FAT) and senior officials to communicate status and/or implement Agile or Scaled Agile development practices - Portray the company's expectations and requirements to the engineering, development, test, and deployment teams to ensure alignment - Confidently presents on project status, on-going financial viability, and identification of key issues to senior management - Play a key role in pricing negotiations and changes with customers and communicate requirements - Investigate customer changes and follow up on change related costs and supporting proposals for both commercial, government, and technical scope of work deviations
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