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-AZ-Tempe
Job ID 2023-2818
What We’re Looking For: As a Quality Engineer, you’ll be responsible for independently delivering high-quality work, ensuring that products sold by Iridium meet high standards for performance and appearance. Working in this role, you’ll develop and drive implementation of quality improvement plans for subscriber equipment products (Phone Handsets, Modems, Transceivers, etc.) with both internal organizations and outside suppliers to achieve ever-higher performance standards.   What You’ll Do: - Support the identification of new ideas and approaches to drive electronic, mechanical, and cosmetic appearance quality improvements of subscriber equipment - Establish key metrics and make decisions using data to meet business objectives and customer expectations - Develop, communicate, and deploy systematic procedures and processing instructions that drive improvement of Supplier Quality - Present products, deliverables, analyses, and information exchange between Iridium, multiple ODMs, contract manufacturers, and key sources of supply - Analyze warranty returns and repair requests to determine root cause and independently propose corrective actions - Coordinate the issuance of Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) and conduct follow up verification and validation of actions taken by suppliers - Represent the quality function on new product introduction teams What You’ll Need to Succeed: - Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate issues, impacts, and corrective actions - The ability to exercise wide latitude in determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments - Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions or come up with solutions - Be comfortable managing upward, including being a proactive communicator and asking for help when needed - Have excellent interpersonal skills, and be able to establish valuable relationships with leadership and both internal and external colleagues - A depth of technical skills in dealing with complex issues and the ability to transfer findings into report and presentation formats - The ability to interpret drawings and specifications - Must be able to prioritize key tasks, take ownership over your work, and operate with minimal supervision - Be active in seeking out ways to continuously improve yourself and gain new knowledge
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Tempe | US-AZ-Tempe
Job ID 2023-2811
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a Security Engineer III to independently deliver high-quality work and drive projects and deliverables to completion, providing security and network support to the Iridium commercial and mission networks. As a Security Engineer III, you’ll be responsible for configuring and maintaining firewall controls, implementing security policies, configuring site-to-site and remote access VPNs, designing and documenting security policies and procedures, and assisting the security team in maintaining a strong cybersecurity posture.    What You’ll Do: - Perform day-to-day security activities such as firewall changes, VPN setup, and security maintenance (review logs, react to alarms, etc.) - Perform installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of security and networking hardware and operating systems - Maintain networking infrastructure equipment such as switches, routers, and firewalls including but not limited to Cisco hardware (Cisco Catalyst L3 switching and Nexus 7K/5K/3K/2K platforms) and firewalls (Cisco ASA and FirePower, Fortinet Fortigate, Check Point, and Palo Alto firewalls) - Manage, monitor, and maintain VPN tunnels - Maintain all related audit logs and adhere to Configuration Management rules required to meet compliance - Conduct research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the network and security industry, technologies, and best practices - Provide real time troubleshooting and problem resolution as required, and demonstrate open-mindedness and flexibility when making decisions - Coordinate activities with other security and networking engineers.
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Tempe
Job ID 2023-2801
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 22, 2023 to August 11, 2023. 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 Technical Support Intern. This role will shadow the Customer Support Engineer role and will learn to interact with several key engineering and support groups at Iridium while supporting customer issues and projects.  Projects will include Certus platform testing with a variety of Value Added Manufacturer (VAM) products, troubleshooting customer issues by reviewing firewall logs and various Iridium traffic logs, and assisting with documentation efforts of various technical processes and troubleshooting procedures.   What You’ll Do: - Work with the support engineer to analyze and review escalated customer issues - Support ongoing efforts to test out updates and new service features on various Iridium data services - Review internal support documentation and suggest additions/updates based on daily experiences - Assist in the day-to-day activities of the various Customer Care groups Skills You’ll Obtain: - Real-world experience supporting customers at each level of support through multiple hands-on projects - Real-world experience working with satellite communication devices, making calls, and transferring data - Critical thinking and analysis of customer traffic - Working in and contributing to a team environment - Organization and time management - Strengthened communication skills through team collaboration What You’ll 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
Category
Customer Service/Support
Job Locations US-AZ-Chandler
Job ID 2023-2795
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a motivated Principal Engineer to join our Gateway Integration and Test Team. As a Principal Engineer, you’ll be responsible for the research, development, testing, and sustaining engineering activities of the Iridium services and ground infrastructure. In this role, your primary focus will be requirements analysis, development of test plans, procedures, test execution, analysis, debugging and test reporting. You’ll be successful in this role if you are able to create reliable and robust products, are interested in the long-term success of your work, and are highly self-reliant.   What You’ll Do: - Configure, modify, and maintain Mobile Switching Center (MSC), create and modify digit translation, global title routing, route analysis, end of selection, GSM protocols, and SS7/ISUP protocols - Perform real-time and post real-time system analysis and turn results into meaningful information, such as root cause analysis and trending analysis for the ground segment of the Iridium network - Identify, develop, and enhance processes, procedures, tools and/or scripts to maximize system uptime and operational efficiency - Decompose requirements into verifiable test objectives and Develop Test plans/procedures - Develop, execute, and enhance test procedures and Analyze test results; generate and present reports based on test execution and analysis
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Tempe
Job ID 2023-2764
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our team. As a Quality Engineer, you’ll be responsible for delivering high-quality work by ensuring that products sold by Iridium meet high standards for performance and appearance. Working in this role, you’ll develop, and drive implementation of quality improvement plans for subscriber equipment products (Phone Handsets, Modems, Transceivers, etc.) with both internal organizations and outside suppliers to achieve ever-higher performance standards.   What You’ll Do: - Assist in driving electronic, mechanical, and cosmetic appearance quality improvements of satellite phones, modems, transceivers, etc. - Build internal and external communication channels to help enhance our products quality - Represent the quality function on new product introduction teams - Play a role in presenting products, deliverables, analysis, and information exchange between Iridium, multiple ODMs, contract manufacturers, and key sources of supply - Deploy systematic procedures and processing instructions that drive improvement of Supplier Quality - Make decisions using data to meet business objectives and customer expectations - Work with Iridium Contract Manufacturers (CM’s) and Original Device Manufacturers (ODM’s) to solve surface mounting technology (SMT), mechanical and electronic issues, making sure processes adhere to Iridium specifications, quality standards, operating procedures, and instructions - Work to implement methods to inspect, test and evaluate the reliability of manufacturing processes, products, and production-testing equipment - Analyze warranty returns and repair requests to determine root cause and propose corrective actions - Coordinate the issuance of Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) and conduct follow up verification and validation of actions taken by suppliers
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-VA-McLean
Job ID 2023-2752
What We’re Looking For: As the technical leader of the sales engineering team, you will lead and develop a team of Applications and Sales Engineers responsible for working closely with our partners and our internal sales team to provide technical input and lead field demonstrations in support of product sales. In this position you will apply your proven abilities as a team leader.   You will connect with current and potential clients in meaningful ways to effectively demonstrate Iridium’s value through the company’s network, service and technology offerings. You will assist customers & partners in the efficient integration of Iridium’s hardware and network elements.  In addition, you will provide product education as well as sales support for technical solutions and configuration to Iridium customers.   What You’ll Do: - Foster and develop a highly effective team of Application and Sales Engineers to effectively support the development and certification of VAM products.  - Mentor and train your team by performing regular check-ins, discussing career growth opportunities, giving constructive feedback, and managing conflict when necessary - Define and deliver solutions that optimize Iridium business growth and customer satisfaction - Validate that the hardware and services offering aligns with clients’ objectives - Effectively onboard new partners and communicate with customers by email, telephone, and in-person to diagnose and resolve system problems - Assists with the development of operational processes, procedures, best practices, and methods - Assists in creating new and improving existing tools to help partners more effectively develop end to end solutions and aid in testing - Act as an escalation point for the Customer Support Representatives in diagnosing and ultimately resolving client issues - Provide product teams with valuable input during the product development cycle to help create amazing new products and services - Provide effective technical support in both customer and internal interactions
Category
Administrative/Clerical
Job Locations US-AZ-Chandler
Job ID 2023-2751
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a talented Solutions Engineer to join our Billing Systems team.  As the Solutions Engineer, you will be responsible for using your advanced knowledge of telecommunications billing and provisioning systems to provide solutions to system and business problems through technology. You will engineer, integrate, and validate existing and new billing and provisioning systems as they are upgraded for improved business operations.  You will provide expert advice and guidance in the field of mediation and provisioning of wireless telecommunications systems   What You’ll Do: - Design future state upgrades to the network / billing process including mediation - Provide guidance and integration architecture solutions that will support our business strategic vision - Play a key role in planning, prioritizing, and completing projects, service requests ensuring our integration of test validation architecture - Provide root cause analysis and craft innovative solutions in support of our continuous improvement plan - Collaborate with network and gateway staff to ensure a smooth and reliable integration of telecommunications services with existing back-office systems - Use advanced knowledge to create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records - Work in collaboration with Operations, Development and Quality Test and Integration for application tuning and system support of backend systems
Category
Information Technology
Job Locations US-VA-McLean | US-AZ-Tempe | US-VA-Leesburg
Job ID 2023-2744
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a External Projects Team (EPT) Associate Director who is ready to rise to the next level in their career. As an Associate Director of the EPT Team you will be in charge of the overall coordination and continuous improvement of all aspects of the group via setting objectives and effectively managing multiple priorities cross-functionally. In this role, you’ll be responsible for providing technically feasible solutions for the assigned projects, ensuring the projects have common Systems Engineering processes, implementing common solutions to technical problems, and working closely with the program managers.  If you’re passionate about leading and mentoring a team, utilizing broad knowledge to deliver products and services, and supporting a diverse set of customers, then we want to talk to you.   What You’ll Do: - Foster and develop a highly effective team of engineers to facilitate EPT activities and projects - Lead EPT efforts of multiple simultaneous objectives that span several functions - Develop and maintain the team’s overall budget, goals, and schedules, ensuring adherance - Design and lead the development of services that interact with Iridium ecosphere - Ensure EPT serve as the technical authority on all assigned projects - Oversee requirements analysis and decomposition of systems requirements - Ensure all projects follow the required project processes - Ensure proper co-ordination is implemented between projects with an emphasis on finding common engineering solutions where applicable - Lead team participation in development of RFP and SOW efforts and lead team in support of major reviews such as SRR, PDR & CDR - Mentor and train your team by performing regular check-ins, discussing career growth opportunities, giving constructive feedback, and managing conflict when necessary - Identify current staffing needs and secure appropriate resources which will allow for the expansion of team capabilities   What You’ll Need to Succeed: - BS or MS degree in engineering or related technical field - 15+ years of relevant experience in the Satellite industry - Experience leading test and analysis activities of complex communications and/or space-based systems - Previous management experience, including coordinating software development activities and developing and maintaining schedules - Expertise with the Microsoft Windows and Office product suite - A strong knowledge of satellite systems and both Waterfall and Agile processes - Capable of being a strong motivator and source of direction for your team and exemplifying commitment to your team’s goals - A people-oriented mentality and the ability to actively promote cross-functional team building - The ability to confidently drive discussions, raise support for key ideas, and tailor your communication style to a wide range of audiences - The creativity, resourcefulness, and decisiveness needed to manage risks and respond to critical situations - A strong sense of urgency in driving projects to completion and a motivation to achieve outcomes and results - Excellent prioritization skills and the ability to effectively coordinate the activities of multiple groups
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Tempe
Job ID 2023-2733
What We’re Looking For: As a Systems Engineer I, you will participate in the development, implementation, and verification of requirements for the Iridium communication system and Iridium services. You will also participate in systems engineering planning, scheduling, and execution to include requirements definition, allocation, system design, analyses and trade studies, hardware/software design oversight, system integration & testing, and system verification.  Additionally, you will interact with, monitor, and provide guidance to third party developers and contracted engineering companies. You will succeed if you enjoy working on and solving technical problems as part of a broader Engineering team.   What You’ll Do: - Participate in systems engineering efforts on assigned projects associated with the management and enhancement of existing services and the development of new services and capabilities - Assist in conducting technical feasibility analysis and trade studies - Aid in the development and evaluation of top-level system requirements and allocation to subsystems - Assist in conducting system integration and test planning - Support project management and program documentation - Participate in the design of in-house projects - Support systems engineering initiatives by creating documentation to capture system requirements and system implementation details - Implementation tracking and non-conformance resolution - Provide summary of project results, issues tracking and reporting to management
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Chandler
Job ID 2023-2723
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Ground Development team. The Senior Software Engineer will apply expertise in cutting edge technologies to develop and deploy Iridium satellite operations and user service capabilities. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will provide expertise and experience within the larger development team to support cross-functional efforts and collaboration across all areas of software development.     What You’ll Do: - Enhance existing ground software with feature requests and defects flowing from Iridium Satellite Operations - Collaborate and engage with Iridium Satellite Operations and other ground software team members to develop new ground software components founded upon modern industry standard platforms, languages, and deployment techniques - Develop optimized code for both scalability and performance - Independently deliver results following Iridium processes for Change Control, Prioritization, Risk Management, Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Management, Build and Test software deployments - Develop software within the Iridium-defined Agile/Scrum framework - Plan and execute software releases per stakeholder/program schedules and budgets - Confidently present prepared remarks to groups outside of your team through briefings and documentation, planned implementation, or issue resolutions - Utilize your expertise to transition existing capabilities to more advanced technologies, such as Cloud computing and micro-service architectures - Be accountable for the development and execution of process/procedure training/documentation materials covering complex developmental areas - Actively seek opportunities to provide formal/informal feedback and/or share expertise/best practices with team members
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Chandler
Job ID 2023-2722
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a Software Engineer III to join our Ground Development team.  As the Software Engineer III, you will gain experience in software development and maintenance for the Iridium Ground Control Software and supporting applications and the Iridium Satellite Data Products packaging applications.Additionally, the Software Engineer will work independently to deliver high-quality work and drive projects/deliverables to completion to support all areas of software development within the Satellite Operations and Engineering Development teams.   What You’ll Do: - Follow existing Iridium processes for Change Control, Prioritization, Risk Management, COTS Management, Build and Test software deployments and use knowledge to assist in development of process/procedure documentation materials - Work with team members to develop optimized code for both scalability and performance - Work within the Agile/Scrum framework for SW development (Atlassian tool suite desired) - Create or maintain build environments for SW products (including transitioning the L3/Harris InControl software and build environment to Iridium) - Work within team objectives to plan and execute software releases per stakeholder/program schedules and budgets - Update issue/feature data in Atlassian Project/Software tracking tools - Edit, structure and present data, concepts and arguments clearly and succinctly, through briefings and documentation - Develop intermediate knowledge of InControl (Satellite Control Software), Iridium’s custom Data Repository/Retrieval system and Iridium’s custom System Control SW - Respond to questions within scope from stakeholders
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Chandler
Job ID 2023-2721
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a Software Engineer III to join our Ground Development team.  As the Software Engineer III, you will gain experience in software development and maintenance for the Iridium Ground Control Software and supporting applications and the Iridium Satellite Data Products packaging applications.Additionally, the Software Engineer will work independently to deliver high-quality work and drive projects/deliverables to completion to support all areas of software development within the Satellite Operations and Engineering Development teams.   What You’ll Do: - Follow existing Iridium processes for Change Control, Prioritization, Risk Management, COTS Management, Build and Test software deployments and use knowledge to assist in development of process/procedure documentation materials - Work with team members to develop optimized code for both scalability and performance - Work within the Agile/Scrum framework for SW development (Atlassian tool suite desired) - Create or maintain build environments for SW products (including transitioning the L3/Harris InControl software and build environment to Iridium) - Work within team objectives to plan and execute software releases per stakeholder/program schedules and budgets - Update issue/feature data in Atlassian Project/Software tracking tools - Edit, structure and present data, concepts and arguments clearly and succinctly, through briefings and documentation - Develop intermediate knowledge of InControl (Satellite Control Software), Iridium’s custom Data Repository/Retrieval system and Iridium’s custom System Control SW - Respond to questions within scope from stakeholders
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Chandler
Job ID 2023-2719
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Ground Development team. The Senior Software Engineer will apply expertise in cutting edge technologies to develop and deploy Iridium satellite operations and user service capabilities. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will provide expertise and experience within the larger development team to support cross-functional efforts and collaboration across all areas of software development.     What You’ll Do: - Enhance existing ground software with feature requests and defects flowing from Iridium Satellite and Hosted Payload Operations - Collaborate and engage with Iridium Satellite Operations, Hosted Payload Operations, and other ground software team members to develop new ground software components founded upon modern industry standard platforms, languages, and deployment techniques - Develop optimized code for both scalability, performance, and high availability - Independently deliver results following Iridium processes for Change Control, Prioritization, Risk Management, Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Management, Build and Test software deployments - Develop software within the Iridium-defined Agile/Scrum framework - Plan and execute software releases per stakeholder/program schedules and budgets - Confidently present prepared remarks to groups outside of your team through briefings and documentation, planned implementation, or issue resolutions - Utilize your expertise to transition existing capabilities to more advanced technologies, such as Cloud computing and micro-service architectures - Be accountable for the development and execution of process/procedure training/documentation materials covering complex developmental areas - Actively seek opportunities to provide formal/informal feedback and/or share expertise/best practices with team members
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Chandler
Job ID 2023-2718
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a Ground Software Engineer III to join our Ground Development team.  As the Ground Software Engineer III, you will gain experience in software development and maintenance for the Iridium and Hosted Payload Ground Control Software.Additionally, the Software Engineer will work independently to deliver high-quality work and drive projects/deliverables to completion to support all areas of software development within the Satellite Operations and Engineering Development teams.   What You’ll Do: - Follow existing Iridium processes for Change Control, Prioritization, Risk Management, COTS Management, Build and Test software deployments and use knowledge to assist in development of process/procedure documentation materials - Work with team members to develop optimized code for both scalability and performance - Work within the Agile/Scrum framework for SW development (Atlassian tool suite desired) - Create or maintain build environments for SW products (including transitioning the L3/Harris InControl software and build environment to Iridium) - Work within team objectives to plan and execute software releases per stakeholder/program schedules and budgets - Update issue/feature data in Atlassian Project/Software tracking tools - Edit, structure and present data, concepts and arguments clearly and succinctly, through briefings and documentation - Develop intermediate knowledge of InControl (Satellite Control Software) and OS/COMET (Hosted Payload) Control Software), Iridium’s custom Data Repository/Retrieval system and Iridium’s custom System Control SW - Respond to questions within scope from stakeholders including the Aireon Hosted Payload Customer.
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Chandler
Job ID 2023-2709
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a talented Solutions Engineer to join our Billing Systems team.  As the Solutions Engineer, you will be responsible for using your advanced knowledge of telecommunications billing and provisioning systems to provide solutions to system and business problems through technology. You will engineer, integrate, and validate existing and new billing and provisioning systems as they are upgraded for improved business operations.  You will provide expert advice and guidance in the field of mediation and provisioning of wireless telecommunications systems.   What You’ll Do: - Design future state upgrades to the network / billing process including mediation - Provides expert guidance and integration architecture solutions that will support our business strategic vision - Instrumental in planning, prioritizing, and completing projects, service requests ensuring our integration of test validation architecture - Conducts root cause analysis and craft innovative solutions in support of our continuous improvement plan - Collaborate with network and gateway staff to ensure a smooth and reliable integration of telecommunications services with existing back-office systems - Use expert knowledge to create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records - Work in collaboration with Operations, Development and Quality Test and Integration for application tuning and system support of backend systems
Category
Information Technology
Job Locations US-AZ-Chandler
Job ID 2023-2706
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a talented and motivated entry level Engineer I to join our Engineering team. As an Engineer I, you will contribute to the research, development, testing, and sustaining of engineering activities of the Iridium services and ground communications infrastructure. Working in this role, you’ll assist in verifying the reliability and robustness of Iridium products and communication services. You’ll thrive in this role if you are highly self-reliant, have a keen desire to learn, and have a vested interest in the long-term success of your work. Education or demonstrated work experience in engineering practices and software/hardware testing, as well as a desire to build leadership skills, will allow you to succeed.   What You’ll Do: - Assist team members (software, hardware, and system development engineers) across various functional disciplines to ensure high product quality - Integrate, maintain, and operate lab hardware, and software systems - Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of automated test systems - Assist in recreating and isolating reported software and/or hardware defects using test infrastructure and document non-compliances - Work collaboratively with your team to identify risks of various types and assist in developing steps to mitigate those risks - Research and implement hardware upgrades of test systems - Work on maintaining configuration management of the test automation software and scripts - Assist in decomposing requirements into verifiable test objectives - Contribute to the development and maintenance of test plans and procedures - Help your team develop, maintain, and execute test scripts for feature, defect, and regression testing - Identify areas for continuous innovation, adding value, and reducing cycle time and costs - Generate and present reports based on test execution and analysis results and present to your manager
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-VA-Leesburg | US-AZ-Chandler | US-VA-McLean
Job ID 2023-2704
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a motivated System Engineer to join our Solutions Engineering Team. As a System Engineer, you’ll work to implement strategic plans and objectives under the direction of senior management, including managing delivery of high-quality results and solutions on a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. In this role, you’ll be responsible for numerous technical aspects of the architecture and design of the ground segment.      What You’ll Do: - Use breadth of knowledge to drive and define line of business/functional knowledge, ensuring system engineering best practices and processes are applied to ground and payload controller systems developed for various external projects - Perform requirements analysis, definition, decomposition and management for Space and Ground Segments - Work closely with other project System Engineers on current government-based projects - Be responsible for exercising technical authority over projects - Work closely with the Program Management office and other key stakeholders to determine resource needs, technical development schedules and major milestones - Conduct required system analysis (functional & performance), interface definition, and detailed trade studies, analyzing multiple data sources to respond to frequent, complex, and high impact situations - Lead technical team in support of major reviews such as: SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR & ORR as well as Program Increment Demonstrations - Accountable for the coordination and delivery of technical assignments designed with end goals in mind - Accountable for ensuring that projects meet technical performance targets, deliver quality results, and activities are well-designed and meet overall project objectives - Play a key role in making strategic project decisions and provide system engineering best practices in program design and delivery, utilizing critical thinking skills to better design new or developing systems
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Chandler | US-AZ-Chandler | US-VA-McLean
Job ID 2023-2703
What We’re Looking For: Iridium is seeking a motivated System Engineer to join our Solutions Engineering Team. As a System Engineer, you’ll work to implement strategic plans and objectives under the direction of senior management, including managing delivery of high-quality results and solutions on a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. In this role, you’ll be responsible for numerous technical aspects of the architecture and design of the ground segment.      What You’ll Do: - Use breadth of knowledge to drive and define line of business/functional knowledge, ensuring system engineering best practices and processes are applied to ground and payload controller systems developed for various external projects - Perform requirements analysis, definition, decomposition and management for Space and Ground Segments - Work closely with other project System Engineers on current government-based projects - Be responsible for exercising technical authority over projects - Work closely with the Program Management office and other key stakeholders to determine resource needs, technical development schedules and major milestones - Conduct required system analysis (functional & performance), interface definition, and detailed trade studies, analyzing multiple data sources to respond to frequent, complex, and high impact situations - Lead technical team in support of major reviews such as: SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR & ORR as well as Program Increment Demonstrations - Accountable for the coordination and delivery of technical assignments designed with end goals in mind - Accountable for ensuring that projects meet technical performance targets, deliver quality results, and activities are well-designed and meet overall project objectives - Play a key role in making strategic project decisions and provide system engineering best practices in program design and delivery, utilizing critical thinking skills to better design new or developing systems
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-VA-Leesburg | US-AZ-Chandler | US-VA-McLean
Job ID 2023-2702
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 various projects - Perform requirements analysis, definition, decomposition, and management - Work with Project Systems Engineers in exercising technical authority over projects - Conduct required system analysis (functional & performance), interface definition, and detailed trade studies - Participate in providing input for major reviews such as: SRR, PDR, Program Increment Demonstrations - Perform analysis that ensures system designs meet technical performance targets - Participate in Modeling and Simulation of new services - Gather information from stakeholders to understand their technical needs to manage the requirements and planning of the assigned projects - Utilize critical thinking skills to support your team in applying new ideas and approaches, such as designing and developing existing and new systems
Category
Engineering
Job Locations US-AZ-Chandler
Job ID 2023-2698
What We’re Looking For: If you are experienced in development of software solutions and providing specifications for development, then you will be excited about the Software Technical Lead opening with the Iridium Solutions Engineering Team.  As a Technical Lead, you’ll be responsible for leading the Software Development Team on the Managed Access Phase 2 effort and the follow on programs.  Responsibilities will involve working with customers and leading the implementation for the different Managed Access components and features. In this role, you will be tasked primarily with applying expertise to evaluate all existing and newly proposed mission services to determine solutions, estimates and consulting with customers to help identify the optimal solutions. You will succeed in this role if you are able to effectively manage assignments/ workload for yourself and the development team, as well as leading the team in the designing software solutions for the project.   What You’ll Do: - Be responsible for the design direction of project software - Foster a collaborative work environment - Make decisions to translate system requirements into software segment level requirements - Maintain code quality by ensuring the software engineers are adhering to good development practices including good code reviews - Establish a strong working relationship with product owners and engineer managers - Identify major and/or risks and develop mitigation efforts - Motivate and encourage the team to give their best, especially when they are under pressure - Provide leadership in the adoption of SAFe and AGILE processes
Category
Engineering