Posted : Friday, November 10, 2023 10:31 PM
Clearance Requirement: A current, active TS/SCI security clearance is required.
Ball Aerospace is powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus.
We pioneer discoveries that enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most.
We create innovative space solutions, enable more accurate weather forecasts, drive insightful observations of our planet, deliver actionable data and intelligence, and ensure those who defend our freedom go forward bravely and return home safely.
At our core, we're passionate, committed people who believe together we can achieve extraordinary things.
We work collaboratively with each other, our customers and partners to solve the world's greatest challenges.
That means listening to one another, providing feedback and partnering across all levels.
We value our inclusive culture where everyone is heard equally and creativity thrives.
Each team member is fully invested in our mission and we bring an energy to work every day that propels our business and motivates us all to Go Beyond.
® The Engineering Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the organizational talent and technical leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers’ missions.
Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution.
Engineer Senior/Engineer Principal – Ground Systems Looking for a Ground Systems Engineer in support of requirements, design, analysis, test and operation of ground systems for commercial, DoD and NASA customers.
What You’ll Do: Lead design, development, integration and testing of ground systems.
Apply extensive technical expertise, and knowledge of ground systems.
Expertise in core systems engineering skills, contribute to effective producibility of designs, and to cost, budget, and schedule constraints over program lifecycle.
Guide the successful completion of ground programs and function in a project leadership role meeting cost, schedule, and performance goals.
Work is performed without appreciable direction.
Exercise considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.
Completed work is reviewed from a relatively long-term perspective, for desired results.
Develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
Interface effectively with people at all levels and from diverse areas, seek out responsibilities and opportunities to contribute, regularly meet with customers, provide leadership to groups and teams and guidance to less experienced employees.
Support the development of ground segment system engineering architecture/design.
Perform requirements decomposition, use case development, and trace artifacts to architecture constructs.
Support requirements decomposition activities which includes the establishment of verification attributes (Verification Test method, level, approach, success criteria, and Test Requirements).
Oversee and guide the management of ground segment requirements – allocation, verification, and validation.
Support Interface definition development and documentation in the form of ICD.
Analyze and implement key program interface documents by tracing to ground requirements and design.
Lead trade studies, performance analyses, risk and opportunity assessments.
Prepare and give presentations to peers/management/customers.
Support program gates as defined by customer, such as the System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR).
Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company.
Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
Perform other duties as necessary.
What You’ll Need: Engineer Senior - BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 8 or more years related experience.
Engineer Principal - BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 12 or more years related experience.
Each higher-level degree, i.
e.
, Master’s Degree or Ph.
D.
, may substitute for two years of experience.
Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.
Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
A current, active TS/SCI security clearance is required.
In depth knowledge of related disciplines in software engineering, hardware engineering, integration, test engineering, quality engineering, configuration/data management.
Expert knowledge of systems engineering roles and functions, including operations concept development, requirements management, functional analysis, interface definition and control, synthesis, and/or verification and validation.
Experience in developing System Engineering Management Plans (SEMP), specifications, ICDs, architecture, use cases, and other ground CDRLs and artifacts.
Any experience in mission management, command & control, mission data processing, ground terminal and infrastructure domains preferred.
Knowledge of and support of various test milestones such as Test Readiness Review (TRR), Factory or Site Acceptance Test (FAT/SAT); Security milestones like Interim Authority to Test (IATT), Authority to Operate (ATO); Ground sell off milestones like Ground Completion Review (GCR).
Any experience with any ground or mission integration including operations readiness activities, rehearsals and launch support activities preferred.
Any experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Information Assurance (IA) in developing ground systems preferred.
Knowledge of ground hardware such as FEPs and Cryptos along with various platforms or infrastructure to host ground systems preferred.
Experience with Agile software development methodologies and principles preferred.
Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CICD) principles and security requirements.
Experience with DevSecOps during program execution preferred.
Experience in cloud development environment preferred.
Experience with requirements management tool like DOORS preferred.
Experience with Model Base Systems Engineering (MBSE) and UML diagrams (Class Diagrams, Sequence of Events Diagrams, and Activity Diagrams) preferred.
Experience with Atlassian Tools such as Confluence and Jira preferred.
On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location.
Travel and local commute between Ball campuses and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.
Working Conditions: Ball Aerospace is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies.
Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and other states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act.
This includes the use of some CBD products.
A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.
Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
May access other facilities in various weather conditions.
Verification that your current security clearance or government customer access meets the requirement for this position will be required.
Relocation for this position is available.
Compensation & Benefits: HIRING SALARY RANGE FOR ENGINEER SENIOR: $137,500 - $173,500 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
) HIRING SALARY RANGE FOR ENGINEER PRINCIPAL: $154,000 - $194,500 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
) This position includes a competitive benefits package.
For details, copy and paste https://bit.
ly/3pNSnxv into your browser or visit our careers site.
US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED Ball Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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Ball Aerospace is powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus.
We pioneer discoveries that enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most.
We create innovative space solutions, enable more accurate weather forecasts, drive insightful observations of our planet, deliver actionable data and intelligence, and ensure those who defend our freedom go forward bravely and return home safely.
At our core, we're passionate, committed people who believe together we can achieve extraordinary things.
We work collaboratively with each other, our customers and partners to solve the world's greatest challenges.
That means listening to one another, providing feedback and partnering across all levels.
We value our inclusive culture where everyone is heard equally and creativity thrives.
Each team member is fully invested in our mission and we bring an energy to work every day that propels our business and motivates us all to Go Beyond.
® The Engineering Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the organizational talent and technical leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers’ missions.
Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution.
Engineer Senior/Engineer Principal – Ground Systems Looking for a Ground Systems Engineer in support of requirements, design, analysis, test and operation of ground systems for commercial, DoD and NASA customers.
What You’ll Do: Lead design, development, integration and testing of ground systems.
Apply extensive technical expertise, and knowledge of ground systems.
Expertise in core systems engineering skills, contribute to effective producibility of designs, and to cost, budget, and schedule constraints over program lifecycle.
Guide the successful completion of ground programs and function in a project leadership role meeting cost, schedule, and performance goals.
Work is performed without appreciable direction.
Exercise considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.
Completed work is reviewed from a relatively long-term perspective, for desired results.
Develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
Interface effectively with people at all levels and from diverse areas, seek out responsibilities and opportunities to contribute, regularly meet with customers, provide leadership to groups and teams and guidance to less experienced employees.
Support the development of ground segment system engineering architecture/design.
Perform requirements decomposition, use case development, and trace artifacts to architecture constructs.
Support requirements decomposition activities which includes the establishment of verification attributes (Verification Test method, level, approach, success criteria, and Test Requirements).
Oversee and guide the management of ground segment requirements – allocation, verification, and validation.
Support Interface definition development and documentation in the form of ICD.
Analyze and implement key program interface documents by tracing to ground requirements and design.
Lead trade studies, performance analyses, risk and opportunity assessments.
Prepare and give presentations to peers/management/customers.
Support program gates as defined by customer, such as the System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR).
Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company.
Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
Perform other duties as necessary.
What You’ll Need: Engineer Senior - BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 8 or more years related experience.
Engineer Principal - BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 12 or more years related experience.
Each higher-level degree, i.
e.
, Master’s Degree or Ph.
D.
, may substitute for two years of experience.
Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.
Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
A current, active TS/SCI security clearance is required.
In depth knowledge of related disciplines in software engineering, hardware engineering, integration, test engineering, quality engineering, configuration/data management.
Expert knowledge of systems engineering roles and functions, including operations concept development, requirements management, functional analysis, interface definition and control, synthesis, and/or verification and validation.
Experience in developing System Engineering Management Plans (SEMP), specifications, ICDs, architecture, use cases, and other ground CDRLs and artifacts.
Any experience in mission management, command & control, mission data processing, ground terminal and infrastructure domains preferred.
Knowledge of and support of various test milestones such as Test Readiness Review (TRR), Factory or Site Acceptance Test (FAT/SAT); Security milestones like Interim Authority to Test (IATT), Authority to Operate (ATO); Ground sell off milestones like Ground Completion Review (GCR).
Any experience with any ground or mission integration including operations readiness activities, rehearsals and launch support activities preferred.
Any experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Information Assurance (IA) in developing ground systems preferred.
Knowledge of ground hardware such as FEPs and Cryptos along with various platforms or infrastructure to host ground systems preferred.
Experience with Agile software development methodologies and principles preferred.
Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CICD) principles and security requirements.
Experience with DevSecOps during program execution preferred.
Experience in cloud development environment preferred.
Experience with requirements management tool like DOORS preferred.
Experience with Model Base Systems Engineering (MBSE) and UML diagrams (Class Diagrams, Sequence of Events Diagrams, and Activity Diagrams) preferred.
Experience with Atlassian Tools such as Confluence and Jira preferred.
On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location.
Travel and local commute between Ball campuses and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.
Working Conditions: Ball Aerospace is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies.
Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and other states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act.
This includes the use of some CBD products.
A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.
Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
May access other facilities in various weather conditions.
Verification that your current security clearance or government customer access meets the requirement for this position will be required.
Relocation for this position is available.
Compensation & Benefits: HIRING SALARY RANGE FOR ENGINEER SENIOR: $137,500 - $173,500 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
) HIRING SALARY RANGE FOR ENGINEER PRINCIPAL: $154,000 - $194,500 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
) This position includes a competitive benefits package.
For details, copy and paste https://bit.
ly/3pNSnxv into your browser or visit our careers site.
US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED Ball Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
#LI-AP1
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• Location : Broomfield, CO
• Post ID: 9001388694