Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.
What We’re Looking For:
Iridium is seeking a motivated Principal Software System Engineer to join our Space Vehicle Software Team! As a Principal Software System Engineer, you’ll work with senior management to implement strategic plans and objectives, including managing delivery of high-quality results and complex solutions. In this role, you’ll be responsible for being the Principal Software System Engineer for Iridium’s new Dynamic Network Architecture program, and your primary focus will be all technical aspects of the architecture and design of the service. You’ll be successful in this role if you have extensive experience in Software and System Engineering and in-depth knowledge of both space and ground telephony networks.
What You’ll Do:
- Use your breadth of knowledge to support definition and decomposition of system level requirements, ensuring system engineering best practices and processes are applied to payload systems developed for the Dynamic Network Architecture program
- Perform required analysis, definition, decomposition, and management
- Be responsible for exercising technical authority over projects
- Work closely with Project Managers and the Software Development team 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 the segment technical team in support of major reviews such as: Software Requirement Review, Preliminary Design Review, and Program Increment Demonstrations
- Responsible for the coordination and delivery of multiple or complex technical assignments designed with end goals in mind, including managing shifting priorities
- Responsible for ensuring that projects deliver quality results, activities are well designed and overall project objectives are met
- Play a key role in providing system engineering best practices in program design and delivery
- Partner with stakeholders to understand their technical needs
What You’ll Need to Succeed:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field of study
- 10+ years related system experience for complex technical projects, preferably direct experience in telecommunications development or real time embedded software development preferably in a space environment
- Proven track record of serving as lead engineer on different projects or tasks
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues clearly and confidently, and recognize and adapt to different communication techniques
- Be able to analyze a situation or problem, generate effective solutions, and see those solutions through to completion
- Must possess the creativity and resourcefulness needed to make reliable decisions and determine methods on new assignments
We’ll also need you to:
- Be on call
- Be able to travel up to 15 days annually
- Be a US Citizen with no dual citizenships
Iridium is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a protected veteran. EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability and other protected categories.