Lead Space Situational Awareness Domain Engineer

JANUS Research Group is seeking a Lead Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Domain Engineer to support System Integration and Cloud Management of the NOAA Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). The role involves providing expert knowledge in the SSA domain to the development team and understanding data related to satellite operations.

Responsibilities:

• Perform the role of Lead SSA Engineer for the TraCSS System Integration and Cloud Management (SI/CM) team
• Provide expert knowledge and experience in the space situational awareness domain to the TraCSS SI/CM team
• Understand the various standard types and formats of data related to satellite ephemerides and meta-data and processes around orbital determination
• Understand astrodynamics, conjunction analysis and risk assessment, trajectory planning and optimization
• Be familiar with the operational environment for TraCSS or similar operational SSA systems (e.g., the SSA tools of the 18th and 19th Space Defense Squadrons, Space-Track.org, and NASA's Conjunction Assessment Risk Analysis (CARA) office)

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in science or engineering with 12 years of relevant experience. A Master's degree in science or engineering can substitute for 2 years of experience, and a PhD in science or engineering can substitute for another 2 years of experience
• Experience supporting SSA operations and system development
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and collaborate effectively in high-availability, mission-critical environments