Senior Gateway and Platform Engineer

SES Space & Defense is a trusted partner ensuring mission success for customers operating in the most demanding environments. The Senior Gateway and Platform Engineer plays a crucial role in ensuring the seamless delivery and implementation of technical services while managing project timelines and deliverables.

Responsibilities:

• Implement, manage, and troubleshoot various government service platforms. This may include multiband, multi orbit, and multi-vendor solutions
• Develop and maintain technical delivery documentation and standard operating procedures
• Perform system implementations, configurations, and maintenance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful service delivery and implementation
• May act as a technical project leader or provide work leadership for employees
• May provide written technical descriptions and contribute to the development of technical solutions in support of proposal efforts
• Stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in current and emerging technologies
• Supports acquisition of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as required
• Attend appropriate engineering, operations, customer, or business meetings

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field, or a minimum of 8 years working knowledge of complex RF, network, and satellite communication systems (equivalent combination of education and experience accepted)
• Active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain if necessary
• Proven experience with on time delivery of services
• Strong background in SATCOM and internetworking technologies
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Degree/Certification in technical project management
• ITIL and/or Agile certifications
• 3-5 years of experience with various modem platforms to include iDirect (Evolution/Velocity), Comtech, Hughes, or software defined radios
• iDirect Evolution IOM Certification or higher and working knowledge of the platform
• iDirect Velocity IOM Certification or higher and working knowledge of the platform
• Other relevant certifications (e.g. CompTIA Linux+, CCNA/JCNA etc.)
• Experience with gateway and platform site operations/management