Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
FTS International, LLC (FTS) is committed to providing the Federal Government with quality consultants and support. To ensure mission success we focus on putting our customers first while minimizing corporate bureaucracy…
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Chantilly, Virginia, United States • On-site
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The engineer will design and analyze advanced telecommunications architectures, including space relays and ground station terminals. Responsibilities include modeling system performance, defining interfaces across space and cloud segments, and collaborating with mission partners to mitigate risks.
Candidates must possess a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and a BS in a STEM engineering discipline. At least 10 years of experience in telecommunications or satellite communications is required.
FTS International, LLC (FTS) is committed to providing the Federal Government with quality consultants and support. To ensure mission success we focus on putting our customers first while minimizing corporate bureaucracy on our staff. We provide Subject Matter Experts (SME) free of Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) focused on independent analysis and mission support services within the disciplines of Engineering, Counter Terrorism Operations, Management, Information Technology, Signals Analysis, Administration, Cyber Security and Linguistics.
FTS has an opportunity for a Space Systems Telecommunications Engineer in Chantilly, VA.
The Space Systems Telecommunications Engineer will support the development, modeling, analysis, and integration of advanced telecommunications architectures that include space relays, space-to-ground communication systems, ground station terminals, terrestrial transport networks, and cloud-hosted mission services.
Responsibilities
Perform engineering analysis and design assessments for end-to-end communications systems, including space, ground, and cloud-based mission segments
Model and assess telecommunications system performance including link budgets, network throughput, latency, availability, routing, QoS, and resilience strategies
Support architecture development for RF and Optical space relay networks, space-to-ground communications, crosslink solutions, and global terrestrial transport paths
Evaluate network architectures leveraging IP networking, SD-WAN, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, and secure enterprise networking technologies
Define interfaces and integrate products across space vehicle payloads, ground entry points, teleport gateways, fiber backbones, and cloud hosting environments
Develop analyses, assessments, visualizations, and documentation used to brief internal leadership and external customer stakeholders
Collaborate with government, contractor, and multi-organization mission partners to identify system risks, capability gaps, and technology improvement opportunities
Contribute to modeling and simulation activities and to integration of MS&A data with MBSE and digital engineering artifacts across the digital thread ecosystem
Required Skills/Qualifications
TS/SCI with polygraph
BS STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) in engineering discipline
10+ years of experience in telecommunications engineering, satellite communications, RF/Optical communication systems, or network engineering
Understanding of DoD SATCOM, commercial SATCOM, relay networks, or proliferated communications
Experience modeling telecom system performance including link budgets, throughput, availability, bandwidth, and resiliency
Engineering analysis experience involving data organization, interpretation, and performance evaluation
Strong communication skills for briefings to technical and non-technical audiences
Desired Skills/Qualifications
Experience with free-space optical links and optical space-to-ground transport
Experience with cloud architectures
Familiarity with STK, MATLAB, Python, or network simulation tools
Knowledge of transport security technologies, encryption devices, and network resiliency techniques
Experience developing and maintaining MBSE models
Expected Salary Range: $160,000 - $185,000 per year. Placement within the range is determined by qualifications, job-related criteria, experience, internal equity and market considerations. In addition, FTS International, LLC has benefits offerings in addition to salary to include Health Insurance, Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.
FTS International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer - vets/disabled.
We provide expert services and highly dedicated mission support as trusted consultants in service of the federal sector.
FTS was founded in 2005 with the purpose of providing unbiased and dedicated support to the US Government and Intelligence Community. Based on our reputation solving some of the hardest national security problems, and hiring top talent, FTS has grown an elite workforce and continues to attract recognized experts across multiple disciplines. To learn more, please visit us at https://www.fts-intl.com.
Offices: 14151 Newbrook Dr, 150, Chantilly, Virginia 20151, US
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