Mid-Level Electrical Engineer 3 - 10 years

We have an opening for a Mid Level Electrical Engineer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. In this role you will join a team of satellite system and subsystem engineers which contribute to the design, analysis, procurement, and testing of electrical satellite subsystems. Work is not isolated to any specific subsystem, and tasks may be associated with power regulation, distribution & storage, C&DH backplanes, harness/wiring, RF, and the design and application of associated test equipment. Activities may also include the evaluation of hardware against requirements addressing performance, environmental survivability, reliability, and mission assurance. Additionally, individual may manage budgets, Con-Ops, predictive analyses (modelling), and survivability assessments through various mission phases. A typical day in this role includes a combination of performing assigned technical tasks, interacting with other engineering team members, and participating in customer meetings to support successful completion of the project. The experience range is 3-10 years, and includes a likelihood of being assigned full responsibility for managing all technical tasks on an assigned program as well as managing other team members.

Job Responsibilities:

• Tackle dynamic technical assignments across multiple electrical subsystems which require interaction with OpTech team members and multiple customer points of contact.
• Ability to review complex satellite technical designs and translate into a series of electrical models/budgets
• Analyze mission risks or technical gaps, develop solutions alongside teams of multiple subsystem engineers and present findings to customers
• Create tools and techniques to optimize, analyze, and validate electrical subsystem performance.
• Develop and implement electrical designs which target mission success and that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or better) in Electrical Engineering or other related Engineering Discipline
• 3-10 years of experience in Electrical Subsystem Engineering for satellite missions
• Experience in communicating with and leading small teams
• U.S. citizenship

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Experience in design/integration support of EE subsystems
• Experience with modelling tools (Matlab, VBA, Excel, STK, etc)
• Ready to grow from technically challenging projects

Location: Sterling, VA

US Citizenship Required: Yes

Relocation Assistance: Not Available

Shift: Flex, Local to Sterling VA

Travel: 10%

Job Posting Category: Engineering

Pay: Commensurate with experience

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit and beyond. Optimum Technologies has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you will discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today! Because there is only one Optimum.

Benefits:

• Competitive Pay

• Medical/Dental/Vision

• 401K

• Annual Bonus Opportunities

• 100% Covered

• Basic Life

• Short Term Disability

• Long Term Disability

• Accidental Death and Dismemberment

• Career growth opportunities