Axient is seeking a Systems Engineer with expertise, experience, or interst in Assembly, Integration, and Test to support AFRL and Space Money projects in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- The team supports the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Small Satellite Portfolio (SSP).
- AFRL manages a variety of flight missions and ground programs, focusing on greater levels of connectivity, autonomy, performance, resilience, and collaboration within the Hybrid Architecture.
- SSP is developing, testing, and transitioning small satellite technologies to support the Hybrid Architecture vision for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force.
- Our R&D Integrated Space Experiments (RISE) contract with AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV) provides concept design, development, integration, test, launch integration, and operations and evaluation of new space technologies and engineering prototypes. We support a broad range of mission areas including Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Position Navigation and Timing, Space Situational Awareness, Space Control, and Weather across all classes (Class 1 “Rapid Sats” to Class 3 “Flagships”)
Space Monkey is Axient's new program focused on developing commercial satellite buses for integration and deployment with government and commercial payloads and missions. Space Monkey specializes in concept, design, development, assembly, integration, and testing of components, subsystems, and integrated vehicles. This is a full-time position and offers a flexible work schedule.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties & Responsibilities as a Systems Engineer
- In general, the Systems Engineer will provide direct technical expertise support to AFRL/SSP as well as Axient's Space Monkey program.
- Lead programs and missions as assigned (also known as “mission management”)
- Identify program problems and assist in establishing solutions and improved processes
- Support the research, evaluation, planning, design, development, testing, and integration of spacecraft components, subsystems, products, and projects
- Establish design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration, and test
- Produce engineering documentation, reports, and drawings in support of design, development, production, and testing
- Identify and resolve complex engineering issues
Essential Duties & Responsibilities as an Assembly, Integration, and Test Engineer
- Aid in the continued build-out, advancement, and growth of the Space Monkey facility
- Establish understanding and implementation of various components based on their specs, calculations, and operations as defined in their datasheet
- Document, identify, and recommend spacecraft components, subsystems, and products by completing trade studies to identifying new components to meet given requirements
- Plan, perform, and direct engineering activities to ensure design, production, and testing conform to design specifications and requirements
- Be responsible for gathering, compiling, and maintaining technical data (e.g., test results, engineering design changes, engineering drawings, engineering documentation; etc.) for analysis and evaluation
Other
- Support the engineering team in execution of various program activities to include participating in program reviews; interacting, communicating, and presenting to stakeholders; performing and providing engineering analysis and evaluation; reviewing and providing inputs to test plans/procedures and reports, technical data packages (e.g. technical requirements, engineering drawings, models, and diagrams; specifications/standards; etc.), and engineering related program documentation (e.g. Systems Engineering Plan, Security Strategy, Configuration Management Plan, Lifecycle Sustainment Strategy, Test and Evaluation Master Plan; etc.); test execution and witnessing; system maintenance and troubleshooting; configuration control; and risk management.