Mission Payload Engineer
Location: Aurora, CO
Required Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
Since 1999, ITEC has been a powerhouse in supporting mission-critical programs for the DoD and Intelligence community, building a solid reputation along the way. At ITEC, we don’t just care for our employees—we champion them with competitive salaries, an outstanding employee care program, and a benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, and a 401k.
U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation.
Job Description:
ITEC is looking for a talented Mission Payload Engineer to join our team. The MPE provides corporate knowledge to the AF crews as the mission payload experts for the tuning, health and safety and mission performance of the mission sensors.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide 24/7 support to the AF crews with monitoring of sensor payload health and status, and support scheduled and unscheduled sensor commanding.
- Provide mission processing assessment, real-time, and post event support of all missions.
- Provide technical advice to the AF crews on sensor capabilities and mission issues real-time.
- Ensure safety of the mission payload and each of its subsystems.
- Monitor and optimize mission software processing and performance for AF crews.
- Coordinate with the Mission Management Operator (MMO) and Mission Management Planner (MMP) on tasking and monitoring Area of Interest (AOl) configurations.
- Review mission management activities at the start of each shift and provide the crew commander with a synopsis of the planned activities.
- Coordinate any real-time changes to the mission management plan, ensure correct operation of the mission management software during testing, and support briefing upcoming mission and commanding activities during shift changeover.
- Monitor and recover Line of Sight (LOS) for both HEO and GEO payloads.
- Perform tape playback and analysis for DELOG determination of event data presentation for end users.
- Provide PRs in coordination with the AF and provide installation and checkout support for software installs.
- Coordinate mission and sensor installations on the system to improve performance with the AF.
- Provide day staff support with technical expertise in the area of mission management in support of payloads, to include MMO, MMP, and required mission management software and tools.
- Develop Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) centered on constellation employment and provide technical support to the engineering organization regarding the implementation and maintenance of GEO/HEO scheduling rules.
Recruiter: Rachel Padilla
ITEC is a wholly owned subsidiary of ManpowerGroup Public Sector.
