Intelsat is seeking a satellite communications engineer to design, implement, and maintain satellite communication networks for optimal performance and reliability.
Requirements
- Experience configuring and managing iDirect Velocity platforms, including hub systems and modems.
- Experience with hiSky IoT solutions, particularly Smartellite™ terminals and associated applications.
- Good understanding of satellite communication protocols, standards, and network management systems.
- Ability to perform accurate link budget analysis and satellite network planning.
- Familiarity with RF communication systems design and testing.
- Knowledge of system hub components, VSAT Terminals, and VSAT Antennas.
- Familiarity with ancillary technologies supporting telecommunication networks, such as management and metric gathering tools (Rest-API, SNMP, Netflow), packet capturing tools, and automation tools.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy satellite communication systems using iDirect Velocity and hiSky IoT platforms.
- Configure and optimize iDirect Velocity hubs and modems for high-throughput satellite (HTS) networks.
- Integrate hiSky Smartellite™ terminals for IoT applications, ensuring seamless connectivity and data transmission.
- Understand link budget analysis, network planning, and capacity management to support broadband services.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including provisioning and operations engineers, to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
- Develop and maintain documentation for system configurations, operational procedures, and technical support.
- Stay updated with emerging technologies in satellite communications to recommend innovative solutions.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline, with at least five years of network and/or systems experience (or equivalent education and work experience).
- Must be able and willing to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.
- Must be able and willing to perform physical support activities (e.g. cable tracing/running and racking, stacking, replacing and installing hardware) as needed.
- Ability to interact with Intelsat upstream and downstream teams to define detailed Statement of Work (SOW) documentation.
- This role is subject to ITAR/EAR; candidates must be a US Person (this includes US Citizen, Permanent Resident or Protected Individual such as an asylee or refugee).
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
