KODA Technologies Inc. | Huntsville, AL 35806
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SATCOM/Communications Network Engineer
Company Overview:
KODA is a people-first company recognized as a five-time winner of Huntsville’s Best Places to Work® Award, certified as a Great Place to Work®, and a Best Place for Working Parents®. KODA is a small business focused on solving complex engineering problems on national-priority projects in domains such as missile defense, hypersonics, DOD space, and civil space.
Our expertise spans Radar and Missile Development, Multi-Domain Operations, Flight and Ground Test Planning and Execution, Tactical Data Link Testing, Test Range Instrumentation, Systems Engineering and Integration, Model and Simulation Development, and Digital Engineering/Model-Based Systems Engineering.
The name KODA, a Native American word meaning ‘allies’, embodies our dedication to our customers and each other. Trust and integrity guide us in all we do. We prioritize our people, support national-priority missions, and give back to our community through the KODA Cares program. We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a commitment to professional growth. Join us and learn more at www.kodatech.com.
Position Overview:
KODA Technologies seeks an SATCOM/Communications Network Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency’s Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) Networks organization (BCN). The ideal candidate is a seasoned professional with a detailed understanding of telecommunication systems.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Provide engineering, technical, and project management expertise to BCN to develop and deploy robust, end-to-end, high availability, test and operational communication networks to share information across all MDS assets.
- Perform systems engineering and integration to include Military SATCOM Architecture studies and long haul communications engineering and analysis to include: site selections, site surveys, strategic capability development, site planning, providing on-site construction support, site implementation leadership, communications equipment selection, staging, installation, integration and testing management.
- Provide technical analysis of Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) provided designs.
- Assist the government with overseeing the Prime Contractor on development of the BCN.
- Develop facility requirements and participate in facility design reviews.
- Coordinate the installation of facility requirements.
- Facilitate working groups and technical interchange meetings.
- Integrate communication system components into a larger system.
- Draft/brief information/decision papers/briefings and staff coordination packages for senior leadership.
- Perform assessments of detailed network test data.
- Travel up to 25%
What Required Skills You’ll Bring:
- Master’s degree in STEM and 12+ years of systems engineering related experience.
- Experience with DoD terrestrial and satellite communication systems (MILSATCOM).
- Understanding of telecommunication systems test data.
- Understanding of the requirements review and design review process.
- Understanding of how requirements are flowed down from system specifications to elements specification.
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:
- Experience with radio frequency (RF) and waveform communications system design.
- Tactical data links (TDL J, Link 11, Link 16) systems, encryption systems, precision timing systems (PNT), and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) desired.
- Experience with Missile Defense Agency and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) services.
- Experience with large-scale construction projects a plus.
Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
- Secret: Top Secret preferred
KODA Technologies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact info@kodatech.com to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.