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About the Role

The Space and Geophysics Laboratory (SGL) is seeking a hardware-focused systems engineer to join a growing team developing new capabilities for government sponsors and partners. This role involves integrating COTS and custom equipment, developing custom GNSS receivers, and designing RF distribution systems. You will be responsible for eliciting systems scope, guiding requirements development, translating requirements into designs, and advising stakeholders throughout the system lifecycle. This is primarily a design and architecture role with limited travel.

Responsibilities

Elicit systems scope and requirements from stakeholders for use in systems designs
Develop and evaluate hardware systems design, including scope, requirements, components, interactions, and interfaces
Communicate work process, products, and results, including documentation, written reports, and briefs presented to stake-holders
Participate in project planning and project decomposition into components and actionable units of work
Coordinate with and provide support to stakeholders throughout the life-cycle of the systems definition, design, implementation, integration, and deployment
Perform engineering estimates, guide project schedules, and identify dependencies
Conduct engineering evaluations, such as trade studies, reliability analysis, functional analysis, risk analysis assessments
Mentoring junior engineering staff, technicians and students
Other related functions as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in science, applied science, or engineering
Three years of relevant professional work experience developing systems requirements and systems designs
Demonstrated experience integrating hardware systems (e.g. COTS/custom equipment into racks, RF signal distribution/switching, or FPGA/digitizer-based data acquisition)
Demonstrated ability to design, develop, evaluate, and support the development of large and complex systems
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to communicate technical detail to staff and stakeholders of varying backgrounds and experiences
Demonstrated ability to work effectively, both independently and collaboratively, with strong commitment to contribution and enabling the entire team
US Citizen. Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position

Skills

Hardware systems integration
RF signal distribution/switching
FPGA/digitizer-based data acquisition
Systems design and architecture
GNSS data collection
RF digitization
Custom GNSS receiver front-ends
Real-time data processing
Firmware development
Distributed hardware systems
High-speed data paths
Model-based systems engineering (MBSE)
Jira or similar work-tracking and project-management tools

Location

PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS

Work Type

Full-time
Onsite

Experience Level

3+ years of relevant professional work experience
10+ years of relevant professional work experience (preferred)
3+ years of professional work experience specific to hardware architecture or design (preferred)

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in science, applied science, or engineering
Post-graduate degree in systems engineering, engineering management, engineering mechanics, operations research, industrial engineering, electrical engineering, or related field (preferred)

Salary/Compensations

$104,000-$174,000+/negotiable depending on qualifications

Benefits

100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
Retirement contributions
Paid vacation and sick time
Paid holidays

About the Company

The Space and Geophysics Laboratory (SGL) delivers capabilities to government customers for various applications, from real-time data-intensive network operations spanning geographically distributed sites to standalone remote field systems.
Applied Research Laboratories is part of The University of Texas at Austin.

Equal Opportunity

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.