Staff Engineer, Mission Systems - Fleet Support (R5004)

Serve as the mission systems SME for Fleet Support and lead escalated investigations involving payloads, transponders, and externally connected mission systems.

Diagnose payload integration and performance issues involving power, thermal behavior, compute, configuration, data interfaces, timing, and subsystem interoperability.

Troubleshoot systems that communicate with external sources or provide data externally, including mission-data outputs, external interfaces, and system-to-system connectivity issues.

Support the introduction of emerging technologies and new mission capabilities into the fielded fleet by identifying support risks, validation needs, and integration challenges.

Work directly with customers, operators, and maintainers to understand mission impact, reproduce issues, and define corrective actions.

Partner with electrical, software, and RF teams on cross-functional mission-system problems.

Support lab validation, hardware integration, test readiness, and field demonstrations related to mission-system fixes.

Create technical guidance, interface notes, troubleshooting procedures, and customer-facing documentation for fielded mission capabilities.

Capture recurring issues and feed lessons learned back into product, systems, and design teams.