- Company Name
- ST Engineering iDirect
- Job Title
- Systems Engineer
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Systems Engineer
**Role Summary**
Design, architect, and document end‑to‑end satellite communication solutions. Translate customer and market requirements into comprehensive system specifications, architecture, and integration plans that encompass satellite terminals, NFV/SDN/cloud environments, and related hardware/software components. Collaborate with product management, sales engineering, and cross‑functional technical teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high‑performance Satcom solutions.
**Expectations**
- Deliver technically sound architectures that satisfy business goals and customer needs.
- Maintain accurate, up‑to‑date architecture and requirements documentation.
- Proactively evaluate emerging technologies and recommend optimizations.
- Provide timely technical support and clear communication to all stakeholders.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Partner with Product Management and Vertical Markets to capture customer requirements and translate them into architecture and technical specifications.
- Author and maintain architecture documents, system plans, and interface control documents (ICDs) for satellite terminals, hardware, software, NFV, SDN, and cloud‑based solutions.
- Work with development engineers to define internal and external software interfaces, ensuring performance, robustness, and efficiency.
- Participate in selection and qualification of new solutions and partners, contributing to sourcing decisions.
- Support Sales, Sales Engineering, and other departments with technical insight and documentation.
- Coordinate with Solution Leads to align global architecture and maintain coherence across markets.
- Monitor trends and competitive developments in Satcom, edge computing, IoT, and related technologies.
- Analyze opportunities to enhance or optimize proposed solutions and recommend action plans.
- Report risks, status, and recommendations to the Solutions Development Director.
- Produce clear, concise technical documentation and support hardware/VSAT integration when required.
- Embrace Agile practices and related tools (e.g., Jira) to manage development and documentation cycles.
**Required Skills**
- Proven experience in systems design, architecture, and trade‑off analysis for satellite communications.
- Deep knowledge of satellite technologies (DVB‑S2/S2x, TDMA, SCPC), antenna/RF integration, and VSAT network products.
- Expertise in IP networking protocols and standards: TCP, UDP, ICMP, IGMP, MPLS, IPSec, multicast, L3 routing, L2 switching, SD‑WAN, SASE.
- Familiarity with NFV, SDN, cloud, virtualization, containerization, and cybersecurity principles.
- Understanding of IoT ecosystems (plus).
- Experience defining and validating software interfaces, outputting high‑quality technical documentation.
- Strong written and oral communication; ability to present to engineers, managers, and customers.
- Cross‑functional collaboration, Agility mindset, and proficiency with Agile tools (Jira).
- Self‑motivated, ownership‑driven, with a “can‑do” attitude and risk‑assessment capability.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or closely related discipline.
- Master’s degree (MSCS/MSEE) desirable but not mandatory.
- 7+ years of industry experience in systems engineering, architecture design, and satellite communications.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CCSE, CCNA, Satellite Engineering) are a plus.
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