Distinguished Solutions Architect

Company:

iDirect GOVERNMENT

Location:

McNair, VA, 20171

Posted:

May 16, 2025

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Description:

iDirect Government is a leading ground systems provider to the military satellite industry. We offer platforms connecting a variety of satellite constellations with an array of hub and remote terminal products. Terminals are installed on aircraft, maritime vessels, and other ground-based military and government assets. These terminals provide internet and voice connectivity to remote and austere locations where traditional ground and cellular based infrastructure is unavailable. This position is based in Herndon, VA.

We are looking for a talented candidate for the position of Distinguished Solution Architect, with experience in satellite ground systems and related networking infrastructure. The candidate should have extensive experience with satellite communications concepts, complex system management, and networking protocols and standards. Prior experience with VSAT waveforms is not required, but is highly desirable. The Distinguished Solution Architect will be a technical leader, that is responsible for developing key technologies and platforms that are the basis for future hardware and software products for the company. This is a highly technical position that requires deep theoretical understanding along with the ability to reduce theory to practice in the form of architectural and/or high-level design documents that an engineering team can use to implement functional systems. The candidate is expected to be a subject matter expert in their field and to be a guiding force in the engineering organization. In addition to strategic vision, this role is also expected to be responsible for ensuring that all final engineering products meet the quality and robustness that sets iDirect Government apart from the competition. Attention to every detail and a deep understanding of the products and customers is required. The candidate must also demonstrate a working knowledge of hardware, FPGA, and software design and be able to converse knowledgably with engineers from all disciplines.

Responsibilities

Contributing to architectural vision and customer-driven objectives on adoption of next generation terrestrial, cellular, wireless, and satellite waveforms/propagation and their interactions, including for example DVB-S2X

Performing systems engineering and architecture development using new and emerging technologies

Reviewing engineering implementations and final test of products and features

Authoring detailed internal engineering documentation, including bit level and message level protocol descriptions

Leading the design for further advances in adaptive TDMA, SCPC, DAMA, Interference Mitigation, and Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum waveforms, including modeling and design of the control loops and algorithms for real time embedded system implementation

Participating with standards bodies to ensure proposed standards affecting iDirect are technically sound and aligned with the company’s interests

Partnering with customers, business development partners, and the executive management team on innovative advancements to our product line

Winning customer confidence through integrity, thought leadership, technical communication, problem solving, capability demonstrations and requirements negotiations

Writing internal and external facing documents about iDirect technology

Facilitating collaboration with the platform team and other engineering functions on system design issues

Maintaining a high level of awareness of competitive developments, technological trends, and of complimentary third-party technologies

Demonstrated ability to learn/innovate in the field of software defined radio (SDR) links

Digital signal processing and FPGA firmware technology knowledge

Architecting solutions for complex systems employing both high power computing platforms as well as embedded hardware platforms

Experience with Matlab/Simulink with DSP-Builder or equivalent for development of modules ready for FPGA implementations

Experience with provider level networking systems (cellular, telecom, satellite, etc.)

Networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet, DHCP, VoIP, ARP, QinQ, etc.)

Ability to synthesize waveforms in HW - Arbitrary Waveform, satellite and channel model creation in VSG

Ability to plan/perform RF link budget analyses, cascade analyses, functional decomposition, studies/trade-offs in support of subsystem specification and hardware, firmware and software design recommendations

Comfort working closely with senior engineering specialties and mentoring junior technical contributors on simultaneous top-down/bottom-up design and configuration for RF and microwave communication and monitoring systems

Ability to lead technical discussions for new features, drive consensus, and capture the results in writing in the form of designs, models, and requirements

Experience in architecting or designing and testing systems/fixtures in a multi-disciplinary environment including developing and writing software for test and integration, e.g. C/C++/C#, LabView, Python, etc

Experience managing the delivery of the project; ensuring that the solution is delivered on schedule, within budget, and with the quality required

Excellent written and verbal communication skills on technical matters