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Life with us
At Maxar, we realize that “Space is Cool”. From manufacturing and flying satellites, to producing image products that can be seen in everyday apps like Google Maps to contributing earth imagery to stop slavery in the fishing industry. We don’t create typical technology solutions and we aren’t solving the same old problems that a hundred other companies are solving. We make a difference in the world, and we always seek to harness our capabilities For A Better World. Opportunities and growth are abundant at Maxar and we’d love to have you join our team.
We invest in creating an environment where all team members can grow, learn and have fun together. We believe in timely, transparent communication, and short decision paths. We know decisions are best made by the people closest to the tasks. We have close collaboration across teams in Colorado, Virginia, Florida, and Sweden to create global-scale, world-class solutions.
Our solutions
We are building a living digital twin of the entire planet. This geospatial content, continuously updating, combined with access services provides the “operating system” that powers Maxar, Enterprise, and Public Sector solutions. Our visualization platform offers unique 3D geodata with the world’s highest quality based on commercial satellite images. Our 3D analyses and data models offer decision-makers all over the world a very accurate 3D basis for use in areas such as security, defense, and infrastructure.
About this Role:
You will understand and work with complex systems and solve/simplify complex problems. The Central Tech team builds the technical foundation behind Maxar’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Maxar. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every type of customer. We look across Maxar’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.
Responsibilities:
- Engage and understand customer needs through a variety of methods and techniques to inform a comprehensive product roadmap
- Leverage your experience to make informed tradeoff decisions that solve today’s problems while adaptable to tomorrow’s unknowns
- Participate in the process to improve product engineering practices as Maxar grows its product portfolio
- Work with multiple cross functional teams to champion customer needs and in order to deliver products that meet customer expectations in a timely manner.
- Your team will be responsible for leading the development of system architecture, product requirements, design, implementation, and testing associated with new products and services
- Ensure that products or services that meet robust technical requirements as well as customer expectations and usability that allows for better adoption
- Define the framework and metrics to measure the impact of your team’s offerings
Qualifications:
- U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident required
- 5-7 years of experience in technical leadership roles such as systems architecture or product management
- Graduate degree in engineering, science or STEM related field
- Experience with agile iterative development methodologies principles
- Experience transforming legacy systems into their next generation
- Experience building platform infrastructure that serves and balances the needs of multiple users and stakeholders
- Crisp communicator: High attention to detail including precise and effective communications, including with external customers/partners
- Deep user empathy and a high bar for user experience
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%
Maxar Technologies