Job Summary
As an Early-Career Spacecraft Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting the technical execution for programs and developing spacecraft systems serving a range of missions and customers. This includes creating, monitoring, and guiding requirements definition, spacecraft design, procurement and fabrication, integration and test, and verification and validation of the overall space vehicle system. You will interact with subsystem and unit engineers, manufacturing and test personnel, and program management. You will apply a Model-Based Systems Engineering approach to manage the technical elements of the space vehicle system. Our spacecraft systems engineers create spacecraft -- not just paperwork!

This position's internal job code is Systems Engineer. Our team is currently hiring for Levels 2-3.

Responsibilities

• This role will own model-based systems engineering development for satellite programs
• Support all aspects of spacecraft systems engineering including performing preliminary concept development, trade studies, CONOPS definition, requirements decomposition and allocation, interface requirements definition, requirements verification and validation, support to integration and test operations, anomaly resolution, risk management, and schedule execution
• Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify a lifecycle balanced solution for space systems
• Understands spacecraft subsystems functions and interfaces. Develops integrated spacecraft system designs and solutions
• Coordinates and communicates with subsystem engineering teams to ensure system execution
• Participates in software integration and test activities to ensure mission functionality prior to deployment into operations
• Performs tasks to analyze technical data, verify and sustain specific systems configurations in accordance with defined constraints and operational requirements
• Performs various analyses to optimize the spacecraft system and/or system architecture
• Resolves cross-functional technical issues

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering or other relevant engineering or science discipline
• Minimum of 1 years of directly relevant aerospace industry experience, preferably with spacecraft systems
• Demonstrated experience with MBSE softwares and principles (Cameo, SysML, UML, etc.)
• Demonstrated leadership and communications skills
• Demonstrated experience with space systems engineering principles and techniques
• Demonstrated familiarity with power, mass, and other system budgets
• Demonstrated familiarity with requirements analysis and flow-down
• Demonstrated familiarity with design verification and validation processes
• Demonstrated familiarity with configuration management
• Demonstrated familiarity with satellite level integration and test processes
• Demonstrated familiarity with satellite in-orbit operations
• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Aerospace or other relevant engineering or science discipline
• Greater than 3 years professional experience in space systems engineering
• Direct experience with one or more rapid spacecraft development programs and missions
• An Active TS/SCI U.S. Security Clearance

Summary Pay-Range

Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only of what is reasonably expected to be paid for the position. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Level 2: $87,550 - $128,750
• Level 3: $104,550 - $153,750