Spacecraft Systems Engineer (Experienced)

Experienced Spacecraft Systems Engineer

On-site in El Segundo, CA

Target salary range: $99,000 - $215,000

As an Experienced Spacecraft Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting the technical execution for programs and leading teams 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 manage the technical elements of the space vehicle system.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for 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

   

• Collaborates with program and financial leadership to ensure successful programmatic 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. Develop integrated spacecraft system designs and solutions

   

• Coordinates and communicates with subsystem engineering teams to ensure system execution

   

• Applies model-based systems engineering techniques for the definition of the spacecraft system

   

• Participate 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

   

• Develops and improve systems engineering processes

   

• Provides mentorship to junior systems engineering and subsystem staff

Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship is required by Federal Law

• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance. for which the US Government requires U.S. Citizenship.

• A final U.S. Top Secret security clearance is required post start.

   

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science discipline and 5 or more years of directly relevant industry experience with spacecraft systems; Master’s degree and 3+ years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience; Level 4: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science discipline and 9 or more years of directly relevant industry experience with spacecraft systems; Master’s degree and 7+ years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.

   

• 1+ years of experience in some or all of the following: Space systems engineering principles and techniques; Power, mass, and other system budgets; Requirements analysis and flow-down; Design verification and validation processes; Configuration management; Satellite level integration and test processes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in aerospace or other relevant engineering or science discipline
• 9+ years’ professional experience in space systems engineering
• Direct experience with one or more rapid spacecraft development programs and missions. Experience with a full life cycle from concept to in-orbit operations
• Demonstrated familiarity with program management principles and tools
• An Active TS/SCI U.S. Security Clearance.

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