Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer

About the role

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

We are looking to add a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer to our team. In this role you will develop, integrate, and validate systems supporting products and platforms. This role applies established systems engineering principles to develop system solutions, optimize system performance, and resolve complex systems engineering challenges from concept through integration, verification, and production.

Working cross-functionally with systems, software, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, integration and test, quality, and program teams, the Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer supports multidisciplinary engineering efforts, contributes to technical investigations, and promotes continuous improvement.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop system architectures, requirements, interfaces, technical baselines, and system specifications supporting product development.
• Conduct requirements analysis, system modeling, trade studies, functional analysis, system decomposition, and systems integration activities.
• Evaluate system requirements, interface specifications, architecture documentation, engineering analyses, and technical documentation to support implementation.
• Develop and conduct verification, validation, testing, simulation, integration, and troubleshooting activities.
• Analyze system performance, test results, simulation data, and engineering observations to resolve technical issues.
• Recommend engineering changes, system improvements, corrective actions, and design updates that improve system performance, reliability, and operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with systems, software, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, integration and test, quality, and program teams throughout product development.
• Prepare requirements documentation, interface control documentation, verification reports, engineering reports, engineering change documentation, and technical recommendations.
• Participate in design reviews, technical investigations, customer support activities, system integration, and verification initiatives.
• Evaluate systems engineering methods, requirements management processes, modeling techniques, and development activities to identify improvement opportunities.
• Validate compliance with engineering standards, company procedures, customer requirements, and systems engineering best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen system performance, requirements quality, technical accuracy, engineering efficiency, and operational effectiveness.

Job Requirements and Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related engineering field with 5-8 years of related experience, Master's degree with 3-6 years of related experience, or PhD with 0-3 years of related experience in systems engineering, system architecture, requirements management, configuration management, systems integration, or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering principles, system architecture, requirements development, systems integration, and technical baseline management.
• Experience with systems modeling, trade studies, functional analysis, engineering analysis tools, and technical documentation.
• Knowledge of requirements management, interface development, verification methodologies, configuration management, product lifecycle processes, and technical risk assessment.
• Understanding of systems engineering processes, engineering documentation, technical standards, model-based systems engineering, and requirements traceability.
• Proficiency in multidisciplinary engineering collaboration, modeling and simulation, system verification, performance analysis, and product development.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Engineering analysis and modeling tools, e.g. MATLAB, Simulink, STK, Python, or equivalent applications.
• Engineering documentation, requirements management, and collaboration tools, e.g. DOORS, Jira, Confluence, or equivalent applications.

Additional information

CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills. Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.

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