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Mission Systems Engineer

Saratoga, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-13 → 2026-09-26

Core

Single point of technical accountability for systems engineering on assigned government contracts, owning requirements baselines, interface control, and verification planning for low Earth orbit space systems.

Role type

Senior Mission Systems Engineer (Government Contract)

Builds

LEO space systems and IoT solutions for government customers

Domain

Space systems / Defense / Government contracting

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Systems engineering, Requirements management, Interface control documents (ICD), Verification and validation (V&V), Configuration management, MBSE (SysML, DOORS NG), Government contract navigation, Technical review presentation

Preferred skills

Subsystem engineering (payload, bus, RF/comms), Digital communications (RF link, phased array, modem/waveform), Environmental test planning (TVAC, vibration, EMI/EMC)

Technologies

SysML, DOORS NG, Cameo

Responsibilities

Decompose customer requirements and maintain compliance matrices; Develop and baseline mission-specific ICDs; Build and execute V&V plans and test campaigns; Support integration and test activities; Serve as technical point of contact for government customers; Manage configuration baselines and engineering change orders; Maintain digital thread traceability.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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