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Chief Systems Engineer (CSE)

Saratoga, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead spacecraft system architecture, electrical design, and verification for a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite IoT system, serving as the highest technical authority below the CTO.

Role type

Principal Systems Engineer (Spacecraft Architecture & Electrical)

Builds

Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite systems for hyper-scaled IoT deployments

Domain

Aerospace / Satellite Communications / Electrical Engineering

Deliverable

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

Required skills

System architecture, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), trade studies, electrical architecture, power distribution, EMI/EMC, signal integrity, configuration management, requirements compliance, technical review board leadership, MBSE

Technologies

DOORS NG, Cameo, SysML

Responsibilities

Own system requirements and resource budgets; lead system-level trade studies; baseline electrical ICDs; execute integration and test campaigns (TVAC, Vibration, EMI/EMC); chair Technical Review Board; resolve inter-division technical disputes; manage program digital thread.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic authority

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