Senior Systems Engineer
Core
Principal technical anchor for mission-critical satellite ground systems, bridging mission operations, stakeholders, and software development pods to steer architecture and drive verification.
Role type
Senior Systems Engineer (Space/Ground Segment)
Builds
Ground segment architectures, digital engineering artifacts (ICDs, sequence diagrams, data schemas), and verification strategies for satellite mission operations.
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / Satellite Ground Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Systems Engineering, MBSE modeling, Interface Control Documents (ICD) authoring, Agile/Scrum decomposition, Protocol design (REST, HTTP, Protobuf, JSON), Verification & Validation (V&V), Stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Cloud-native/containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker), Automated integration testing, Space-vehicle subsystem modeling, Multi-vendor team coordination
Technologies
SysML, MBSE tools, Jira, Confluence, REST, HTTP, Protobuf, JSON, Kubernetes, Docker, Playwright, PyTest
Responsibilities
Translate mission needs into digital engineering artifacts; Architect and govern SysML models with bidirectional traceability; Decompose epics into technical acceptance criteria; Define messaging schemas and protocols; Drive V&V strategies and formal requirements sell-off; Lead technical exchange meetings and engineering review boards.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
