Systems Engineer, Spacecraft Design & Simulation
Core
Own and evolve the spacecraft design, simulation, and digital twin toolchain to serve as the primary engineering record for mission factory operations.
Role type
Systems Engineer, Spacecraft Design & Simulation
Builds
Simulation and digital twin toolchain for spacecraft power, thermal, ADCS, orbital mechanics, and constellation analysis
Domain
Aerospace / Spacecraft Systems Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
spacecraft systems engineering, mission analysis, power subsystems, thermal subsystems, attitude determination and control systems (ADCS), orbital mechanics, hand calculations, validation methodology, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), trade study analysis, requirements management, cross-functional collaboration, code review
Preferred skills
security clearance, spacecraft simulation tool development, CMG dynamics, quaternion attitude propagation, data visualization, AI-assisted code generation, engineering tool scaling, verification and validation (V&V) test suite development
Technologies
AI code generation tools, MBSE tools, data visualization libraries
Responsibilities
Own and evolve the spacecraft design, simulation, and digital twin toolchain; Make the toolchain the hub of the engineering organization; Drive design trades and architecture decisions through analysis; Enable rapid iteration as customer requirements and the design evolve; Maintain the digital twin as the program's engineering record; Build and maintain a rigorous validation suite
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC