CareerPlan

Principal Mission Architect

Full-time$170k2026-05-29 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid · United StatesU.S. persons only (export control)

Core

Lead the development of new space mission architectures, defining requirements and designing cost-effective solutions for customers.

Role type

Principal Mission Architect (Space Systems)

Builds

Space mission concepts, mission-level budgets, and system designs for RF and optical instruments.

Domain

Aerospace / Space Systems / Satellite Constellations

Required skills

Mission architecture design, mission-level analysis, requirements definition, RF and optical instrument design, spacecraft performance evaluation, constellation configuration evaluation, trade studies, Python, Julia, Matlab, C, C++

Preferred skills

Multi-wavelength instrument experience, science team support, constellation design, spacecraft operations

Technologies

Python, Julia, Matlab, C, C++