Staff Spacecraft Platform Engineer
Core
Senior technical owner of the reusable spacecraft bus architecture, driving trades across mechanical, electrical, solar/power, thermal, and avionics subsystems to support a growing mission portfolio.
Role type
Staff Spacecraft Platform Engineer
Builds
Reusable spacecraft bus architecture and platform-level systems for LEO satellite constellations
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
spacecraft system architecture, cross-disciplinary system trades, requirements development, V&V, systems engineering fundamentals, technical leadership, cross-functional communication
Preferred skills
flight heritage, LEO smallsat / ESPA-class platform experience, reusable product platform definition
Technologies
spacecraft subsystems (structures, power, solar/deployables, mechanisms, avionics, thermal, GNC, comms)
Responsibilities
Own spacecraft platform architecture evolution; lead cross-disciplinary system trades; serve as technical authority bridging mechanical, electrical, avionics, thermal, and software; drive reuse and standardization; set platform-engineering standards; mentor engineers and lead hiring
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic ownership