Senior Space Systems Engineer
Core
Designing cohesive system architectures and integrating spacecraft subsystems to enable dynamic space operations, maneuvering, and exploration.
Role type
Senior Space Systems Engineer
Builds
Robotic spacecraft and foundational capabilities for sustained space operations
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems / Robotics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
System architecture design, subsystem integration, trade studies, requirements analysis, supplier selection, physics-based modeling, risk assessment, hardware-in-the-loop testing, technical leadership
Preferred skills
Flight operations experience, launch campaign experience, hardware validation, orbital mechanics, Space Domain Awareness, robotics
Technologies
Python, Matlab, STK, Ansys, JAMA
Responsibilities
Oversee system-wide architecture design, lead trade studies, decompose complex problems into actionable tasks, select suppliers and components, integrate spacecraft components, define Key Performance Parameters, lead multi-discipline teams on design and R&D, conduct system analyses and risk assessments, participate in design reviews, support hardware-in-the-loop testing, provide technical guidance to junior engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC