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Senior Systems Engineer

Glasgow💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-29 → 2026-09-27

Core

Technical lead responsible for the full lifecycle of complex space missions, translating high-level requirements into system specifications and ensuring technical performance outcomes.

Role type

Senior Systems Engineer (Space Systems)

Builds

Space and Ground Systems for satellite missions

Domain

Aerospace / Space Systems / Satellite Operations

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Systems engineering, requirements management, technical risk management, system verification and testing, cross-functional coordination, customer technical representation

Preferred skills

Space systems engineering, RF and optical payload integration, digital system architecture design, satellite mission design and testing, multi-disciplinary team leadership

Technologies

Satellite platforms, operations systems, payloads, ground station networks, data distribution systems, spacecraft data handling systems, customer APIs

Responsibilities

Take overall technical ownership of Space and/or Ground Systems from development through on-orbit verification; Lead requirements management including development, validation, verification, and change management; Lead technical risk management including identification, qualification, mitigation, and resolution; Develop top-level requirements and flow them down to lower levels; Serve as primary technical POC to customers and contractors; Develop working knowledge of satellite platforms, operations systems, and payloads; Proactively communicate scope or performance changes to program managers; Develop and maintain mission documentation; Support sales engineering in technical concept development and budgeting

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