Mission Integration Engineer (Starshield)
Core
Lead mission integration for national security satellite programs, managing system trades between launch vehicles, spacecraft, and sensors from proposal through on-orbit activation.
Role type
Senior Mission Integration Engineer
Builds
National security satellite missions (communications, earth observation, hosted payloads)
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / Satellite Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Space vehicle design, system integration, verification, requirements analysis, interface definition, risk management, program lifecycle management
Preferred skills
Technical project management, mission design, spacecraft development, process improvement, system design
Technologies
Launch vehicles, spacecraft, sensors
Responsibilities
Lead technical leadership across development, test, flight, and commissioning phases; translate customer requirements into actionable development criteria and verification plans; serve as primary customer interface for reviews and procedures; collaborate with subsystems to ensure end-to-end mission success; educate customers on designs and methodologies.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC