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Lead Systems Engineer

USA - Seal Beach, CA💼 Full-time💰 $176,800–$176,800🗓 2026-09-23 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead Systems Engineer responsible for requirements development, verification and validation (V&V), system architecture, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for satellite and space systems.

Role type

Senior IC Systems Engineer (Satellite/Space)

Builds

Satellite systems and space-related applications

Domain

Aerospace + Systems Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

requirements development and management, verification and validation (V&V), system architecture, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), requirements traceability, test case development, integration support, configuration and change control

Preferred skills

systems thinking principles, model-based systems engineering (DSE tools), project management, internal research and development (IRAD) project leadership

Technologies

Digital System Engineering (DSE) tools

Responsibilities

Elicit and allocate system requirements from stakeholder needs; create and maintain testable requirements; develop system architecture descriptions; author and manage ICDs; develop and execute verification plans and test cases; support integration and resolve interface mismatches; maintain requirements traceability matrices; participate in design and technical reviews; collaborate with cross-functional teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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