Senior Lead Systems Engineer
Core
Technical lead and systems engineering authority for spacecraft bus programs, responsible for architecture, requirements, integration, and verification from conceptual design to delivery.
Role type
Senior Lead Systems Engineer (Space Vehicles)
Builds
Spacecraft buses, smart upper stages, in-space transfer vehicles, and hosted payload platforms
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems
Required skills
spacecraft architecture, requirements management, interface control, technical budgeting, verification, trade studies, risk management, cross-functional team leadership, configuration management, anomaly resolution, supplier oversight
Preferred skills
MBSE/SysML, NASA/DoD/Space Force/ECSS/AIAA standards, reliability and safety analyses, fault management, redundancy, radiation effects, single-point-failure assessments, launch vehicle interfaces, business development, proposal development
Technologies
SysML, requirements management tools, configuration management tools, modeling tools
Responsibilities
Lead spacecraft architecture and requirements development, direct cross-functional integration of subsystems, define and manage interfaces among bus/payload/launch/ground, lead technical gate reviews and verification plans, coordinate risk management and anomaly investigations, oversee assembly/integration/verification strategy, mentor engineers, support new-business pursuits and customer engagements, improve systems engineering processes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
