Aerospace Systems Engineer I – Early Career (2026 Starts)
Core
Design and engineer overall systems infrastructure including engineering, implementation, integration, and technical services and support for reusable space vehicles.
Role type
Early career aerospace systems engineer
Builds
Reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems
Domain
Aerospace / Spaceflight
Required skills
Systems engineering, system definition, systems test, system integration, system safety, operations, system verification, fluid systems, mechanical systems, propulsion systems, electrical systems, requirements decomposition, interface control documents (ICDs), test planning, verification and validation planning
Preferred skills
M.S. in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering, requirements development/management tools (Jama), systems engineering modeling tools (Rhapsody, Cameo), Model Based Systems Engineering, Flight Dynamics, customer-facing presentation
Technologies
Jama, Rhapsody, Cameo
Responsibilities
Decompose internal customer requirements into test system requirements specifications, develop and manage interfaces through requirements and Interface Control Documents (ICDs), lead and present at major gated reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR), own verification and validation planning and completion through test plan creation
Seniority
Entry-level, early career