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Chief Systems Engineer

Saratoga, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-15 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead spacecraft system architecture, verification & validation, and electrical systems for a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to enable hyper-scaled IoT deployments.

Role type

Senior IC Chief Systems Engineer (Space Systems)

Builds

LEO satellite constellations for global IoT connectivity and actionable intelligence

Domain

Aerospace / Satellite Communications / IoT

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Spacecraft system architecture, Interface Control Documents (ICD) development, Verification & Validation planning, Electrical systems engineering (power distribution, grounding, shielding, EMI/EMC), Integration & Test management, Configuration management, MBSE (SysML, DOORS NG, Cameo), Trade space management, Anomaly investigation

Preferred skills

Constellation program experience, Multi-satellite fleet management, Flight project leadership from SRR to on-orbit operations

Technologies

SysML, DOORS NG, Cameo, FlatSat, HIL facilities

Responsibilities

Define system architecture and manage trade space across mass, power, pointing, and cost; Develop and manage V&V plans, environmental test planning, and requirements compliance; Own spacecraft-level electrical architecture and evaluate design compliance; Plan and execute AI&T campaigns and manage anomaly disposition; Administer configuration baselines and engineering change orders; Maintain the digital thread connecting requirements to as-built records.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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