Mission Architect, Space Sensing

Firefly Aerospace; Canada; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive aerospace firm in Canada is seeking a Mission Architect to lead technical projects and support business development. The ideal candidate will possess over 10 years of experience in the space industry and a Bachelor's degree in engineering or Physics. Responsibilities include developing mission solutions and defining architecture for space sensing missions, alongside cultivating customer relationships. Competitive benefits package is provided.

Benefits

Generous health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Flexible PTO options

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in the space industry (7+ with Master’s) in a mission architect role.
• Deep knowledge of National Security Space (NSS) and commercial customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead interdisciplinary teams through technical projects for mission solutions.
• Support business development efforts including customer engagement and proposals.
• Define architecture and system requirements for space sensing missions.

Skills

Leadership and management skills

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal relationships

Team collaboration

Mentoring ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Physics, or related field

Master’s or PhD in engineering, Physics, or related field

Job description

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As an end-to-end responsive space transportation company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the surface of the Moon and beyond. Headquarters in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

What You’ll Do

• Collaboratively lead interdisciplinary teams through advanced, complex technical projects for the design, development, integration, and testing of customer solutions, including developing concepts of operations, mission requirements, and system architecture
• Support front-end business development efforts including customer engagement, white papers, proposals, and studies
• Maintain strong customer awareness and develop customer relationships in partnership with the business development team.
• Define architecture and system requirements for space sensing missions
• Lead modeling and simulation efforts to assess system performance
• Develop CONOPS at the spacecraft, constellation, and mission level
• Lead internal technical projects and end-to-end engineering activities to meet the company’s strategic growth objectives

What We’re Looking For

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Physics, or related field
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in the space industry (7+ years with Master’s degree) with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a mission architect role

Expertise:

• Deep knowledge of the space and small/medium satellite industries
• Deep knowledge of National Security Space (NSS), commercial, or civil customer needs in space sensing missions like Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR); Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (TacISR); Earth Observation, and other areas
• Demonstrated expertise in space sensing mission design and spacecraft operations.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with senior leadership and external customers about space systems
• Ability to develop strong interpersonal relationships both internally and externally
• Excellent leadership and management skills
• Strong team player that can collaborate across all levels and functions
• Ability to manage assignments and deadlines effectively
• Ability to teach and mentor teammates to improve overall team performance
• Professional with a high degree of integrity
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearane

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Educational Background: Master’s or PhD in engineering, Physics, or related field

Expertise:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Experience with controlled access programs
• Strong understanding of and experience working DoD/IC space sensing missions

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.