Senior Space Systems Engineer: Architect & Integrator

Parallax Space, Inc.; Quinte West; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Parallax Space, Inc. is seeking a Senior Space Systems Engineer in Ontario, Canada to lead systems engineering across spacecraft, payload, mission systems and flight hardware programs.

You will translate mission needs into system architectures, requirements, interfaces, verification plans, and executable baselines. The role integrates mechanical, electrical, software, avionics, mission operations, manufacturing, supply chain, and program management teams to ensure designs are delivered with high

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (Aerospace, Systems, Electrical, Mechanical)
• 7+ years in aerospace/high-reliability hardware
• Experience with requirements development, allocation, interfaces, verification planning
• Experience supporting complex hardware programs from concept to delivery
• Strong understanding of spacecraft subsystems, payload integration, avionics, power, comms
• Experience leading technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR)
• Ability to drive technical closure across multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to summarize for leadership
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities for spacecraft, payloads, mission hardware, and integrated space systems.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, CONOPS, requirements, interfaces, verification plans, and baselines.
• Drive trade studies balancing performance, cost, schedule, manufacturability, reliability and risk.
• Translate objectives into engineering requirements and executable development plans.
• Coordinate interfaces across electrical, mechanical, software, avionics, payload, ground, supplier, and customer systems.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements development

Interface definition

Verification planning

Technical leadership

Written & verbal communication

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

MBSE tools

PLM tools

Configuration management

Job description

Parallax Space, Inc. is seeking a Senior Space Systems Engineer in Ontario, Canada to lead systems engineering across spacecraft, payload, mission systems and flight hardware programs.

You will translate mission needs into system architectures, requirements, interfaces, verification plans, and executable baselines. The role integrates mechanical, electrical, software, avionics, mission operations, manufacturing, supply chain, and program management teams to ensure designs are delivered with high