Senior Systems Engineer

Jackalope Digital LLC; München; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)

Launch Attendance

Generous Time Off Policy

Education Assistance Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Family Leave

Fitness Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Healthy snacks & beverages in every on

Zusammenfassung

Spire Global in Germany seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to own technical outcomes of complex space missions and lead verification and testing. You will coordinate across disciplines, manage system requirements, budgets, and interfaces, while acting as the technical lead for internal and external teams.

You will also serve as the technical point of contact for global customers, translating customer needs into actionable engineering work and ensuring effective communication with project managers

Qualifikationen

• BSc in Engineering, Computer Science, equivalent STEM-related subject, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a technical engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Controls, RF Communications, etc) or as a systems engineer for complex integrated systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of space systems, concepts of operations, and remote systems operation.

Aufgaben

• Take overall technical ownership of Spire Space and/or Ground Systems from development through on-orbit verification.
• Lead requirements management for a given mission or program, including development, validation, verification, and change management.
• Lead technical risk management for a given mission or program, including identification, qualification, mitigation, and resolution.
• Develop top-level requirements and then flow-down to lower levels, consulting with discipline leads and SMEs.
• Serve as the primary Spire technical POC to customers and contractors.
• Serve as the customer's technical representative to Spire-internal teams.
• Develop working knowledge of Spire's satellite platforms, operations systems, and payloads.
• Proactively communicate changes in scope or performance to program/project managers.
• Develop, deliver, and maintain mission documentation for programs and missions.
• Support the sales engineering team in technical concepts, budgets, feasibility assessments, and scope documentation.

Kenntnisse

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Technical leadership

Space systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Ausbildung

BSc in Engineering/CS or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you willbe responsible forthe technical outcome of complex space missions. During mission contracting and requirements development, you may work with the sales engineering org to ensure mission requirements are valid and mission scope is adequately defined. Systems Engineers translate higher level requirements down to lower-level requirements, consulting and collaborating with discipline team-leads and subject matter experts where necessary.

You will be the overall technical lead responsible for "building the right thing" and "building it right". This will include the management of system requirements, technical budgets, and sub-system interfaces.Your responsibility extends to ensuring there is sufficient verification and testing of the system, and you will take ownership of the technical performance outcomes for the mission. You will be the mission'stechnical lead for both Spire-internal and external (customer, contractor, etc) teams, working collaboratively with others to resolve technical discrepancies in requirements, specifications, or system performance.

You will also act as the technical point of contact for Spire's global customers during mission development phases and through on-orbit validation of the space systems, working with Spire project and program managers to provide effective communication where required.

Your knowledge and experience working across multiple technical disciplines will help you coordinate Spire's technical efforts to ensure ultimate mission success.

Role Responsibilities

• Take overall technical ownership of Spire Space and/or Ground Systems from technical development through on-orbit verification; ensure that we are "building the right thing" and "building it right".
• Lead requirements management for a given mission or program - including development, validation, verification, and change management.
• Lead technical risk management for a given mission or program - including identification, qualification, mitigation, and resolution.
• Develop top-level requirements and then flow-down to lower-levels, consulting and collaborating with discipline team-leads and subject matter experts where necessary.
• Serve as the primary Spire technical POC to customers and contractors - communicating and advocating on behalf of internal technical teams where necessary.
• Serve as the customer's technical representative to Spire-internal teams - communicating and sometimes advocating for customer requirements, expectations, and experiences.
• Develop working knowledge of Spire's satellite platforms, operations systems, and payloads (both Spire and customer-developed) - including customer APIs and software service interfaces.
• Proactively communicate to program/project managers where changes in scope, requirements, expected system performance, or development outcomesimpactthe mission.
• Develop, deliver, andmaintainmission documentationrequiredto support programs or missions, including both internal and external (customer- or contractor-facing) documentation.
• Support the sales engineering team in the development of technical concepts and budgets, feasibility assessments, requirements, scope, and documentation needed during the sales cycle.

Basic Qualifications

• BSc in Engineering, Computer Science, equivalent STEM-related subject, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience working in a technical engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Controls, RF Communications, etc) or as a systems engineer for complex integrated systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of space systems, concepts of operations, and remote systems operation.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a space systems engineer working across engineering disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Controls, Radio/Comms, etc)
• Experience developing or integrating RF and optical payloads.
• Experienceparticipatingin architecture and design of digital systems including ground station networks, data distribution and data processing systems, and spacecraft data handling systems
• Experience coordinating or leading diverse technical teams spanning multiple engineering disciplines and time zones
• Strong interpersonal skills for building relationships with clients and effectively communicating with other members of cross-functional teams
• Strong comprehension skills to enabletimelyunderstanding of complex customer requirements and identification of thorough and sometimes unique solutions
• Experience in satellite mission design, development, and testing with a clear understanding of major mission design trades and scope drivers (power / payload duty cycle, communications systems / data budgets, ground stations, launch and environmental loads, EMI/EMC, thermal management, etc.)

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Access to US export-controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying.

Global Perks

• Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)
• Launch Attendance
• Generous Time Off Policy
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Family Leave
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Healthy snacks & beverages in every office

About Spire

We improve life on Earth with data from space.

Spire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. In addition to its constellation, Spire's data infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth.

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