Senior Space Systems Engineer for Satellite Missions

Clearspace; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ClearSpace seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Systems Engineering Team in the UK or Switzerland. You will shepherd satellite missions from concept through launch and in-orbit commissioning, coordinating interfaces and ensuring technical consistency across subsystems.

The role demands leadership of multidisciplinary teams, strong organization, and deep experience with system-level design, requirements, and lifecycle management in the spacecraft domain.

Qualifications

• Degree in aerospace, engineering or physics or equivalent.
• 10+ years in the spacecraft industry or similar.
• Experience decomposing system requirements and managing interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate system-level activities and maintain the system baseline.
• Lead technical assessments, trade-studies and baselines.
• Write and maintain engineering documentation and plans.
• Support AIV/T and in-orbit commissioning activities.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Systems thinking

Communication

Education

BSc/MSc in Aerospace, Engineering, Physics

Tools

Matlab/Simulink

DOORS

Job description

ClearSpace seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Systems Engineering Team in the UK or Switzerland. You will shepherd satellite missions from concept through launch and in-orbit commissioning, coordinating interfaces and ensuring technical consistency across subsystems.

The role demands leadership of multidisciplinary teams, strong organization, and deep experience with system-level design, requirements, and lifecycle management in the spacecraft domain.