Senior Space Systems Engineer – Mission Lead

spire; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)

Launch Attendance

Generous Time Off Policy

Education Assistance Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Job summary

Spire Global seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to own technical outcomes of complex space missions, translating requirements and leading cross-functional teams. You will manage system requirements, budgets, and interfaces, and act as the primary technical point of contact for customers and contractors throughout development and on-orbit phases.

You will coordinate verification, testing, and documentation while supporting sales in budget and concept development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a technical engineering discipline or as a systems engineer for complex integrated systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of space systems, concepts of operations, and remote systems operation.

Responsibilities

• 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 validation and verification.
• Lead technical risk management for a mission or program including mitigation and resolution.
• Develop top-level requirements and flow-down to lower levels with discipline leads and SMEs.
• Serve as the primary Spire technical POC to customers and contractors and advocate for internal teams.
• Coordinate with internal teams and customers to capture and meet requirements and experiences.
• Develop, deliver, and maintain mission documentation for programs or missions.
• Support sales engineering in developing technical concepts, budgets, and feasibility studies.

Skills

Space systems engineering

Requirements management

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

BSc in Engineering/CS or STEM

Tools

Satellite platforms

Ground stations

Job description

Spire Global seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to own technical outcomes of complex space missions, translating requirements and leading cross-functional teams. You will manage system requirements, budgets, and interfaces, and act as the primary technical point of contact for customers and contractors throughout development and on-orbit phases.

You will coordinate verification, testing, and documentation while supporting sales in budget and concept development.