Spacecraft Systems Engineer - Hybrid, Flexible Hours

Holt Executive Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working with flexible coreHours

Relocation assistance

Private healthcare

Life insurance

28 days holiday with service

Modern facilities

Team events

Job summary

Holt Executive Ltd. is seeking an experienced Spacecraft Systems Engineer to join its engineering team.

You will act as technical architect across the mission lifecycle, supporting design, requirements, trade-offs, integration and operations for complex space missions. You will develop mission and system-level designs, derive and verify requirements, conduct system trade studies, manage interfaces, and support tests and on-orbit operations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in satellite systems engineering.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft subsystems.
• Experience with requirements derivation, verification and traceability.
• Strong analytical skills for complex technical trade-offs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Develop spacecraft mission and system-level designs.
• Derive, allocate, verify, and maintain system requirements and traceability.
• Perform system-level trade studies and technical assessments.
• Manage spacecraft budgets including mass, power, data and propellant.
• Produce and maintain CONOPS, V&V plans, ICDs and other systems engineering documentation.
• Own and manage system-level interfaces, including space-to-ground and TM/TC.
• Support spacecraft testbeds, validation and system-level testing.
• Contribute to FDIR, FMECA and fault-tree activities.
• Coordinate engineering activities across multiple subsystem teams.
• Support spacecraft integration, verification and environmental test campaigns.
• Present technical analyses and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Contribute to bids, proposals and early-stage mission studies.
• Support key programme reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR and TRR.
• Provide technical support during commissioning and in-orbit operations.

Skills

Satellite systems engineering

Requirements derivation & traceability

Analytical skills

Communication & stakeholder management

MS Office proficiency

Tools

Python

MATLAB

GMAT

Orekit

Job description

Holt Executive Ltd. is seeking an experienced Spacecraft Systems Engineer to join its engineering team.

You will act as technical architect across the mission lifecycle, supporting design, requirements, trade-offs, integration and operations for complex space missions. You will develop mission and system-level designs, derive and verify requirements, conduct system trade studies, manage interfaces, and support tests and on-orbit operations.