Senior Systems Architect – VLEO Satellite Platform

Blackshark; Porto; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kreios Space seeks a senior Space Systems Engineer to own the Kreios VLEO platform architecture and drive end-to-end system integration from requirements to hardware. You will lead cross-domain trade-offs, verify and validate at system level, and align subsystems with program goals while mentoring engineers in a fast-moving environment.

Remote-first role with regular on-site visits to Nigrán, Spain; you’ll define interfaces, budgets and engineering margins, and ensure coherent documentation and

Qualifications

• Engineering degree and 7+ years in space systems engineering.
• Proven hands-on experience in system/subsystem integration, verification and AIT.
• Experience taking technical ownership of complex multidisciplinary systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction of the Kreios Space VLEO platform and drive architecture, requirements, interfaces, budgets and margins.
• Lead technical trade-offs across mass, power, thermal, communications, data handling, reliability and performance.
• Take the platform from architecture to hardware, defining system-level verification and validation and supporting test campaigns.
• Be the go-to technical problem solver, investigating anomalies and driving issues to closure with engineering judgement.
• Align subsystems across structures, avionics, ADCS, thermal, propulsion, software and ground segment to maintain coherent interfaces and documentation.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Technical ownership

Cross-domain integration

Requirements engineering

Clear communication

Education

Engineering degree in Aerospace/Industrial/Telecommunications/Electronics

Tools

ECSS standards

Job description

Kreios Space seeks a senior Space Systems Engineer to own the Kreios VLEO platform architecture and drive end-to-end system integration from requirements to hardware. You will lead cross-domain trade-offs, verify and validate at system level, and align subsystems with program goals while mentoring engineers in a fast-moving environment.

Remote-first role with regular on-site visits to Nigrán, Spain; you’ll define interfaces, budgets and engineering margins, and ensure coherent documentation and