Chief Space Systems Architect

E-Space; Saratoga (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

An opportunity to really make a diff

Sustainability at our core

Fair and honest workplace

Innovative thinking is encouraged

Competitive salaries

Continuous learning and development

Health and wellness care options

Financial solutions for the future

Optional legal services (US only)

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

E-Space in Saratoga, CA is seeking a senior Space Systems Engineer to lead spacecraft architecture, verification, and integration in a fast-growing LEO program. You will own requirements traceability, manage ICDs, and drive cross-vehicle integration across RF, power, and software domains, reporting to the CSE. The role is full-time and exempt, based at our Saratoga office, with a target base pay of $190,000–$225,000 annually.

Total compensation reflects knowledge, skills, and experience. U.S.

Qualifications

• 15+ years progressive systems engineering experience in the space industry.
• Constellation program experience with cross-vehicle interface management or system-level verification.
• ICD and design review leadership with traceability and verification closure.
• Digital communications background in RF link design, phased arrays, or OSI Layer 1–2 protocol architectures.
• Priorsubsystem depth in payload, bus, or ground before moving to systems engineering.
• Team leadership and mentoring of multi-discipline engineers.

Responsibilities

• Decompose requirements and allocate to subsystems; develop ICDs and baselines; manage trade space across mass, power, pointing, and cost.
• Develop and track V&V plans; define TPMs; manage requirements compliance matrix; plan environmental tests and disposition test data.
• Oversee spacecraft-level electrical architecture: power distribution, grounding, EMI/EMC, signal integrity, and connector/harness standards; own ICD framework.
• Plan and execute AI&T campaigns; operate FlatSat and HIL facilities; lead environmental test readiness reviews; investigate anomalies and disposition.
• Manage configuration baselines, CCB processes, and engineering change orders across engineering and production.
• Connect requirements, design artifacts, verification evidence, and as-built records in MBSE; familiarity with DOORS NG, Cameo, SysML and digital thread architectures.

Skills

Systems engineering

Constellation program

Requirements traceability

RF link design

Phased array systems

Digital communications

Cross-disciplinary leadership

MBSE

Tools

DOORS NG

Cameo

SysML

Job description

E-Space in Saratoga, CA is seeking a senior Space Systems Engineer to lead spacecraft architecture, verification, and integration in a fast-growing LEO program. You will own requirements traceability, manage ICDs, and drive cross-vehicle integration across RF, power, and software domains, reporting to the CSE. The role is full-time and exempt, based at our Saratoga office, with a target base pay of $190,000–$225,000 annually.

Total compensation reflects knowledge, skills, and experience. U.S.