Docking Spaceflight Hardware Systems Engineer

Socket.dev; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Surface Docking Spaceflight Hardware Systems Engineer to join the JETSII contract. You will plan and manage requirements, participate in life-cycle reviews, and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure system integrity for spaceflight hardware.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in engineering with 2–5 years of related aerospace experience, strong R&D and documentation skills, and experience with NASA lifecycle processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field required.
• 2–5 years of experience in space hardware engineering or similar field.
• Experience with NASA/JSC flight hardware lifecycle, certification, and engineering processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication across disciplines.
• Knowledge of requirements management, verification/validation, design trades, risk analysis, and system analysis.
• Ability to prepare written documents and present at meetings.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, review, and maintain of requirements and verification plans.
• Prepare materials for SRR, PDR, and CDR.
• Identify risks and develop risk statements with responses.
• Perform system-level architecture trade studies and analyses.
• Use requirements management tools (DOORS/Cradle/Jama) for flow-downs and verification.
• Create and manage requirements for projects and interfaces between subsystems.
• Report progress to team lead and maintain NASA customer relationships.
• PerformOther tasks as assigned.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Risk analysis

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Cradle

Jama

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Surface Docking Spaceflight Hardware Systems Engineer to join the JETSII contract. You will plan and manage requirements, participate in life-cycle reviews, and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure system integrity for spaceflight hardware.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in engineering with 2–5 years of related aerospace experience, strong R&D and documentation skills, and experience with NASA lifecycle processes.