Electro-Optical Systems Engineer — Spacecraft Ops

York Space Systems; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

401K

Job summary

York Space Systems in Greenwood Village, CO is seeking Electro-Optical Engineers (0-4 years) to join a systems integrator role focused on optical communications. You'll contribute to the full life cycle from proposal to on-orbit commissioning, blending hands-on hardware work with desk-based systems engineering.

You will act as technical POC, perform trade studies, develop link budgets, set specifications, and support testing and vendor coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Optical/Electrical/RF/Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Ability to script using Python and work with version control systems (Git).
• Must be self‑accountable, detail oriented, and collaborative in a fast paced team environment.
• Must have, or be willing to obtain, a DoD Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Drive the full systems engineering development lifecycle for optical communication systems.
• Perform trade studies on optical communication system capabilities to meet customer requirements.
• Develop optical communications link budgets.
• Determine optical communication specifications in accordance with spacecraft designs, customer requirements, optical analysis, and industry standards.
• Support requirement decomposition and allocation regarding optical communication systems.
• Develop and maintain standard systems engineering products for program reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PSR).
• Oversee the delivery of optical communication systems from suppliers.
• Support test execution and troubleshooting involving optical communication systems using optical test equipment.
• Drive cross‑vendor interoperability assessments and troubleshooting.
• Participate in vendor/customer calls as the technical POC for the program.
• Support on‑orbit optical communication system link testing and operations through procedures.

Skills

Python scripting

Team collaboration

Git version control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field

Tools

Git

Job description

York Space Systems in Greenwood Village, CO is seeking Electro-Optical Engineers (0-4 years) to join a systems integrator role focused on optical communications. You'll contribute to the full life cycle from proposal to on-orbit commissioning, blending hands-on hardware work with desk-based systems engineering.

You will act as technical POC, perform trade studies, develop link budgets, set specifications, and support testing and vendor coordination.