Flight Director: Spacecraft Systems & Mission Ops Lead

Woven; Westminster (CO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

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Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the analysis, decomposition, and verification of complex spacecraft systems. You will coordinate with software, hardware, ground systems, and mission operations teams to ensure successful integration and flight readiness.

The role covers requirements management, traceability, verification planning, and mission execution from launch to end‑of‑life. Strong MBSE and cross‑disciplinary collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Advanced knowledge of systems engineering principles and lifecycle.
• Experience managing and verifying system requirements and interfaces.
• Strong understanding of systems integration, verification/validation, and risk management.
• Experience supporting spacecraft mission planning, launch campaigns, and on‑orbit operations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and decompose into verifiable system Level requirements.
• Maintain end‑to‑end traceability to customer requirements and CONOPS.
• Define and manage hardware, software, interfaces across spacecraft systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to refine requirements for feasibility and manufacturability.
• Develop verification strategies, configurations, and evidence packages.
• Lead mission readiness reviews, launch readiness activities, and mission operations.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

MBSE tools

Mission operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace/related field

Tools

Jama

IBM DOORS

CATIA Magic/Cameo

MagicDraw

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the analysis, decomposition, and verification of complex spacecraft systems. You will coordinate with software, hardware, ground systems, and mission operations teams to ensure successful integration and flight readiness.

The role covers requirements management, traceability, verification planning, and mission execution from launch to end‑of‑life. Strong MBSE and cross‑disciplinary collaboration are essential.