Lead Satellite Systems Engineer – Bus & Vendor Oversight

EVONA; Colorado; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EVONA is seeking a Principal Satellite Systems Engineer to take technical ownership of satellite bus procurement and supplier oversight, guiding external vendors from requirements through integration and on-orbit operations. The role demands deep spacecraft knowledge and strong decision-making.

You will lead design reviews, develop system requirements and verification criteria, manage vendor responses to RFIs/RFPs, and ensure mission success in LEO environments.

Qualifications

• 5–12 years aerospace or satellite systems engineering experience.
• End-to-end spacecraft programme experience from architecture through assembly, integration, testing, and on-orbit operations.
• Experience owning the design, analysis, qualification, or verification of a satellite bus or complete spacecraft.
• Strong requirements development, decomposition, traceability, and verification experience.
• Proven subcontractor or spacecraft-vendor oversight experience.
• Strong knowledge of LEO environments and their impact on spacecraft performance.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, aerospace, physics, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical interactions with satellite bus suppliers and manage design or performance issues.
• Develop statements of work, bus specifications, system requirements, and verification criteria.
• Review spacecraft designs, ICDs, analysis packages, integration plans, and test reports.
• Evaluate vendor responses to RFIs and RFPs.
• Confirm that supplier hardware and software meet mission, payload, and environmental requirements.
• Support payload-to-bus integration across power, data, thermal, structural, RF, timing, and software interfaces.
• Oversee qualification for LEO environments, including radiation, thermal, structural, and EMI/EMC considerations.

Skills

Aerospace systems engineering

Spacecraft lifecycle

Requirements development & verif.

Vendor oversight

LEO environment knowledge

Supplier management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, aerospace, physics, or related field

Job description

EVONA is seeking a Principal Satellite Systems Engineer to take technical ownership of satellite bus procurement and supplier oversight, guiding external vendors from requirements through integration and on-orbit operations. The role demands deep spacecraft knowledge and strong decision-making.

You will lead design reviews, develop system requirements and verification criteria, manage vendor responses to RFIs/RFPs, and ensure mission success in LEO environments.