Lead Satellite Systems Engineer & Programme Integration

Holt Executive Ltd; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Holt Executive Ltd is seeking a Lead Systems Engineering & Programme Integration to provide technical leadership across the development, integration and delivery of a complex spacecraft programme. You will oversee spacecraft-level systems engineering, governance, and AIT activities while coordinating with internal teams and external partners.

The role requires delivering engineering excellence, managing interfaces, and chairing key reviews across the programme lifecycle, influencing decisions at

Qualifications

• Degree (or higher) in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
• Extensive spacecraft systems engineering experience and full satellite development ownership.
• Experience integrating multi-vendor subsystems within LEO or MEO programmes.
• Knowledge of ECSS or NASA standards, verification, validation, and AIT activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead spacecraft systems engineering activities, maintain requirements, baselines, interfaces, and overall systems integration.
• Establish and manage external partner relationships, providing governance through the programme lifecycle.
• Oversee AIT planning, facility readiness, environmental tests, and qualification activities.
• Own EM, QM, and PFM build campaigns; chair major design and acceptance reviews.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to resolve issues and manage interfaces across the programme.
• Support mission operations planning by integrating spacecraft requirements into the system architecture.

Skills

Systems thinking

Leadership

Technical reviews

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Aerospace Engineering

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Degree in Systems Engineering

Job description

Holt Executive Ltd is seeking a Lead Systems Engineering & Programme Integration to provide technical leadership across the development, integration and delivery of a complex spacecraft programme. You will oversee spacecraft-level systems engineering, governance, and AIT activities while coordinating with internal teams and external partners.

The role requires delivering engineering excellence, managing interfaces, and chairing key reviews across the programme lifecycle, influencing decisions at