Lead Space Mission Concepts Engineer

Creotech Instruments; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Creotech Instruments seeks a Systems Engineer for Mission Concepts to convert customer needs into feasible space missions. You will define mission concepts, study feasibility, and collaborate across engineering, commercial, and supply chain teams to shape proposals into real projects.

You will lead early lifecycle system engineering, perform trade-off analyses, translate needs into requirements, and oversee technical documentation. Strong English and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Background in systems engineering, aerospace or related disciplines.
• Solid understanding of space systems and relevant projects (min 3 years).
• Experience contributing to proposals, technical management, or customer engagement.
• Fundamental understanding in electronics, mechanics, thermal control, software (FPGA) and orbital mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering efforts for space projects, including proposal phases.
• Perform mission concepts trade-off analyses (orbital, delta-V, coverage, link budget, power).
• Identify and translate customer needs into system requirements.
• Translate requirements into system-level specs and refine with customers.

Skills

Systems engineering

Space systems

Requirements management

Technical communication

Proposal support

Customer engagement

Education

Engineering degree (Aerospace / Electrical / Mechanical)

Tools

Doors-like RM tool

Job description

Creotech Instruments seeks a Systems Engineer for Mission Concepts to convert customer needs into feasible space missions. You will define mission concepts, study feasibility, and collaborate across engineering, commercial, and supply chain teams to shape proposals into real projects.

You will lead early lifecycle system engineering, perform trade-off analyses, translate needs into requirements, and oversee technical documentation. Strong English and cross-functional collaboration are essential.