Lead Space Systems Architect & Integration

Parallax Space, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Parallax Space is seeking a Senior Space Systems Engineer to lead end‑to‑end systems engineering across spacecraft, payloads, and mission hardware. You will translate mission needs into architectures, requirements, interfaces, and verification plans, coordinating across electrical, mechanical, software, avionics, and program teams.

You will drive trade studies, ensure technical baselines, and support reviews from concept through flight readiness, while maintaining speed and ownership in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Systems/EE/ME or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in high-reliability hardware systems environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities for spacecraft, payloads, mission hardware, and integrated space systems.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, CONOPS, requirements, interfaces, verification plans, and technical baselines.
• Coordinate technical interfaces across electrical, mechanical, software, avionics, payload, ground, supplier, and customer systems.
• Support configuration management and technical baseline control as programs mature from development into production and mission execution.
• Lead technical readiness reviews and analyze verification results to drive risk reduction.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements development

Interface definition

Verification planning

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Parallax Space is seeking a Senior Space Systems Engineer to lead end‑to‑end systems engineering across spacecraft, payloads, and mission hardware. You will translate mission needs into architectures, requirements, interfaces, and verification plans, coordinating across electrical, mechanical, software, avionics, and program teams.

You will drive trade studies, ensure technical baselines, and support reviews from concept through flight readiness, while maintaining speed and ownership in a