Lead Space Systems Engineer — Hybrid Role

Trident Systems; Melbourne (FL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Holidays

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

Trident Systems in Melbourne, FL, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to lead engineering teams in space electronic systems. You will guide end-to-end systems engineering across multi-disciplinary programs with advanced RF, processing, networking, and data storage focus.

The role requires expert technical depth, strong communication, and the ability to drive design reviews, trades, and verification activities while coordinating with operations and leadership to grow the engineering organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical or related field; 12+ years with bachelor's or 10+ with master's
• Experience leading development and delivery of complex spaceflight/aerospace hardware from concept to delivery
• Fluency across multiple technical domains and strong systems engineering methodology application
• Ability to balance technical performance with cost and schedule targets
• Excellent organization and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Technically lead a diverse engineering team on space applications using systems engineering
• Own the systems engineering process, including requirements verification and validation
• Act as program technical champion and primary point of contact
• Prepare for and present major design reviews with stakeholders
• Plan for IR&D and new product initiatives
• Support proposals for new opportunities
• Travel to Fairfax, VA HQ up to 25% as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Technical depth across disciplines

Program management coordination

Technical reviews/presentations

Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements verification/validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

MS degree in a STEM field

Tools

Xilinx Zynq/Versal

PSpice

LTspice

Altium

SOLIDWORKS

MATLAB/Simulink

MBSE tools

Job description

Trident Systems in Melbourne, FL, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to lead engineering teams in space electronic systems. You will guide end-to-end systems engineering across multi-disciplinary programs with advanced RF, processing, networking, and data storage focus.

The role requires expert technical depth, strong communication, and the ability to drive design reviews, trades, and verification activities while coordinating with operations and leadership to grow the engineering organization.