Lead Spacecraft Systems Engineer

EVONA; Boulder (CO); Presencial; USD 150.000 - 230.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

EVONA is seeking a Lead Spacecraft Systems Engineer to establish a new systems engineering function. This is the first hire responsible for vehicle-level integration and defining how systems engineering is done across future programs.

You will own system-level trades, verification, and interface documentation while driving integration across subsystems and budgets. This role offers ownership to shape the team as the business expands.

Formación

• 8+ years of experience on spacecraft within systems engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of experience leading engineers or small teams.
• Experience owning technical scope on at least one spacecraft program from requirements to delivery.
• Strong experience deriving requirements, verification approaches and traceability.
• Deep understanding of spacecraft integration & test, program phases and reviews.
• Experience integrating COTS or external components into flight vehicles.
• Proficient across major spacecraft subsystems: power, avionics, ADCS, comms, thermal, structures, propulsion.
• Ability to lead cross-disciplinary discussions and challenge subsystem assumptions.
• Working knowledge of space environments and radiation effects on component suitability.

Responsabilidades

• Establish the company’s spacecraft systems engineering processes, artifacts and technical review approach.
• Own system-level trades, requirements, verification planning, interface docs and spacecraft budgets.
• Drive technical integration across power, avionics, ADCS, communications, thermal, structures and propulsion.
• Evaluate and select COTS components, assess qualification data and flight heritage.
• Determine where vendor qualification evidence is sufficient and where additional testing is needed.
• Support spacecraft programs from early architecture through integration, test and delivery.
• Collaborate with engineering, PM, operations, suppliers and customers to close designs at vehicle level.
• Build and mentor a Spacecraft Systems Engineering team as programs grow.

Conocimientos

Spacecraft systems

Leadership

Requirements traceability

COTS integration

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Educación

Bachelor's in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical

Descripción del empleo

Boulder, CO | Pleasanton, CA | Burlington, VT

We’re partnering with a growing space technology company that is expanding from proven spacecraft subsystem technology into broader spacecraft-level solutions.

They’re looking for a Lead Spacecraft Systems Engineer to become the first hire in a new Spacecraft Systems Engineering function, taking ownership of vehicle-level technical integration and helping establish how systems engineering is done across future spacecraft programs.

This is a high-ownership role for someone who has worked across the full spacecraft lifecycle and wants the opportunity to build a function rather than inherit one.

What you’ll be doing

• Establish the company’s spacecraft systems engineering processes, artifacts and technical review approach.


• Own system-level trades, requirements, verification planning, interface documentation and spacecraft budgets.


• Drive technical integration across power, avionics, ADCS, communications, thermal, structures and propulsion.


• Evaluate and recommend COTS spacecraft components, assessing qualification data, vendor specifications and flight heritage.


• Determine where vendor qualification evidence is sufficient and where independent analysis or additional testing is required.


• Support spacecraft programs from early architecture and requirements through integration, test and delivery.


• Work across engineering, program management, operations, suppliers and customers to ensure designs close successfully at vehicle level.


• Build and mentor a Spacecraft Systems Engineering team as programs and the organization grow.

What we’re looking for

• 8+ years of experience working on spacecraft/space vehicles within systems engineering or a closely related technical discipline.


• 2+ years of experience leading engineers or small technical teams.


• Experience owning a meaningful technical scope on at least one spacecraft program from requirements through integration, test and delivery.


• Strong experience with requirements derivation, verification approaches and traceability.


• Strong understanding of spacecraft integration & test, program phases and technical review cycles.


• Experience integrating COTS or externally supplied components into flight vehicles.


• Working knowledge across the major spacecraft subsystems, including power, avionics, ADCS, communications, thermal, structures and propulsion.


• The technical breadth and confidence to lead cross-disciplinary discussions and challenge subsystem-level assumptions.


• Working knowledge of space environments and radiation effects and their impact on component suitability and spacecraft design.


• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

Particularly interesting backgrounds

We’d be especially interested in speaking with engineers who have:

• Previously led a spacecraft systems engineering team.


• Held responsibility for a full spacecraft program from requirements through integration, test and on-orbit operations.


• Developed deep technical expertise within electrical, mechanical or thermal engineering alongside broader spacecraft systems experience.


• Strong knowledge of the commercial spacecraft COTS supplier ecosystem, including qualification and documentation practices.


• Experience with ground station networks, spacecraft operations and CONOPS.

Why consider it?

This isn’t a role where you’ll simply maintain an established systems engineering process.

You’ll have the opportunity to define it.

You’ll become a key technical integration point across spacecraft disciplines, establish the systems engineering framework for new vehicle-level programs and ultimately have the opportunity to build a team around you as the business grows.

If you’ve taken spacecraft from requirements through hardware integration and test and want significantly more ownership over how the next generation of vehicles is engineered, I’d be keen to speak.